MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol's next national commander/CEO, has named Col. R. Jason Bailey -- CAP's national executive officer the past three years -- as the next national vice commander. "Col. Bailey has excelled in various leadership roles in Civil Air Patrol, including North Carolina Wing commander, Mid-Atlantic Region vice commander, national logistics manager, and most rece  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn took over as command chief for the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education during a change of responsibility ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Alabama, July 12, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Barnes Center, passed the guidon to Bruhn, signifying the transfer of responsibilities from Chief Mast  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Brian Ferguson, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn took over as command chief for the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education during a change of responsibility ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Alabama, July 12, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Barnes Center, passed the guidon to Bruhn, signifying the   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that she has authorized the National Park Service to prepare a potential nomination for 11 U.S. Civil Rights Movement sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and DC to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. If designated, the sites would join other cultural and natural sites of universal importance, such as Grand Ca  more