MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Civil Air Patrol's Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) program for kindergarten-through-sixth-grade youth and educators marked its 16th year by exceeding 100,000 students for then 2023-2024 school year. The milestone figure raised to more than 638,000 the number of youth involved since the program's beginnings. ACE's origins date to 2006 during a lull in teacher membership and partici  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 2 -- Air University issued the following news: The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development activated the Air Force's Warrant Officer Training School (WOTS) in a ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, June 28, 2024. The U.S. Air Force dissolved its Warrant Officer Corps in 1958 following the creation of the senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant ranks, who assumed the duties previously filled by warrant officers. These SNCOs took on   more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Liz Glenn Leaders from Army Contracting Command-Rock Island and ACC-Redstone Arsenal attended the Army Contracting Command Pre-Command Course in Huntsville, Alabama, June 3-7. ACC-RI branch chiefs Mark Martinez, Marcia Larssen, Christine Berry and James Doran, along with five leaders from Redstone - Chrishana Hunt-Granger, Haleigh Dobbs, Dr. Terrance Vickerstaff, Yvette Krasts and Raven Nall -  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Hurricane season affects county employment and wages in the 19 Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Every third quarter, during peak hurricane season, we update maps and data for hurricane flood zones in these coastal states. In third quarter of 2023, Louisiana, once again, had the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood z  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT Solicitations and Funding The Advancing Women Officers in State and Local Law Enforcement: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program The Advancing Women Officers in State and Local Law Enforcement: Technical Assistance and Microgrant Program supports the collaborative administrat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Yelovich, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, announced criminal charges against four defendants in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud federal health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The charges   more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Cessna 150D (1964) N4423U * Capacity: two or more * Length: 23 feet 11 inches * Maximum speed: 125 mph * Cruise speed: 94 mph * Range: 480 miles * Service ceiling: 12,650 feet The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle-gear general aviation aircraft designed for flight training, touring, and personal use. American-made 150s were produced with the Continental O-200-A 100-horsepower engine.   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today the 2024 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The six recipients of this highly competitive presidential awar  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Charge d'Affaires Kimberly R. Furnish, Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Principal Deputy Director J. Douglas Dykhouse, U.S. Northern Command Brigadier General Maurizio Calabrese, U.S. Mission personnel, and Bahamian officials, gathered during the Embassy Nassau's July 4th celebration to recognize the near completion of the new U.S. embassy in Nassau with a ribbon cutting. A sym  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 2 -- The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, an organization within the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, issued the following news release: Cmdr. Travis Hartman took command of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) from Lt. Col. Aaron Kia during an airborne change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on June 27. Former USNTPS Commander Capt. Glenn Rioux, Military Director for Engineering at the Naval Air Systems Command, presided ove  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, July 2 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs As National Guard and Reserve Soldiers and Airmen joined civilian cyber professionals and international partners for Cyber Shield 24 from May 31 to June 15, 2024, the Virginia National Guard's 91st Cyber Brigade conducted CERTEX 24 to validate multiple units for future Title 10 active-duty federal mobilizations. Both exercises were hosted at the V  more