PETERSON AFB, Colorado, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command ARLINGTON, Va. - The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's leader said the command has the lead role in the Army's Space Vision supporting multidomain operations and defending the United States. Lt. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, USASMDC commanding general, spoke at a Coffee Series event hosted by the Association of the U  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

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Col. Fred E. Garcia II assumed leadership of the Cyber and Networks Directorate's Enterprise IT and Cyber Infrastructure Division during a ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base, July 19. He succeeds Col. Justin Collins, who is preparing to retire. The division is part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Cyber and Networks Di  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Governor Polis released the following statement applauding the Biden-Harris administration for their actions to secure the border and address immigration in the absence of leadership from Congress. "The Biden-Harris administration is making significant progress towards securing our border and addressing immigration despite former President Trump's efforts to torpedo any meaningful  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has received federal approval to automatically provide replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in Fort Bend and Washington counties. With this federal approval, SNAP recipients in 20 counties are now eligible for automatic SNAP replacement benefits. "A  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: IDAHO SPRINGS - Today, Governor Polis joined local officials for the groundbreaking of the Mighty Argo Cable Car in Idaho Springs, an exciting new tourist attraction in the mountains. "The Argo Mill is a living part of our Colorado heritage and with this revitalization effort, it will become a leading tourist destination in Clear Creek County that will drive economic development and b  more

SPACE BASE DELTA I, Colorado, July 26 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jaime Sanchez, Space Base Delta 1 Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. -- In a groundbreaking NASA study set against the remote backdrop of North Dakota, U.S. Space Force Spc. 4 William Wallace, 4th Space Operations Squadron payload engineer, played a pivotal role in advancing the science community's understanding of extraterrestrial agriculture. Holding a Bachelor of Science  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

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton selected Katie Bartojay as the director of Reclamation's Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado. The Technical Service Center provides cutting-edge solutions to water and power resource challenges for Reclamation and other federal agencies and includes a unique world-class materials and hydraulic engineering labora  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 26 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release: * * * Coloradans can find twice weekly updates on avian flu in humans on the CDPHE website * * * The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment -- in coordination with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and State Emergency Operations Center -- is reporting three confirmed cases of avian flu in humans at a second farm in Weld County, bringing the total number   more