NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Dec. 3 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: On a beautiful summer night, the international students of the U.S. Naval War College formed up to be presented to the college president. The collection of wildly different uniforms spoke about the variety of their home nations - short sleeves for tropical summers, braids, epaulets, patches and pins. Their spouses were also dressed for the occasion, some wearing traditional attire that added to the colorful scen  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - Collaboration and sharing Information about our fisheries was the focus as Northeast Fisheries Science Center staff learned firsthand about the operations of the NorthEast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) inshore trawl survey aboard F/V Darana R. * * * A dozen scientists and staff members from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center visited the 90-foot F/V  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Dec. 6 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College dedicated a recently renovated conference room to the late retired Vice Adm. James Bond Stockdale, who as college president from 1977 to 1979 introduced a military ethics course informed by his seven years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The conference room, across the hall from the president's office, holds paintings, books, and photographs depicting Stockdale's career, including the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54419) involving Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center, Narrangansett, Rhode Island: ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE NOT COMPLETED This is a summary of a call received from the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center (the facility) as required by Technical Specification (TS) 6.7.2.1.1: The facility identified a missed annual surveillance for their shim safety blades drop time as required by TS 4.2.1. The facili  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Rhode Island Field Office issued the following news release: USDA today reminded producers in Rhode Island that the nationwide deadline to sign up for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is Dec. 6, 2019. MFP payments are aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. "Farmers have had a tough year due to unfair trade retaliation and natural di  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: * * * - Third Annual Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in Policing Three Detectives Recognized in District of Rhode Island * * * Attorney General William P. Barr and Justice Department leadership today announced the recipients of the Third Annual Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in Policing, recognizing the exceptional work of 19 l  more