SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: From September 2018 to December 2018, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Arizona totaled 154,603, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments numbered 125,642, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Richard Holden, the Bureau's Assistant   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Jacob T. Stephens The 355th Medical Group performed a reorganization ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 29, 2019. In the reorganization, the 355th Dental Squadron was deactivated and re-serviced alongside the 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron and part of the 355th Medical Operation Squadron to create the 355th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron. The rest   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Jacob T. Stephens The 355th Security Forces Squadron held the first Field Expeditionary Combat Skills Training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on Aug. 20th and 23rd, 2019. SFS worked in coordination with the 355th Maintenance Group to ensure the readiness and ability of maintenance Airmen to be multi-functional so they can not only do their job, but defend the base and   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Jacob T. Stephens The Carrier Air Wing NINE Unit from Naval Air Station North Island, California, flew their MH-60S Seahawks as part of Red Flag-Rescue 19-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 17, 2019. For nearly three weeks, Airmen teamed up with Sailors, Marines and Soldiers to execute the Department of Defense's premier combat search and rescue exercise. "Interope  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release: The Every Kid Outdoors annual pass provides fourth grade students, along with their families, friends and classmates, free access to Prescott National Forest fee areas, along with more than 2,000 other federal recreation areas for a year. The Every Kid Outdoors Program encourages fourth graders to explore, learn, and recreate in spectacula  more

CAMP PENDLETON, California, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton issued the following news: Eight years ago in the early afternoon hours of Thursday, Sept. 8, nearly seven million people across southern California, parts of Arizona, and northern Mexico were left without electric power. It was the Great Blackout of 2011. All Marine Corps installations in the southwest were impacted, some worse than others. After Action Reports (AAR) documenting all issues and lessons learned fro  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Medical Provider Refused to Hire Men and Retaliated Against an Applicant for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges * * * Northern Arizona Orthopedics (NAO), a medical provider that specializes in bone, joint and spine care in Flagstaff, Ariz., violated federal law by refusing to hire male applicants because of their gender and retaliated against a male applicant who complained   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Coronado National Forest - issued the following news release: * * * - Applications for operations in 2020 must be submitted September 1 through November 30, 2019 * * * Coronado National Forest has implemented an "Open Season" from September 1 to November 30, 2019, to accept recreation event permit applications and recreation residence permit modification applications for 2020. This action will concent  more

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Brooke Moeder The water and fuels system maintenance reverse osmosis water station is free and available for use to every person with base access. Located at building 114, next to the Security Forces building and below the water tower, four valves are available for members with authorized access to Luke to use at any time to fill water jugs, bottles and containers. "Everybody can use  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release: The Yavapai Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) is now accepting grant applications for projects that qualify for funding under the authority of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Self-Determination Act. Although the primary location for projects is intended to be in Yavapai County on the Prescott National Forest and portions of the Ka  more