RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Cleaning up the battlefield: Altus Airmen take on CBRN training with Fort Sill * By Tech. Sgt. Hailey Haux  * 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs FORT SILL, Okla. -- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear--more commonly known throughout the military as CBRN--refers to the malicious use of hazardous materials or agents that can cause widespread illness, injury,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Drone Busting: Smart Devices Work Together to Knock Out UAS Threats * What's harder to shoot down than a small drone in the sky? Students at the War Department's only joint training center for countering aerial threats will likely say it's what they practice on -- balloons attached to those small drones. Drones can fly at racecar speeds, making them difficult targets to hit by an individual on the ground. A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371), which was introduced by Rep. Cole, R-Oklahoma: * * * The Administration strongly supports H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. H.R. 5371 is a clean, short-term continuing resolution (CR) that would prevent a shutdown by funding Government agencies at current levels thr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin and Colleagues Support Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Critical Reauthorization * Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Andy Kim (D-NJ), John Cornyn (R-TX), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 to ensure numerous critical grant programs are able to c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Leads Legislation to Rename National Defense University's Africa Center after James Inhofe * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced legislation to rename the National Defense University's (NDU's) Africa Center for Strategic Studies after the late James M. Inhofe, who served as Senator from Oklahoma for over 28 years. Inhofe also served as chai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Colleagues on Bill Supporting America's Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Mike Rounds and their colleagues to introduce the Merchant Banking Modernization Act to expand access to capital opportunities for small businesses in rural areas by changing the holding period for merchant banking investments from 10 to 15 years. Cosponsors of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news: * * * The White House Announces Two Newly-Designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced the designation of two new counties to the ONDCP-funded High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program. The HIDTA Program coordinates and assists federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies to disrupt and dis  more