Sunday - September 14, 2025
*Georgia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday September 13, 2025 ( 17 items )  

307th Bomb Wing Arrives in UK for Cobra Warrior 2025 Exercise
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 307th Bomb Wing Arrives in UK for Cobra Warrior 2025 Exercise * * Published Sept. 12, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason * 307th Bomb Wing BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, on Sept. 11, 2025, to participate in Cobra Warrior   more

655 ISRW Leaders gather at Nellis AFB for Annual Leadership Event
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 655 ISRW Leaders gather at Nellis AFB for Annual Leadership Event * * Published Sept. 11, 2025 * By Maj. Wilson Wise * 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and first sergeants from the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing gathered Sept. 8-11 for the wing's Annual Leadership E  more

Bilirakis, Hudson, Peters, Fitzpatrick, and Krishnamoorthi Lead Bill to Protect Seniors' Access to Laboratory Testing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis, Hudson, Peters, Fitzpatrick, and Krishnamoorthi Lead Bill to Protect Seniors' Access to Laboratory Testing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Richard Hudson (NC-09), Scott Peters (CA-50), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Ac  more

Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations Raises Concerns Over Medicare Payment Policies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing urgent concerns regarding proposed changes to Medicare payment policies. The coalition, comprised of over 40 state and regional rheumatology societies, advocates for high-quality care for managing rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diseases. In its letter, CSRO praised the p  more

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - June 2025 * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.94 per hour in the South to $56.67 in the Northeast in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, h  more

Exercise Sea Breeze 2025 concludes in Constanta, Romania
NAPLES, Italy, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: * * * Exercise Sea Breeze 2025 concludes in Constanta, Romania * CONSTANTA, Romania - The 24 th iteration of exercise Sea Breeze 2025 concluded in Constanta, Romania, Sept. 12, 2025, closing out the third and final serial of the annual Black Sea-focused exercise. The multinational maritime exercise, incorporating 18 NATO Allies, partners, and Black Sea nations across three geographi  more

House China Committee, House Education & Workforce Committee Issue Majority Staff Report: Joint Institutes, Divided Loyalties
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party and House Committee on Education and the Workforce issued the following majority staff report on Sept. 11, 2025, entitled "Joint Institutes, Divided Loyalties - How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits U.S. University Partnerships to Empower China's Military and Repression": * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Over the past two years, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communi  more

HUD Terminates Equity Prime Mortgage Direct Endorsement Approval
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has terminated the direct endorsement approval for Equity Prime Mortgage LLC, Atlanta, Georgia. This action, part of the Credit Watch Termination Initiative, means the mortgagee can no longer underwrite and submit single family mortgage loans to HUD for insurance endorsement in the specified jurisdictions of Jacksonville, Louisville, New York, Orlando. The termination became effective on August 22, 2025. The t  more

ICYMI: Capito, Warnock Reintroduce Legislation to Prevent Maternal Deaths, Improve Health Services and Outcomes for Mothers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito, Warnock Reintroduce Legislation to Prevent Maternal Deaths, Improve Health Services and Outcomes for Mothers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) recently reintroduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would continue federal support for states t  more

Joint Statement From CAPAC, Georgia Members on Georgia Immigration Raid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from CAPAC, Georgia Members on Georgia Immigration Raid Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) and Georgia's Congressional Delegation issued the following joint statement today in response to an immigration raid at a manufacturing site in Ellabell, Georgia -- the largest single site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security  more

Lieutenant Earns His Bars the Hard Way
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Lieutenant Earns His Bars the Hard Way * The Army's newest officers pinned on gold bars at Fort Benning, Georgia, Sept. 4, as Officer Candidate School Class 501-25 crossed the stage during a graduation ceremony. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was the guest speaker. Among the graduates was Army 2nd Lt. Darren Greene, a prior enlisted paratrooper, whose decade in uniform began in basic training and now turns t  more

Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms Supports Emergency Preparedness and Suicide Awareness Event
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms Supports Emergency Preparedness and Suicide Awareness Event * TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -- Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms joined base and community partners on Sept. 10 to support the Emergency Preparedness and Suicide Awareness Event held in the Marine Corps Exchange parking lot at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The event brought together a wide array of r  more

One Mission, Many Futures
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * One Mission, Many Futures * * Published Sept. 11, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Michella Stowers * 315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Maintaining a ready and capable Air Force starts with its recruiters, the front-line professionals responsible for finding and guiding the next generation of Airmen. For many, recruiters serve as the first point of contact with t  more

Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Collins Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Collins Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio foll  more

Rep. Richard Hudson Joins Colleagues to Introduce the RESULTS Act to Protect Seniors' Access to Laboratory Testing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Richard Hudson Joins Colleagues to Introduce the RESULTS Act to Protect Seniors' Access to Laboratory Testing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) joined Reps. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Scott Peters (CA-50), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (NC) and Raphael Warnock (GA) to introduce the Reforming and Enha  more

Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Shaheen Urge Secretary of State to Report to Congress on Expiring and Destroyed Lifesaving Foreign Aid * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio following reports that significant quantities of U.S.-purchased lifesaving commodities, including food aid and contraceptive supplies, have been allowed to expire  more

Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Senators Condemn Social Security Watchdog for Declining to Investigate Agency Abuse of Death Master File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led seven senators criticizing the Social Security Administration's watchdog office for declining to launch an investigation into the Trump administration's efforts to use the Death Maste  more