COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By SrA Jessica Blocher, 14th Flying Trainig Wing Col. Nicholas Lofthouse assumed command of the 14th Operations Group on July 18, 2024, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Col. James Blech, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, spoke on four different points: lead boldly, lead with passion, be better every day and lead with trust. "Trust is the bedrock  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

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SAN DIEGO, Calif. Army dominated against Air Force to secure gold for the Armed Services Women's Rugby Championship here July 13 with a score of 27-5. During the only Armed Forces women's competition where all five service branches have their own teams, they met in 10 matches that lasted 14 minutes each over two days. Air Force took silver, with Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guar  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 20 (TNSres) -- The Colorado State University System issued the following newsletter on July 18, 2024: * * * In my last newsletter, I wrote about the widespread misconceptions about the cost of public higher education. I asked, at the end of my column, for your ideas on how we can better communicate the straight facts ... and I want to thank everyone who responded with such thoughtful ideas and comments. Clearly, this issue hits close to home for a lot of us. I also want  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

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Jim Garamone DOD News Attendees of the Aspen Security Forum yesterday discussed a subject that influences all other topics the experts at the Colorado conference will talk about: space. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of U.S. Space Command, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, spoke of the all-encompassing need for the   more