ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: On Friday, 27 March, testers from the Holloman High Speed Test Track, in conjunction with members of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Lockheed Martin, Martin Baker, and BAE Systems, successfully conducted an F-35 static ejection seat test to evaluate pilot survivability using a canopy transparency from a new manufacturer. The purpose of this test was to demonstrate that the  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Marine Corps Reserve 1st Lt. Hugh D. Fricks, 22, of Memphis, Tennessee, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 16, 2020. In November 1943, Fricks was a member of Company D, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following financial institution letter (No. FIL-51-2020): Summary: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Tennessee affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter (FIL) applies to   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Suman Debnath, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Senior members of the IEEE are those who have worked in a relevant field for at least 10 years and have made significant contributions to the profession. Debnath i  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: For a gargantuan nuclear physics experiment that will generate big data at unprecedented rates--called A Large Ion Collider Experiment, or ALICE--the University of Tennessee has worked with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to lead a group of U.S. nuclear physicists from a suite of institutions in the design, development, mass production and d  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: While some of her earth system modeling colleagues at Oak Ridge National Laboratory face challenges such as processor allocation or debugging code, Verity Salmon prepares for mosquito swarms and the possibility of grizzly bears. Salmon is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in cold and high-latitude environments. As part of her work, she collects field samples at the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Tennessee Field Office issued the following news release: Mississippi agricultural producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers these low-interest loans to agricultural producers who incurred losses due to recent natural disasters. Approval is limited to applicants who suffered  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 28 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Monday it has selected First Solar and Origis Energy to develop 212 MWAC of solar power to fulfill the Knoxville Utilities Board's March 2020 commitment to new renewable energy. KUB is using the TVA Green Invest program to produce carbon-free energy equivalent to 8% of KUB's annual electric load. "We launched Green Invest to help local power companies and  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The interest rate on the Tennessee Valley Authority 1998 Series D Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities bonds, which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TVC, will be reset from 3.550% to 2.134% on June 1, 2020. "This reset will continue to provide investors an attractive return on investment in this market environment, while saving TVA $3.9 million annually," said Tammy   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Versant Supply Chain, Inc. and AT&T Services, Inc. have agreed to pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC charged that the Memphis-based logistics company and the Dallas-based communications, media, entertainment and technology company s  more