FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, June 22 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news: By Erica Manning and Dana Justice, IMCOM ID-S Employment Readiness Specialists The Installation Management Command Directorate-Sustainment and Civilian Human Resources Activity-Army Civilian Career Management Activity have joined forces in a collaborative effort to increase the number of employment opportunities for military spouses and to develop, employ and retain a diverse talent pool of civilians, ul  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 22 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan, U.S. Army Environmental Command Fort Walker's Cultural Resources Management team has a notable history of protecting historic cultural resources -- a practice that has set the tone for ongoing work at the installation seeking to preserve multiple cultural significant historical sites and maintain community connections. Fort Walker, located between Washington D.C. an  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 22 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Will you or a family member be eligible for Medicare soon? Are you nearing your 65th birthday? Do you already have TRICARE For Life (TFL), or will you be eligible soon? If so, join us Thursday, June 27, at 1 p.m. ET on TRICARE's Facebook page for a live event to learn about TFL. Follow TRICARE on Facebook so you can join live and ask TRICARE experts questions about TFL. The experts w  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. Kevin Radford Cmdr. Laura Smith relieved Cmdr. John Copeland as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach during a change of command ceremony in Layton Hall's Taylor Auditorium June 6, 2024. Capt. Christopher Bryant, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), presided over the ceremony and congratulated both officers on all that the  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, June 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Col. John Burrell assumed command of the 5th Operations Group from U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Cain during a change of command ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 21. Prior to assuming command of the 5th OG, Burrell was the Nuclear Operations Division Chief, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon Arlingto  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 22 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Jeremy Fuller, Electronics Technician 1st Class Cassondra Johnson, and Kimberly M. Lansdale, Surface Combat Systems Training Command Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) sup  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, June 21 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan The award-winning Natural Resources Conservation team at Fort Walker, near the environmentally sensitive Chesapeake Bay, uses systematic planning, partnerships at multiple levels and innovative strategies to protect and preserve the environment at the installation and in the region. Since 2022, the team has been recognized by the Department of Defense Chesapeake Bay   more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, June 21 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news: The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizing the importance of stakeholder participation in the decision-making process for environmental restoration programs, and in accordance with 10 USC 2705 and DoD/Army policy, is inviting community involvement with a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir. The mission of the restoration program at Fort Belvoir is to ensure the sustainment  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: A multi-agency fugitive investigation spanning several states and lasting more than 10 months came to an end this Tuesday morning. Hampton Roads rapper Tashawnda "23 Brazy" Nicole Drayton was arrested in an apartment complex in Boykins, Virginia. Drayton was wanted for first-degree murder and related firearms charges in connection to a shooting that left a 10-year-old boy dea  more