SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, Lt. Col. Thomas W. Hrabal, spoke to cadets (grades 7-12K) at the Utah Military Academy, Hill Field Campus, during a 2019 Patriot Day Observance, Riverdale, Utah, September 11, 2019. "Today marks the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America," said Hrabal, "at the time of the attacks, I was teaching German a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Bonneville Navigation Lock will reopen to Columbia River traffic between 10 p.m. Friday, September 27 and 10 a.m. Saturday Sept. 28, depending on the results of final operational testing. Engineers from the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are conducting inspections and tests on the lock and the newly repaired concrete sill. "Our engineers and experts have identified this 12-ho  more

VANCOUVER, Washington, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: A keel-laying ceremony took place last week for the first of a new class of Army watercraft, the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light). The Army chief of transportation and other officials attended the ceremony at the Vigor shipbuilding facility near Portland, Oregon. Vigor has been awarded a 10-year contract to construct up to 36 of the new watercraft. The current Army objective is to build 13, officials  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The navigation lock at Bonneville Dam will reopen to Columbia River traffic at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. "We know how important the Columbia River is to our river users and appreciate their patience while we worked to restore the Bonneville lock back to service," said Kevin Brice, deputy district engineer. "It's a testament to Portland District's hardworking professionals and experts that we were a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 24 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: John Hairston will be the Bonneville Power Administration's new chief operating officer following the retirement of Janet Herrin on Sept. 30. Hairston has served in numerous leadership roles throughout his 28 years at BPA, most recently as the agency's first chief administrative officer. Robin Furrer, the vice president of Transmission Field Services for 14 years, will be BPA's new chief adminis  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 27 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The Bonneville Power Administration took important steps this week that position it to join the Western Energy Imbalance Market and further enhance the value of the federal power and transmission systems in the Northwest. BPA issued a record of decision that addresses numerous policy issues and topics related to its participation in the EIM. BPA also signed a Western EIM Implementation Agreemen  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 26 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: When he saw the sampling nets hauled aboard a NOAA research ship off the coast of Oregon in the summer of 2015, Ric Brodeur knew right away something very strange was happening. Small, shrimp-like krill are food for many other marine species. They usually showed up in such volume that they turned the nets pink. "It was like night and day compared to previous years," recalled Br  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy J. Williams, issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division hosted two community roundtables on Wednesday to address the problem of sexual harassment in housing, kicking off a statewide initiative to combat this violation of federal law. The initial Portland meetings included representatives from state and local law enfor  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: Welcome to the Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense against scams targeting international students. Kids are headed back to school, and for some students--the journey is more than just a walk down the street. This time of year, there are plenty of foreign exchange students arriving to spend time in American h  more

PORT ORFORD, Oregon, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - issued the following news release: The Powers Ranger District of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is considering a proposal, in partnership with Curry County Parks, to manage several recreation sites along the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor. A public meeting is scheduled to provide a joint presentation by the County and the Forest Service, along wi  more

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. researchers discuss nutrition as a foundation for a healthy nation * * * Today an international conference on nutrition, organized by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the INCF "For a Healthy Generation" opened in Tashkent. A grant provided by the U.S. Embassy enabled U.S. researchers, key government officials, health education instit  more