ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Deidre Ortiz Col. Jeffrey T. Geraghty assumed command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex as the 31st commander during a Change of Command ceremony on June 18. Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center Commander, presided over the ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by the commanders' guests, local dignitaries and AEDC personnel inside J-6 , the AEDC Large Rocket Motor Test F  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $100,800 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for the rehabilitation of the Rocky Springs and Yockanookany sections of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. The agency description of the grant states: "This project is to support and stimulate work and/or education and training opportunities for youth and   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to the city of Dayton, Tennessee, to upgrade critical water infrastructure needed to protect local businesses from future flood events. The grant, to be matched with $11.8 million in local funds, is expected to help cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * - Model programs in Rochester, New York and South Carolina earn HUD Secretary's Award * * * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) today announced that two model programs are recipients of the HUD Secretary's Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments health  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, is on the verge of delivering an unprecedented capability. In late April, the team at Tunnel 9 completed an initial shakeout of the Mach 18 system and, later this year, facility engineers are set to begin a full calibration on Mach 18. If successful, this would allow for testing at Mach Numbers never before realized in an AEDC faci  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: According to the Tennessee Field Office of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Tennessee farmers expect to produce 14.9 million bushels of winter wheat from 225,000 acres for harvest this season. At this level, production would be down 20 percent from 2018 and down 1 percent from the June forecast. Based upon   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54095) involving ATC Nuclear, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: PART 21 NOTIFICATION - INTROL POSITIONERS POTENTIAL LATENT DEFECT The following is an excerpt of the Part 21 information received via email: "Introl Positioners used by stations in G32 Terry Turbine control applicators have the potential to contain a latent defect. The defect is the result of internal corrosion which has been identified in T  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Bruce Moyer, leader of the Chemical Separations group in the Chemical Sciences Division at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has won the 2019 Glenn T. Seaborg Award from the Actinide Separations Board. The award recognizes "U.S. scientists and engineers who have made outstanding and lasting contributions to the development and application of a  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. "This significant investment in airport improvements in Te  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Producers in States Impacted by Floods and Heavy Moisture Must Report by July 22 * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for agricultural producers in states impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to producers in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, O  more