JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Force medical leaders hosted a tabletop exercise to identify command authorities and design an efficient chain of communication within the Air Force Medical Command, or AFMEDCOM, to support the status of readiness for medical Airmen and the tasking process to deploy them. The tabletop exercise held June 10, 2024, at the Defense Health Headquarter  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Sherry Kwon, Instructor, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TX - Amidst an ever changing academic and military environment, student and faculty research and education has become ever so critical to advance military medicine. Hosted by the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Graduate School Dean Col. Matthew Douglas, more than 250 students, faculty, partners and affiliates  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 26 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today filed an amicus brief in support of the Hanover County School Board's policy that reaffirmed that, for sports separated by sex, student participation would generally be determined by sex rather than gender identity. The School Board is opposing a legal challenge that would require it to allow a biological male student to try   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Jordyn McCulley, Fort Carson Garrison Public Affairs Office FORT CARSON, Colo. -- The 4th Infantry Division Museum hosted a plaque dedication ceremony July 19 for the 109th Evacuation Hospital for its efforts during the activation of Camp Carson and in World War II. The 109th was activated June 21, 1943, at then Camp Carson, Colorado. By April 1944, the 109th was in England preparing for D-Day. T  more

DORAL, Florida, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command issued the following news release: NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) returned to their home port in North Charleston, July 11, after completing a 98-day patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. James' crew patrolled in support of Operation Southern Cross, promoting maritime governance with partners in the South Atlantic by working to illuminate and monitor i  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Owl International Inc., Global 1st Flagship,* Irvine, California, is awarded a $20,652,538 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-4204) for the accomplishment of the Inactive Ships Maintenance Pearl Harbor requirement. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Maersk Line Limited terminated seaman after they reported safety concerns to Coast Guard * * * NORFOLK, Virginia - As part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Maersk Line Limited - one of the world's largest marine cargo services providers - will change its safety reporting policies and compensate a seaman the company terminated after they   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on July 25, 2024: The board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today approved a second quarter 2024 cash dividend at an annualized rate of 7.35 percent. "During the first half of the year we met our members' needs for stable liquidity, fulfilling our mission to support their businesses and promote affor  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis on July 25, 2024, by senior research analyst Stephanie Norris and senior regional economist Laura Dawson Ullrich: * * * Introduction Higher levels of education are, on aggregate, associated with increased employment, higher wages, and better health outcomes. However, nearly 40 percent of those who enroll in higher education never complete, often leaving them with student loan deb  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on July 25, 2024, by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti with Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Vice Adm. Mark Hammond and Adm. Akira Saito, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: * * * Perth, Australia Andrew Greene (Moderator) Today, we're ending with AUKUS meeting the quad, particularly our very important quad partner, Japan. I'd like to keep a focus on the Indo-Pacific in this final session. W  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on July 25, 2024, by three panelists Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti with Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, Chief of Navy, Royal Australian Navy and Adm. Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord, Royal Navy: * * * Perth, Australia Rob Scott, Moderator Good morning, everyone. Great to be here. The first panel of this conference promising to be a very interesting discussion I hope, I just like to ask our three panelists if they wouldn't  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have reached an $863,934 civil settlement with certain substance use disorder treatment clinics serving patients from Virginia to resolve allegations that these clinics submitted false and fraudulent claims to the Medicaid program. The clinics - Crossroads Treatment Center of Petersburg P.C., ARS Treatment Centers of New Jersey P.C., Crossroads Treatment Ce  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-01282; E.D. Va. filed July 25, 2024) involving Babu Ramaraj: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Babu Ramaraj, a resident of Aldie, Virginia, with defrauding over 70 investors of approximately $31 million through his company, DAB Inspection and Consulting Services LLC. The SEC's complaint alleges that, from February 2019 through May 2024, Ramaraj solicited   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: In an organization as multifaceted as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM), ensuring legally sound and defensible decisions is crucial. Aimee Rippeon, an Assistant Counsel in TAM's Office of Counsel (OC), plays a vital role in this mission. Since starting her career in 2016, Rippeon has demonstrated a wealth of experience and commitment to public service that is b  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $50 million in Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards to 15 collaborative research projects nationwide to expand participation and access to materials science-focused facilities, education, training and careers. NSF is investing over $50 million in total, which includes awards of over $4 million each to 11 partnering i  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 26 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: NAVAIR's Security Cooperation Office (SSCO) International Programs Junior Personnel Development Program celebrates its ninth year on National Intern Day, July 25. Since its conception in 2015, the NAVAIR SSCO program has flourished into a robust initiative. Starting with a singular intern in its first year, it now boasts 22 interns and a 75% retention rate. The internship is designed for   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Action Taken in Coordination with U.S., Mexican, and Guatemalan Partners Today, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Lopez Human Smuggling Organization (Lopez HSO), a transnational criminal organization (TCO) based in Guatemala. Human smuggling is a federal crime that includes bringing migrants into the United States illegally, as well as unlawfully transporting and harbor  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following speech on July 25, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace event entitled "Development is Digital: Harnessing Technology's Potential for a Better World": * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you so much, Mr. President. So, I will say a word in a second about my time here at Carnegie. But let me just start by saying in my day, we were not called Junior Fel  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: A Richmond man was sentenced yesterday to three years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin. According to court documents, on Sept. 23, 2021, Samuel Tarry, 27, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was sentenced to five years in prison, with four years and six months suspended for a   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 26 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Planning a trip overseas? Whether you're traveling for work or leisure, it's a good idea to know how your TRICARE plan works outside the United States. "In most cases, you probably won't need to get health care during a vacation or short-term trip," said Michael Griffin, program analyst with the TRICARE Overseas Program Office at the Defense Health Agency. "But it's important to know how to get care overseas in  more