RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Goodfellow Fire Department hosted 12 local youth ages 10-12 for the 2024 Junior Firefighter Camp, July 8-12, 2024. Junior Firefighter Camp is a five-day program, teaching students the importance of fire safety and teamwork with fun learning activities. On the first day of the camp, students attended an orientation on what the camp would consist of and the importance of firefig  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: A significant research study, made possible through a Defense Health Agency Restoral program grant in collaboration with the 59th Medical Wing, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on June 13, 2024. The article, titled "Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation During Emergency Intubation," presents critical advancements in the field of emergency medicine, highligh  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: The two leaders of a large-scale methamphetamine organization have been sentenced to a combined 400 months in federal prison. Adan Mendoza, 36, of Dallas, Texas, and Brian I. Wilson, 37, of Little Rock, each received 200-month prison sentences -- which equals 16 years, 8 months -- from United States District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. Judge Mo  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In this week's look around the Air Force, training for Airmen leans toward a mission over function mindset, an electric cargo plane makes a successful test flight between two Air Force bases, and U.S. Airmen join international troops for two large-scale exercises led by Germany and Australia. (Hosted by Senior Airman Saomy Sabournin) 02:00 Video Pla  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 22-state amicus brief in support of Florida's request to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the state to enforce its law regulating sex-modification procedures while the district court's order enjoining the law is heard on appeal. The case is Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida. Like half the sta  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Bringing California's job expansion to its 50th month, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state created 22,500 jobs in June 2024. * * * "California continues to lead the nation's economy and create good jobs throughout the state. Just this year, the state created over 107,000 jobs - more than doubling what we accomplished in the same time period last year." - Governor  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Do you have TRICARE For Life? If so, you may know that Medicare and TRICARE For Life work together to minimize your out-of-pocket expenses. After Medicare processes your claim, it forwards the claim to TRICARE For Life for processing. This eliminates the need for you to file a claim. But if you also have other health insurance, also known as "OHI," yo  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2024-23): * * * A typical social engineering attack involves a deceptive and fabricated story to trick people into revealing sensitive confidential information (also sometimes known as "pretexting"). A frequent example of a social engineering attack involves someone with malicious intent impersonating a C-suite executive or company lea  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following Beige Book on July 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Eleventh District economy expanded slightly over the reporting period. Activity grew in the nonfinancial services, finance, and energy sectors. Manufacturing output was flat, while retail sales and home sales declined. Agricultural conditions improved, and demand for nonprofit services increased. Employment rose modestly, and wage growth r  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Howard Baum to the Board of Chiropractic Medicine. Howard Baum Baum, of Brandon, is a self-employed Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He is a veteran of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of Colonel. Active in his community, he serves as a counseling clinician for the Tampa Bay Regional Critical Incident Team,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Paul "P.J." Marinelli, Karl Rasmussen, and Morgan Wilbanks and the reappointment of Michael Stephens, Scott Stryker, and Stephanie Wardein to the Florida Greenways and Trails Council. Paul "P.J." Marinelli Marinelli, of Naples, is the President of RiverGlades Family Offices, LLC. Active in his community, he serves as Chair  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Commissary recently received a $10,000 check from a cereal company for an innovative product display, beating out all 179 continental U.S. commissaries. The Post Cereal Display competition was in recognition of Purple Up for Month of the Military Child, which was in April. The Month of the Military Child co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release: The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is reminding Texans of electric industry rules that protect consumers from disconnection due to financial difficulties or during extreme heat and require providers to offer bill payment assistance. "As Texans along the Gulf Coast continue to recover from Hurricane Beryl and summer temperatures hold across the state, it's important for all consumers t  more

MCALLEN, Texas, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 47-year-old Pharr resident has been sentenced for his role in operating a drug stash house in north McAllen, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ivan Garza pleaded guilty Dec. 20, 2023. U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey has now ordered Garza to serve 87 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by four years of supervised release. At the hearing  more

DEL RIO, Texas, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A Mexican national who had been living in Houston was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 51 months in prison for smuggling firearms and other goods from the United States into Mexico. According to court documents, Gustavo Belmudez-Ramirez, 36, gave negative declarations for weapons, ammunition, and currency over $10,000 while attempting to drive through the De  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By T. T. Parish Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity braved the arctic cold and hurricane force winds as part of environmental testing July 11 - 15, 2024, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Working with industry partners and test engineers belonging to the U.S. Air Force's McKinley Climatic Laboratory, the USAMMDA advanced developers put several arctic shelter kits and support systems  more