JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force is launching new and improved Force Support Contingency Training at Silver Flag locations to better prepare services Airmen for their missions in deployed environments. While still conducting deployment training at other venues, Silver Flag training was paused for a short time to better align training requirements and curriculum with th  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The United States has initiated a comprehensive review of the United States - Georgia bilateral relationship. As part of that review, the United States will indefinitely postpone this iteration of exercise NOBLE PARTNER in Georgia, originally scheduled for July 25 - August 6, 2024. On May 30, The US government began a full review of all bilateral cooperation with Georgia. The decision to postpone this itera  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The United States has initiated a comprehensive review of the United States - Georgia bilateral relationship. As part of that review, the United States will indefinitely postpone this iteration of exercise NOBLE PARTNER in Georgia, originally scheduled for July 25 - August 6, 2024. On May 30, The US government began a full review of all bilateral cooperation with Georgia. The decision to postpone this iteration of   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 6 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chair of the House Committee on Public Health, was recently selected by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Study Committee on Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management. "The pain management industry in Georgia is evolving to meet the critical need for effective, non-opioid alternatives in pain treatment," said Chair Cooper. "Raising awareness ab  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: President Joe Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, Wednesday, to two Army soldiers for their actions during the Civil War, April 12, 1862. "The very first recipients of the Medal of Honor were a small band known as Andrews' Raiders, named for a spy for the Union Army, James Andrews, who led one of the most daring operations in the entire Civil War," Biden said. "Two soldiers ... died because of that oper  more