SHAW AFB, South Carolina, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Sean Martin, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Publlic Affairs The F-15E Strike Eagle, a fearsome multirole fighter, reigns supreme in the air-to-ground arena. One specific Strike Eagle, "LUCKY", recently reached a prestigious milestone, reaching 15,000 flight hours during a combat sortie on May 17, 2024, while deployed within the U.S. Central Command  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT RESERVE BASE ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas The 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command held a change of command ceremony, June 28, 2024. 75th USARIC Soldiers and Civilians watched Maj. Gen. Martin Klein relinquish command to Maj. Gen. Michelle Link. Lt. Gen. Jody Daniels, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, was the presiding officer. The event  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador Robert F. Pleczkowski of Pennsylvania received the Patriotic Public Service Award June 13 during an annual training workshop held here at 99th Readiness Division headquarters. The award, which stated that Pleczkowski's "remarkable voluntary efforts exemplify outstanding public service and enhanced the awareness and  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Nearly two-dozen U.S. Army Reserve ambassadors attended the 99th Readiness Division's annual Ambassador Workshop June 13-14 at division headquarters here. The workshop was designed to give the ambassadors the tools they need to support Soldier and unit readiness by developing awareness of, and advocacy for, the Army Reserve while serving as br  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborato  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * 46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MILLINGTON, Tenn. As a firefighter for the 379th Engineer Detachment, Sgt. Michael Higgins always loved taking photos of events and training exercises throughout his career. Now he is changing his occupation to a Public Affairs Mass Communicator to explore his passion for photography. Higgins stated that he enjoys having fun with his camera and has limited experience in public affa  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Philippines. The Philippines is a country not eligible to export meat and poultry products to the United States. FSIS is continuing to investigate how these products entered th  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 11 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Wayne Community College to highlight the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) Summer Apprenticeship Academy. The Governor was joined by local officials and educators as he met apprentices and highlighted work-based learning opportunities in public schools. "Apprenticeship programs like SEED help students gain critical ex  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 10 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Online businesses cannot be allowed to evade state consumer protection laws that help level the playing field for everyday consumers against big corporations. But the lower court in this case essentially found that because online companies do business everywhere, they can be held accountable nowhere. I was proud to stand with AG Ford and these 29 other Attorneys General in  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Antoine Johnson, 48, and Kimberly Maddox, 43, formerly of Huntersville, N.C., currently residing in Georgia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges for fraudulently obtaining approximately $2 million in bank loans and COVID-19 pandemic relief funds, announced Dena J. King U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. R  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 11 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: Students from North Carolina community colleges earned 42 medallions at the 59th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta last month. The championship is a series of career competition events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. There were nearly 18,000 total registrations and more than 6,000 competitors in 110 competitions.   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Three men were sentenced on July 9, 2024, after they previously pleaded guilty to felony charges related to their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Alan Michael St. Onge,  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on July 9, 2024: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Really sorry for the delay. I just got out of the Oval Office with the president, who wanted me to relay a few me- -- a few new messages to you all on Hurricane Beryl. This is important to him, and he knows it's important to the people of Texas, so he wanted to make sure that, be- -- before I came o  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The White House sent to the Senate the nominations of four individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Byron B. Conway, of Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, vice William C. Griesbach, retired. Jonathan E. Hawley, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice James E. Shadid, retiring. Ryan Young Park, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the  more