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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 22, 2025 ( 5 items )  

AFGSC announces MCCS Virtual Town Hall to discuss Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * AFGSC announces MCCS Virtual Town Hall to discuss Comprehensive Health Risk Assessments BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Air Force Global Strike Command will hold a public virtual Town Hall June 4 to discuss the latest results from the Missile Community Cancer Study. During the town hall, AFGSC leaders and medical professionals from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace M  more

Contracts for May 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 21, 2025 ARMY Palantir USG Inc., Palo Alto, California, was awarded a $795,000,000 modification (P00005) to contract W911QX-24-D-0012 for Maven Smart System software licenses. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May 28, 2029. Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity. (Awarded May  more

MALTB Recovers Stolen Agricultural Equipment in Multiple Investigations
JACKSON, Mississippi, May 22 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * MALTB Recovers Stolen Agricultural Equipment in Multiple Investigations Various Equipment Originally Stolen from Farms in Rankin and Humphreys Counties JACKSON, Miss. - Recently, the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) assisted in the recovery of stolen agricultural equipment and goods, valued over $145,000, across multiple cou  more

Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent
BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's safe, effective deterrent BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle May 21 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Cali  more

The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Dismisses Biden-Era Police Investigations and Proposed Police Consent Decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Dismisses Biden-Era Police Investigations and Proposed Police Consent Decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is beginning the process of dismissing lawsuits against the Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis, Minnesota police departments. These lawsuits, which were filed at the last minute b  more