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Federal Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday May 10, 2020 ( 7 items )  

$750,000 Available in Grants/Cooperative Agreements for Drought Resiliency Projects
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 15 grants or cooperative agreements for drought resiliency projects. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $750,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. Additional Information on Eligibility: Under P.L. 111-11, Section 9502, an eligible applicant is a state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power   more

B-1s Conduct South China Sea Mission, Demonstrates Global Presence
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii, April 30 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. flew a 32-hour round-trip sortie to conduct operations over the South China Sea as part of a joint U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission April 29, 2020. This operation demonstrates the U.S. Air Force's dynamic force employment model in line wit  more

DLA: Agency's Pacific Command Provides Enduring Support
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: As one of the Defense Logistics Agency's three regional commands, DLA Indo-Pacific boasts a forward presence that covers over half the earth's surface. The command's footprint spans 36 countries and 16 time zones, with fewer than 1,400 service members, civilians, contractors and local nationals integrating DLA support in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, Singapore, Thailand  more

DOD: Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignment
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OSEAC) announced today the following assignment: Army Sgt. Maj. Jody J. Hall, currently assigned as the Futures Team Directorate senior enlisted leader, U.S. Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, has been selected to replace Master Gunnery Sgt. Jerome N. Root as the command senior enlisted leader for the Special Ope  more

DOD: General Officer Announcements
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release May 6: Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general, Training and Education Command. Craparotta is currently serving as the commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific; and commanding general, Fleet Marine Corps Forces Paci  more

Pacific Air Forces: Virtual Conference Unites 19 Air Forces on Pandemic Response
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii, May 5 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Air chiefs and leadership representing 19 air forces across five continents came together for a video teleconference hosted by Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, here April 29. "Like the symposium that brought many of us together in person just a few months ago, this gathering is grounded in the shared belief that collaboration is required to meet the global challenges," he sa  more

U.S. Navy: U.S. Pacific Fleet Reaffirms Confidence in USS Theodore Roosevelt
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, May 9 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: Two days after returning from Guam, the U.S. Pacific Fleet's senior leaders stressed their appreciation and confidence in the multi-service, multi-agency response to the Navy's COVID-stricken aircraft carrier. "After being able to get to Guam and seeing the operation in action, Fleet (Master Chief James Honea) and I were enormously impressed, having watched the Sailors fight through this adversary to get back on their shi  more