ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Amanda Dick, 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron began assisting the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing in the development cycle of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit after a meeting July 15, bringing the medical documentation tool to Apple's mobile operating system, iO  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued the following news: Ms. Rebecca Hersman, the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, welcomed U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Lyle K. Drew to the agency as the new Deputy Director on August 1, 2024. Brigadier General Drew served most recently as the Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Oth  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Megan Mudersbach, Public Affairs, Air Force Materiel Command More than 200 military and civilian Airmen from the Air Force Materiel Command represented the U.S. Air Force at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture 2024 airshow, July 21-28 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The event was an opportunity to highlight the command's commitment to inspiring future generations of Airme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $447,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 National Sea-Based Deterrence Funds in the amount of $447,000,000 will be obligated   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $2,089,200,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for low-rate initial production of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2024 Foreign Military Sales (Poland) and resear  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: News Release CHARLESTON, W.Va. More than $1 million has been approved for homeowners and renters in West Virginia after the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides of April 11-12, 2024. Federal disaster assistance is available to residents of seven counties: Kanawha, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Roane, Wetzel and Wood. The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following Civil Rights Division issued the following agency statement on July 31, 2024: * * * July is Disability Pride Month, and we take this opportunity to honor the many contributions of the disability community to the passage and advancement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - which was signed into law 34 years ago this month. Disability rights activists fought hard for the passage of the ADA, organizing protests to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Allyson B. Crawford, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) -- "The strategic environment we're in today is the toughest that I've ever seen," expressed Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall during his keynote address to the Life Cycle Industry Days crowd, July 30, in Dayton. During his introduction, it was noted that Kendall has worked in government for 50 years. This helped make hi  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 1 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00127) on July 31, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Ohio County Water District For A Rate Adjustment Pursuant To 807 KAR 5:076 ORDER On May 1, 2024, Ohio County Water District (Ohio District) filed/1 an application with the Commission, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076, requesting an adjustment to its water rates (ARF Application)./2 The Commission established a proc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Dr. Williams, thank you very much for that introduction and for inviting me to join you at CSIS today. I am delighted to be here. I have been honored to serve as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and then Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy for the past two and a half years. These have been some of the most challenging years for U.S. nuclear policy this century and some   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees recently won awards from the Career Communications Group's Women of Color Magazine. Laurie Dutra of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, business operations director, in the Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, has won the Technology All-Star Award that honors accomplished women from mid-level to advanced stages of her career that have demonstrated excellence  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade (Tech5) Harold D. Pittis, 21, of Freeport, Ohio, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 20, 2024. In February 1945, Pittis was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. His regiment was engaged in fierce fighting near  more