ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Aviation Center Launches Lethal Drone Operator Course * A new course underway at the Army Aviation Center of Excellence trains soldiers on the lethal employment of drones. The inaugural Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course at Fort Rucker, Alabama, is designed to rapidly train soldiers to employ small unmanned aircraft systems, including first-person view, or FPV, dro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- Two home construction projects in Baldwin County, Alabama, are under consideration by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, which is reviewing permit applications that would allow for the accidental taking of the federally protected Alabama beach mouse. The public has an opportunity to comment on the proposals as part of the agency's process. The requests are for a 50-year incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2025: * * * Montgomery Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for $1 Million Fraud Scheme and Illegal Firearm Possession Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced that a Montgomery man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a mail and bank fraud scheme that caused over $1 million in losses, as w  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 23 -- Air University issued the following news: * * * Operation Rooftop delivers hands-on SNCO development By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Technical sergeants recently selected for promotion to master sergeant and new master sergeants attended a professional development course called Operation Rooftop at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Aug. 12-15, 2025. The immersive course serves as a fundamental step in enhancing force develo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Welcomes NIH Director Bhattacharya to UAB * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) welcomed National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Bhattacharya delivered a special presentation at the UAB Hill Student Center and Senator Britt delivered remarks. Dr. Bhattacharya and Senat  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Aug. 23 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: * * * South Teams Research and Reimagine Marsh Grass on Dauphin Island Along the shore of Aloe Bay on Dauphin Island, the tide lapped against a new green fringe of native salt marsh grass. About an hour after sunrise on a Wednesday in late July, two teams from South gathered, coming from different scientific directions with a common aim -- protecting and boosting the viability of that marsh grass fo  more