JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Three newly established centers under the Air Education and Training Command achieved Initial Operational Capability, or IOC, marking a significant milestone in the command's efforts to reoptimize the Department of the Air Force for Great Power Competition. The U.S. Air Force Accessions Center (AFAC) and the Enterprise Learning Engineering (ELE) Cen  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas Three newly established centers under Air Education and Training Command achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), marking a significant milestone in the command's efforts to reoptimize the Department of the Air Force for Great Power Competition (GPC). The U.S. Air Force Accessions Center (AFAC) and the Enterprise Learning Engineering (ELE  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton was at the Great Salt Lake to announce an investment of $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for a water delivery program aimed at helping to ensure an ongoing, resilient water supply in the Basin. The state of Utah is leveraging over $50 million to complement Reclamation's investment, making this a $100 million i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Honorable William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Defense Acquisition Awards. The five annual awards, representing 23 separate categories, recognize individual and team accomplishments that have advanced the National Defense Strategy and supported the Secretary of Defense's priorities through excellence in acquisition. The wi  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Children who are subject to constant relocation are typically from a military family, right? This isn't true for U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Charles Houck and others like him. From the ages of 6 to 12, Houck was placed into foster care due to unfortunate circumstances. As a result, he moved often--staying in different group homes in several states. From 12 to 15, he was briefly   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Lawmakers applaud previous efforts to right harms of marijuana criminalization, push for more Senators John Hickenlooper, Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, along with eleven of their Senate and House colleagues, recently called on President Biden to make further progress on reducing the harms caused by federal marijuana policy before the end of his administration. "Rescheduling marijuana and the prior roun  more