ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: By Anderson Bomjardim The Honorable Ashish S. Vazirani, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited U.S. Army Garrison (USAG)-Miami and its tenant commands Jun. 24, 2024, to learn more about programs and quality of life initiatives taking place on the installation. As the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, as of Sep. 8, 2023, Mr. Vazir  more

FORT BELVOR, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Michael A Parker The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) celebrated the Army's 249th birthday with a traditional cake-cutting ceremony held in its Nolan Building headquarters at Fort Belvoir, June 14. Col. Bryan M. Love, assistant chief of staff, G3, INSCOM, presided over the ceremony. Love's comments centered on legacy, asking those in attendance to thin  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: This year's spring tornado season has been deadly and devastating, with numerous tornado outbreaks in April and May leaving a path of destruction across major parts of the United States. In recent weeks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have all turned to NGA, seeking the collection of satell  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on June 26, 2024, by Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks for the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium: * * * Thank you, Lieutenant Commander Strand, for the warm welcome from you and the whole team. And thank you to Rear Admiral Chatfield, Lieutenant Colonel Cullen, Commander Humphries, and the entire Sea Service Leadership Association team--thank you for organizing this year's Symposium and for inviting me t  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr., Office of Naval Research Two Office of Naval Research (ONR)-supported professors -- Dr. Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego and Dr. Haim Sompolinsky of Harvard University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- recently won the 2024 Brain Prize for pioneering contributions to computational and theoretical neuroscience, laying the  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, June 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: The Marine Corps launched and has fully implemented QSRMax, which is the service's main effort to upgrade its maintenance request system from analog to digital. QSRMax simplifies the process for submitting maintenance requests by empowering Marines with a convenient means to submit barracks maintenance support requests directly to the USMCMax system through a QR code on their phone.   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 27 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Chairman Harper Stresses Credit Unions' Responsibility to Members * * * The National Credit Union Administration commemorated today the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Federal Credit Union Act of 1934 into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, which authorized the formation of federally chartered credit unions in all states. "With the Federal Credi  more

CAMP ZAMA, Japan, June 27 -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command issued the following news: By Sean Kimmons, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership shared where they grew up with a cultural exchange group Thursday as part of a "State Day" event at the Camp Zama Community Club. Several members from the Japan-America Society of Central Kanagawa heard presentations from Col. Marcus Hunter, garrison commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. David A. Rio, garrison senior enl  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $7.8 million in the state of Virginia to support educational and workforce development following natural disasters in the state. The EDA investments announced today are: * Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundat  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Two men pled guilty today to importing, manufacturing, and trafficking fraudulent identity documents. According to court documents, Arya Ebrahimi, 28, of Gainesville, and Tarik Sayed Metwally, 31, of Fairfax, imported high-quality counterfeit driver licenses and identification cards from China to the United States. Ebrahimi and Metwally opera  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Jackson admitted that he created and intended to distribute fake oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl or other opioids. Acc  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three West Virginia residents have admitted to their roles in an organization that was supplying large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine to North Central West Virginia. Jordan Spadafore, 33, of Morgantown; Stephanie Miller, 47, of Charleston; and Olivia Gibson, 21, of Ona, pled guilty this week to federal drug charges. According to   more