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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2019 ( 12 items )  

Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export Military, Space-Grade Technology From U.S. to China
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 18 -- The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: On October 16, 2019, United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa sentenced Tao Li, a 39-year-old Chinese national, to 40 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Li had previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to export military- and space-grade technology to the People's Republic of China without a license in violation of the International Emerge  more

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: First Sergeant Symposium Expands Airmen's Knowledge
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Members of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona had the opportunity to learn the roles and responsibilities of a first sergeant during a First Sergeants Symposium here, Oct. 7-11, 2019. First sergeants advise commanders on the readiness, health, morale, welfare, and quality of life of Airmen and families to ensure a mission-ready force. The symposium, offered to members ranks E-6 th  more

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: Military Working Dog - Welcome to the Dog Show
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: A wet nose sniffs around, furiously searching for a familiar scent. In an instant the trail is found and a military working dog charges in its direction, stopping at a distance safe enough for his handler to locate a simulated explosive. Weekly military working dog competitions are held on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where scenarios like these are set up for MWD teams to t  more

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: Transition Assistance Better Prepares Airmen, Families
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The Airmen & Family Readiness Center transition assistance center held an aviation employment and networking event at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 24. 2019. The event's goal was to introduce service members transitioning out of the military to aviation employers and resources needed to make the changeover smoother. "We don't want any service members getting out and no  more

DEA Arizona Announces 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on Saturday, October 26 * * * DEA officials in Arizona announce the 18th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place October 26th, from 10 am-2 pm local time. Sites will be set up throughout communities statewide so local residents can anonymously return their unwant  more

Future Vertical Lift-related Demonstration at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: It has become well-known that Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) testing actively supports six of the Army Futures Command's Cross Functional Teams (CFTs) building the Army's future force. The first in what is likely to be many tests related to the Future Vertical Lift CFT, which seeks to develop the next generation of vertical takeoff and lift aircraft, occurred at YPG in late August with a de  more

Gila National Forest: USDA Forest Service Resumes Select Timber Management Activities
SILVER CITY, New Mexico, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Gila National Forest - issued the following news release: Today, the court issued an order approving the recently filed stipulation to modify the ongoing court-ordered injunction, allowing select timber management activities to resume. In September, USDA Forest Service received an order from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona stating that the agency's "timber management"  more

NASS - Mountain Regional Field Office: July - September 2019 Quarterly Milk Production Mountain Region Highlights
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Arizona dairy herds produced 1.08 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, down 4.7 percent from the previous year. Colorado dairy herds produced 1.22 billion pounds of milk during the July - September quarter, up 5.1 percent from the previous year. Montana dairy herds produced 65.0 million pounds of  more

National Energy Technology Laboratory's Tim Skone Earns Recognition at Life Cycle Analysis Conference
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL Senior Environmental Engineer Timothy Skone was recently honored by the ACLCA for leadership in life cycle analysis (LCA) that exemplifies bold and forward-thinking initiatives that advance the implementation and application of LCA. The award was presented at the LCA XIX Awards dinner Sept. 25, 2019, in Tucson, Arizona. Skone, who has 21 years' experience i  more

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations Announces Design Awards for New U.S. Embassies and Consulates
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following news release: The Department of State has awarded design contracts for new U.S. embassies and consulates that will provide secure, sustainable, and resilient platforms for U.S. diplomacy around the world. The following leading American architecture firms and their teams have been selected to execute this critical work: U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar and U.S. Consulate in Medan, Indonesia Richard + Bauer Architecture of Pho  more

The DEA Deploys '360 Strategy' in Northern Arizona's Yavapai-Apache Nation to Address Heroin, Prescription Drug Abuse and Violent Crime in the Area
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Field Office issued the following news release: * * * - The partnership is the first collaboration between DEA and a tribal nation * * * The Drug Enforcement Administration has joined with the Yavapai-Apache Nation in Northern Arizona to deploy DEA's 360 strategy in the tribal nation and surrounding rural area. The DEA 360 program was developed by DEA in 2015 to address the heroin and the opi  more

Today in MI History: Pfc. Parker Dunn Killed in Action
FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news: As Parker F. Dunn boarded the train for Camp Dix, New Jersey, he remarked, "I want to do something big for my country." He felt the call to serve when the United States entered into World War I in April 1917. Rejected from enlistment three times due to his eyesight, he refused to give up and finally entered the Army in April 1918 as an infantryman. Dunn deployed to France as part of a newly formed Intelligence Section   more