RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Airmen of Altus: AETC NCO of the Year, Master Sgt. Aaron Bell * * Published July 2, 2025 * By Airman 1st Class Nathan Langston * 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Get to know how Master Sgt. Aaron Bell, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle fleet manager, tackles day-to-day challenges while maintaining high standards below.   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, posted the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Amended Senate Budget Bill Would Trigger Nearly 20 Million People Losing Health Insurance Updated Analysis Also Includes State-by-State Coverage Loss Estimates * WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released updated data, broken down by state, that shows that the Senate budget bill, if amended as indicated by Sen  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Army works to deter Chinese threats while supporting joint force, allies, partners * WASHINGTON - China is developing military technologies, capabilities and procedures at a pace and scale never before seen, said Army Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, who spoke June 27 during a strategic landpower forum at the Center for Strategic and Int  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Behind the scenes of SS25: How an Air Force Reserve C-5M ended up in the western hemisphere's largest special forces training exercise * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The 433rd Airlift Wing recently supported Exercise Southern Star '25, a multinational special operations exercise held in Chile. While the exercise primarily focused on ground oper  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * * * * Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment -- May 2025 * Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 46,800 over the year in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the local and national   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 2 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Introducing the $5 Billion SHARE 2025 Advance Program * * Bulletin No: 2025-18 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the 2025 Support for Housing Affordability Resource Enhancement (SHARE 2025) advance program to support members' commitment to housing affordability by providing a reduced interest rate on   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Logging into Efficiency: Modernizing Atlantic Coastwide Permit and Vessel Logbooks * For the first time in 30 years, NOAA Fisheries is modernizing our Atlantic Coast logbook reporting systems for both commercial and for-hire fishermen. We will increase our data sharing capabilities and simplify and speed up the reporting process for fishermen, which could reduce costs. In fact, our Grea  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Pentagon Provides Update on Southern Border, Recruitment Numbers * Approximately 8,500 military personnel attached to Joint Task Force Southern Border continue to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ability to identify, track and disrupt threats to security at the southern border, the Defense Department announced today during a press conference at the Pentagon. Since being established in March of  more