NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: In conventional warfare, the phrase "fires integration" refers to coordination among warships, aircraft and ground units when firing weapons on a target. In the new information warfare landscape - where nonlethal tactics can have an enormous impact - the term takes on added meaning. U.S. Naval War College's Rochefort Group held its second workshop Aug. 19 to 21 with a focus on the concept of "fires" in informat  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 5 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: For nearly 250 years, Rhode Island has driven naval innovation in the United States. On Aug. 26, 1775, Rhode Island helped engineer the foundation for the U.S. Navy when the then-colony passed a resolution stating that there would be a single continental fleet fronted by the Continental Congress. Ninety-five years later, the Naval Torpedo Station was born in Newport to provide research and technology to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * - NIH-funded initiative involves health care systems to test interventions in real-world settings. * * * To spur innovation to meet the challenges of complex care management for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) and their families, the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has fun  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office and the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights (RICHR) today announced they have jointly resolved investigations into complaints that the Cranston Portuguese Club engaged in a pattern or practice of illegal discrimination against people of Cambodian ancestry. The investigations addressed allegations the Cranston Port  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: An individual and a government initiative in Rhode Island were each recognized today by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work to protect New England's environment. These environmental leaders were among 25 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England office at the 2019 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony. Peter August of Richmond, a University of Rhode I  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 6 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Diana Rivera-Rodriguez and Kendra Spencer, both from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Undersea Warfare (USW) Electromagnetic Systems Department, have won Career Communications Group (CCG) Women of Color magazine national technical achievement awards. This annual award program recognizes women who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in the fields of science, technology, engi  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 10 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: Forty-three students graduated on Sept. 6 from the U.S. Naval War College's Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, a program designed to educate U.S. military and national security officers in the art of planning large-scale operations. The students completed the 13-month curriculum while also earning U.S. Naval War College master's degrees. "They have blossomed as leaders and developed an expertise in the rare  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 12 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: On Sept. 11, the U.S. Naval War College remembered the 11 alumni and students killed 18 years earlier in the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. "I'm grateful for today's opportunity to meet with you, to come together in solidarity, to come together in recognition of the sacrifices that were made," Naval War College President Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield told the audience gathered at t  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 10 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: How will Europe's nations fare in the new great-power competition between the United States and China, with an increasingly aggressive Russia in the wings? That was the overarching question posed Aug. 23 at a U.S. Naval War College workshop featuring guest scholars Stacy Closson and Andrew Michta. Closson is a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Kennan Institute and an adjunct professional lecturer at  more