WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for flood hazard identification and risk assessment programs in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $23.3 million. The agency said the grant was associated with disaster prevention and relief. The funding is open to state, county, city, to  more

MARYSVILLE, Washington, March 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: The 364 Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) G4 team hosted this year's Logistics Workshop with Brigade, Battalion, and Company supply, service, and maintenance teams in order to strengthen formal and informal working relationships, ensure mutual understanding, and align Army, 79th TSC and 364th ESC priorities toward building and sustaining overall logistics operational readiness. Approximately 90 partic  more

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Security forces Defenders from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, will represent Air Force Global Strike Command at the Air Force Defender Challenge May 11-15. Defender Challenge pits the best of the best defenders from across the MAJCOMs and international partners in head-to-head team competition focusing on realistic weapons scenarios, simulated dismounted operations, demanding  more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: Effective immediately, the Air Force has implemented the increase of spouse re-licensure authority from $500 to $1000. SAF/FM released an updated memo dated Mar. 2, 2020, for the increase of spouse re-licensure authority from $500 to $1000, in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Public Law No. 116-92, section 577. In addition, reimbursement   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its biannual Agricultural Labor Survey during the second half of April. The survey will collect information about hired labor from more than 3500 farmers and ranchers in the Mountain Region states of Arizona, Colorado  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Montana office issued the following news release: The Montana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) is accepting applications for mini-grants and demonstration projects for 2020. The mini-grants will provide funding for educational events throughout the year and support partners and organizations with an interest in the conservation, education, and awareness of grazing lands and natu  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Montana office issued the following news release: Following on the heels of January's abundant snowfall, February also delivered above normal to record-setting snowfall in mountain ranges supplying water to regional rivers and streams. New records were set for February snowfall at seven mountain SNOTEL (SNOwpack TELemetry) sites in southern and central Montana that were favored by the unstab  more

POWIDZ, Poland, March 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: NOTE: This is the fourth in an 11-part series on the 652nd Regional Support Group, out of Helena, Montana. The unit arrived in Poland on Sept. 26 to begin a mobilization where they became the first Army Reserve unit responsible for the operations of 11 (originally 10) base camps throughout the country. The series breaks down what teams do at each base camp. This story focuses on the Powidz base camp. When Soldi  more