JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Arkansas native retires as Air Force's first 'Chief Recruiter' * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Chief Master Sgt. Frank Rawls, the United States Air Force's highest-ranking recruiter and first "Chief Recruiter," will retire on March 1, 2026, after a 30-year career. The son of Bill Rawls of Crossett and Peggy Kelley of Heber Springs, Arkansas, Raw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL's Satellite Operations Service is Ready for the Space Force Enterprise * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Spacecraft Engineering Department recently developed the Transmit/Receive Enterprise (TREx) service with sponsorship from the Space Development Agency, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and Space Systems Command to provide software development and mission operations for  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard authenticates keel for offshore patrol cutter Pickering * WASHINGTON The Coast Guard authenticated the keel for the future Coast Guard Cutter Pickering during a ceremony Monday in Mobile, Alabama. Keel authentication is a time-honored shipbuilding tradition marking the formal start of a vessel's construction. During the ceremony, the sponsor's initials are ap  more