RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The sixth annual Leadership Educational Development eXperience conference, hosted by the Curtis E. Lemay Center for Doctrine Development and Education and the Air University Innovation Accelerator, was held at the Eagle Institute in Montgomery, Alabama, Oct. 30, 2024. The talks covered a diverse range of topics from the current state and future of U.S. Air Force Wargames to how artif  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Air University issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The sixth annual Leadership Educational Development eXperience conference, hosted by the Curtis E. Lemay Center for Doctrine Development and Education and the Air University Innovation Accelerator, was held at the Eagle Institute in Montgomery, Alabama, Oct. 30, 2024. The talks covered a diverse range of topics from the current state and future of U.S. Air   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced she is appointing Azzie Oliver to serve as Montgomery County District Attorney, replacing Daryl Bailey. "Ensuring we have a safe Alabama begins with having a safe Capital City, so having our local officials embody that goal is critical. Azzie Oliver has dedicated most of her career to upholding the criminal laws of Alabama and by pursuing justice   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: In a historic partnership to tackle the fentanyl epidemic ravaging communities across America, Governor Kay Ivey and the state of Alabama joined forces with the state of Virginia to participate in Operation Free, an enforcement initiative which began on Sunday, September 15 and ended yesterday, Thursday, October 31. During Operation Free, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) State  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Elizabeth Glenn ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - For the first time in almost five years, the Army Contracting Command-Rock Island workforce gathered at Heritage Hall for a town hall, Oct. 30. The center recently brought the workforce back to in-office days every Wednesday, offering a good opportunity to bring employees together in one room. This town hall, hosted by Jeremy Miller, ACC-RI civilian deputy t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (November 1, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the University of Alabama has been selected to receive nearly $295,870 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. * The University of Alabama has been selected to receive $295,870. University of Alabama has identified   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a multistate coalition of other attorneys general urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump. The brief argues that Smith's actions are invalid due to regulations that violate Article II of the U.S.   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Air University issued the following news: By Lt. Col. William Russell, Maxwell Air Force Base Public Affairs Charlottesville, Va -- Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., inducted retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, a former headquarters U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, into its Holm Center alumni program during an induction ceremony at th  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 2 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 20-state coalition in urging a federal appeals court to shut down the political prosecution of President Trump. The multistate brief follows the district court's earlier dismissal of the case. In 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed outside attorney Jack Smith to serve as Special Counsel for the Department of Justice,  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Honorees include the agency's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment, and Europa Clipper. As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for space travel, enable communications with spacecraft at record-breaking distances, and determine the habitability of a moon of Jupiter,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 2 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Liz Murrill is joining a multi-state effort led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump. The brief argues that Smith's actions are invalid due to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The National Park Service today announced the addition of seven new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects sites across the country who provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood periods   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * $13 million for Alabama and $7 million for Utah * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award applications from Alabama and Utah, allowing them to request access to more than $20 million to implement their Digital Equity Plans  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a multistate effort urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment of former President Donald Trump. The brief argues that Smith's actions are invalid due to regulations that violate Article II of the U.S. Constitution. "Our argument is p  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Terri Stover The Security Assistance Command has been called the Army's face to the world. One employee fulfilled this literally when she briefed students at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation in English and Spanish. For this and many more accomplishments, Vanessa Lugo, received the League of United Latin American Citizens 2024 Excellence in Service Uniformed Ser  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rivers and streams. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have published a recovery plan to save four imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act: the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase. The   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Avionics manufacturer will invest $5 million and create new jobs * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that CMC Electronics, a leading global avionics manufacturer headquartered in Montreal with an additional site in Sugar Grove, Illinois, will invest $5 million to establish a new office and research and development facility in Reston, Virginia. The new facility wi  more