JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A team from the 433rd Contingency Response Flight from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland kickstarted the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal, or CLOR 24, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, on June 24. Reserve Citizen Airmen played a critical role in leading CLOR 24, working with the host of the event, Air Combat Command A  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois, July 15 The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) welcomed a new commander Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Norfolk, Virginia. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael McWilliams assumed command of the JECC from Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Jost at a ceremony presided over by the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost.   more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 16 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news: A pilot program initiated in April that gives Army doctors at military in-processing facilities broad authority to grant waivers for 147 low-risk medical conditions has gone so well that the service may make it permanent, said the one-star general heading the Army's Medical Process and Augmentation Team. Additionally, she told Army Times that the service has also offered a second chance to hundreds of wou  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware issued the following news release: Deborah Evans Mott, a 69-year-old Virginia woman, has been indicted for making material false statements under oath and under penalty of perjury during a bankruptcy proceeding, announced David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware. According to the indictment, in January 2022, Team Systems International, LLC ("TSI") filed a voluntary petition for reli  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: July 15, 2024DR-4783-WV NR-014FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov CHARLESTON, W.Va. More than $5 million has been approved for homeowners and renters in West Virginia after the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides of April 2-6, 2024. Federal disaster assistance is available to residents of 11 cou  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following news: By DCAA Staff Writer FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 15 Ms. Joyce McKenna is the Deputy Director of the GD-RTX Corporate Audit Directorate (CAD) office. She's excelled in every position throughout her career and inspires others to approach their roles in a positive and energetic manner. As a result of Ms. McKenna's outstanding work, she is this year's recipient of the William B. Petty  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Charlotte County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA officials. Significant community review of the maps has already taken place, but before the maps become fi  more

BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Matthew Alexander Wilson, 29, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 16, 2023, Wilson and Denise R. Allen were apprehended at a gun store in Princeton, West Virginia. Following their arrest, Wilson a  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Paul Anthony Rucker, 47, of Nitro, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Rucker admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible f  more

BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Austin Pannell, 27, of Bluefield, was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 18, 2022, Pannell sold a quantity of fentanyl to a confidential informant outside of a Princeton apartm  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Kalen Daevon Lee, age 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Lee, also known as "Tay," was involved with a drug trafficking operation in Harrison, Monongalia, and Taylor Counties. Lee was u  more