NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: Capt. Brian J. Schneider, from Long Island, New York, relieved Capt. Bryan P. Hager, from Bangs, Texas, as commodore, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 67, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Aug. 1, 2024. "Commodore Hager has been an inspiration to us all. You are passionate about people and I am humbled to take the reins from you," said Schneider. "I am mo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- 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. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $159,900,991 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, MK 15 Mod 31 SeaRAM upgrade kits and conversions and associated hardware. Work will be performed in Louisville, Kentucky (27%); El Segundo, California (15%); Tucson, Arizona (14%); Williston, Vermont (6%); Tempe, Arizona (4%); Ottobrunn, German  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Office on Violence Against Women Director Rosemarie Hidalgo's trip to unveil the comprehensive initiatives to address the intersection of domestic violence and firearms: * * * Director Rosemarie Hidalgo of the Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) met with representatives yesterday from 12 pilot sites across the country that receive funding and support through the Firearms Technical Assis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- 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 Master Sgt. David P. Sluder, 33, of Johnson City, Tennessee, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Sep. 27, 2023. In July 1950, Sluder was a member of Battery B, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division during the Korean War. He went missing in action after his unit was att  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: A Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential ele  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Cathleen Caraballo, 48, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison and to pay $575,855.09 in restitution earlier today, announced Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Caraballo previously pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud, health care fraud, and false statement char  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Tennessee man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Nicholas Waldon Smother  more