Thursday - November 21, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Tuesday November 05, 2024 ( 4 items )  

43rd Flying Training Squadron welcomes new commander
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Anthony Straw, 340th Flying Training Group commander, presided over a change of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Thomas Collins relinquished command of the 43rd Flying Training Squadron to Lt. Col. William Parrott on Oct. 23, 2024, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. As a command pilot with more than 3,500 total hours in the T-37B and F-16C,   more

Army Engineer Research & Development Center's Taylor Rycroft Named USACE Researcher of the Year
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist A researcher with the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) is receiving recognition for his role in protecting the environment. Taylor Rycroft, a research environmental engineer, was named the 2024 USACE Researcher of the Year for his work with the Wellbot and Cyanobacterial Sup  more

EPA Recognizes $7.7 Million Grant to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Estimated direct greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from this funding are expected to be around 41,413 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) over the period from 2025 to 2050 * * * CHOCTAW, Miss. (November 4, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Region 4 Administrator, Jeaneanne Gettle joined the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben for a press   more

Nineteenth Air Force commander receives pilot training immersion
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, Nineteenth Air Force commander, toured the 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group from Oct. 21-24 for an immersion tour of Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparations for the new T-7A Red Hawk bed down facilities, and to discuss the future of the next generation of pilots.   more