WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed two Acting U.S. Trustees, the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees announced today. Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 585(a), the Attorney General may fill U.S. Trustee vacancies by appointing an Acting U.S. Trustee. Jonas V. Anderson has been appointed as the Acting U.S. Trustee for Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington (Region 18). Anderson repl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The All-Army men's volleyball players slapped high fives and jumped in celebration on the court Sept. 12 after winning the Armed Force Volleyball tournament title. One day later, the All-Army women's team clinched its first Armed Force's Volleyball tournament title in nine years at Fort Carson. The Army last swept both the men's and women's divisions in 2014 at the USA Nation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a lightning mapping instrument as part of NOAA's Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $297.1 million. It includes the development of two flight instruments as well as options for two additional unit  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Sept. 19 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct a planned live-fly air defense exercise near Quebec city, Quebec, Canada, today. NORAD CF-18s and civilian aircraft will participate in the exercise. Aircraft will operate at various altitudes and may be visible at times to the public. NORAD routinely conducts air defense exercises using a variety of  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Sept. 19 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked two Russian IL-38 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Sept. 15, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs r  more