GRAND CANYON, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that the 2020 Edwin C. Bearss History Fellowship has been awarded to Jeremy Childs, a member of Grand Canyon National Park's Interpretation Division at the South Rim Village. Childs is working full time at Grand Canyon National Park while completing a master's degree in history from Arizona State University. Chi  more

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The new consolidated 56th Communications Squadron facility opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony here Feb. 20, 2020. Consolidating from four separate communications buildings to one centralized building allows the squadron to efficiently connect Airmen by delivering cyber capabilities. The 56th CS mission is to connect Luke's members through the ongoing installation, opera  more

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: Air Force Reserve Command officials are currently evaluating four possible locations for future basing of the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. The Air Force has identified Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, as the preferred alternative and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri; as reasonable alternatives for p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The chief of staff, U.S. Air Force announces the assignment of the following general officers: Maj. Gen. Barry R. Cornish, commander, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Air Command-Afghanistan; deputy commander, Air, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan; commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan; and director, Air Forces Central Command Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces-Afghanis  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 26, entitled: "Air Plan Conditional Approval; Arizona; Maricopa County". The rule was issued by Deborah Jordan, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to conditionally approve revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or the County) portion of the Arizona State Implement  more

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force (482nd Fighter Wing) issued the following news: Air Force Reserve Command officials are currently evaluating four possible locations for future basing of the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. The Air Force has identified Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, as the preferred alternative and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri; as reasonable alternatives   more

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: For the first time, two teams tied to as winners of the Spark Tank 2020 competition at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Feb. 28. The winning ideas were the Low Cost Threat Emitter Replication submitted by 1st Lt. Daniel A. Treece, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the Weapons Loading Smart Checklist submitted by Chief Master Sgt. G  more

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The new consolidated 56th Communications Squadron facility opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 20, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base. Consolidating from four separate communications buildings to one centralized building allows the squadron to efficiently connect Airmen by delivering cyber capabilities. The 56th CS mission is to connect Luke's members through the ongoing installation, o  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The number of farms and ranches in Arizona in 2019 totaled 19,000, down 200 operations from the 2018 estimate. Total land in farms in Arizona, at 26.2 million acres, was unchanged from the 2018 estimate. The average size of farm was 1,379 acres, compared to 1,365 acres the previous year. COLORADO The number of farms an  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Thousands of milk producers across the country, including approximately 500 producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), as the agency collects information for the 2020 April Mi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler's photo identification and confirms their flight information is being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at some of the security checkpoints at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). TSA currently has 16 Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units at PHX   more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: For the first time, two teams tied to as winners of the Spark Tank 2020 competition at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Feb. 28. The winning ideas were the Low Cost Threat Emitter Replication submitted by 1st Lt. Daniel A. Treece, assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the Weapons Loading Smart Checklist submitted by Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel L. Flagg, Master Sgt. Gabrial A. Valenzuel  more