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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Saturday September 21, 2024 ( 9 items )  

908th Flying Training Wing Hosts 2nd Annual Air Force Reserve Command Historian Symposium
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Maj. John T. Stamm, 908th Flying Training Wing "The Air Force benefits from the work historians do," said 908th Flying Training Wing Commander, Col. Christopher K. Lacouture, in a letter to the 25 participants of the second annual Air Force Reserve Command Historian Symposium, Sept. 17-19, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. "When history is not catalogued and studied, the benefit of t  more

Air University Library hosts 'Art of Service'
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Air University Library, in partnership with The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, is hosting an art show until Nov 14, 2024, at the Air University Library at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. "We have four major domains in which the library does outreach," said Tim Thomas, Air University Library outreach coordinator. "One of them is artist connect. We decided to have anothe  more

Air University Library Hosts 'Art of Service'
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- Air University issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The Air University Library, in partnership with The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, is hosting an art show until Nov 14, 2024, at the Air University Library at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. "We have four major domains in which the library does outreach," said Tim Thomas, Air University Library outreach coordinator.  more

Delta Regional Authority: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Funding Availability for Delta Workforce Program
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Sept. 21 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * Approximately $4 million in funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda available to address employment and training needs across the Delta region * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP), an initiative supporting workforce training and education programs throughout the Mississippi River Delta   more

NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology solutions addressing energy distribution, management, and storage as part of the agency's Watts on the Moon Challenge. The innovations from this challenge aim to support NASA's Artemis missions, which will establish long-term human presence on the Moon. This two-phase competition has challenged U.S. innovators to develop breakthrough power transm  more

Naval History & Heritage Command Announces 2023-2024 Navy History and Heritage Awards Program Winners
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Naval History and Heritage Command issued the following news: Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) announced the 2023-2024 Navy History and Heritage Awards Program winners during an awards ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, Sep. 19, 2024. Location: SAN DIEGO The annual awards program recognizes non-federal organizations, including museums and individuals, for incorporating the history and heritage of the United States Navy into their publicati  more

Navy Partners with Private Industry to Grow Submarine Industrial Base Capacity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Navy is proud to announce a groundbreaking co-investment collaboration to bolster U.S. maritime dominance and national security. In order to meet submarine production requirements, and in support of Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro's Maritime Statecraft initiative, the Navy and its submarine industrial base partners are committed to rebuilding a manufacturing base that has shrunk to just one-third of its capacit  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Hollidaysburg Couple Sentenced for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John H. Johnson and his wife, Paula Z. Johnson, both age 62, of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, were sentenced on September 17, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, for committing fraud. John Johnson received a sentence of 97 months in prison, f  more

PSC Approves Upstate Transmission Project
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 20 -- The New York State Department of Public Service issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * $87 Million Transmission Upgrade Will Increase System Reliability During Peak Construction, Project Will Provide Good-Paying Jobs for Some 40 Construction Workers * * * The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved a major transmission project to rebuild a nearly century-old transmission line in Western New York that will help en  more