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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Tuesday June 25, 2024 ( 7 items )  

403rd Army Field Support Brigade Conducts Senior Leaders Forum in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea, June 25 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Galen Putnam, U.S. Army Sustainment Command The 403rd Army Field Support Brigade gathered key leaders from throughout South Korea and Japan for a Senior Leaders Forum here, June 12-14. The three-day event brought together more than 50 Powerhouse Brigade leaders from Korea and Japan to discuss emerging strategies, develop team cohesiveness and experience Korean culture. "This was an opportunity to g  more

Air University Highlight: Shaping Leadership for the Challenges of Tomorrow
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Richard Ebensberger, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of military leadership, one name stands out for his dedication to cultivating the next generation of strategic thinkers: Chief Master Sgt. Jason P. Blair. As a Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course instructor assigned the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Blair plays a  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 24, 2024, entitled "Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - April 2024": * * * Alabama had 120,000 job openings in April 2024, unchanged from March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama was 5.2 percent in April,   more

Governor Ivey Appoints J. Scott Brewer to Talladega County District Judgeship
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 25 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the appointment of J. Scott Brewer as District Judge, 29th Judicial Circuit, Place #1, in Talladega County. "A well-known lawyer and prosecutor throughout the 29th Judicial Circuit, Scott Brewer brings to his judgeship position decades of experience serving the people of Talladega County," said Governor Ivey. "Given his strong record of public serv  more

Justice Dept.: Former Alabama Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced for Federal Civil Rights Offense of Excessive Force
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Former Elmore County, Alabama, Sheriff's Deputy Blake Hicks, 33, was sentenced today to 29 months in prison and three years of supervised release for depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law. According to documents and statements made in court, Hicks willfully used unreasonable force against an arrestee, identified as T.Q. Specifically, without legal justification, Hic  more

LeMay Center, Air Mobility Command Announce Major Update to Air Mobility Operations Doctrine
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 25 -- Air University issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger, Air University Public Affairs The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education and Air Mobility Command collaborated on significant revisions to the just-released Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-36, Air Mobility Operations, reflecting the service's renewed commitment to maneuverability and lethality. The publication's first major revision in five years als  more

Two Years After Dobbs Decision, Governor Whitmer Still Fighting Like Hell to Protect Reproductive Freedom in Michigan
LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following statements on June 24, 2024: * * * Today, on the two-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case in which the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II issued the following statements and outlined their ongoing efforts to protect and expand reproductive freedom in Michig  more