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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Air Force Global Strike Command Activates Provisional 95th Wing at Offutt AFB
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - As part of the Air Force reoptimatization for Great Power Competition, Air Force Global Strike Command activated the 95th Wing (Provisional) at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, effective October 1. In provisional status, the 95th Wing (P) will immediately begin leading planning efforts for the 95th Wing to stand-up, receive personnel and use facilities at Offutt start  more

Air Force Global Strike Command Activates Provisional 95th Wing at Offutt AFB
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: As part of the Air Force re-optimatization for Great Power Competition, Air Force Global Strike Command activated the 95th Wing (Provisional) at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, effective October 1. In provisional status, the 95th Wing (P) will immediately begin leading planning efforts for the 95th Wing to stand-up, receive personnel and use facilities at Offutt starting in 2025. In its ful  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Sentencing in Drug Trafficking Case
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the sentencing of Lino Bol. Bol was a member of a multi-state drug trafficking organization operating in Arizona, Texas, Iowa North Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois. "My office will continue to work tirelessly to dismantle drug trafficking organizations that ship fentanyl into Arizona and our local communities," said Attorney General Mayes  more

Residents Graduate General Dentistry Program
OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By D.P. Heard, 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Dental Squadron held a ceremony for this year's graduates of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency course at the 55th Medical Group in Bellevue, Nebraska, July 26, 2024. The AEGD Program board chose six 55th DS dentists to participate in this year's course to increase their knowledge in all dental specialties and b  more

SBA Awards $9M in Grants to 49 Organizations Across America to Help Underserved Communities Access Development Funding and Innovative Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has issued 49 grants up to $200,000 each to organizations supporting startups through specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) P  more

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Public Comment for Draft Environmental Assessment for Sand Creek Flowlines at Garrison Project, N.D.
OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: Williston, ND -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District announced a draft environmental assessment is available to review for Rough Rider Operating, LLC and Oasis Petroleum North America, LLC requesting the reissuance of a real estate easement from USACE for the continued occupation of six existing oil- and gas-related production flowlines installed in 2014 via horizontal direc  more