RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Rueschhoff, 56th Fighter Wing commander, relinquished command to Col. David Berkland, during a Change of Command ceremony, July 1, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Berkland is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours, including over 900 combat hours. He arrived at Luke AFB following a position as the chief of staff of the Headquarters Pa  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 5, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From May 2023 to May 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 44 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 344 areas. The largest percentage increase occurred in State College, Pennsylvania (+11.5 percent). The lone over-the-year decrease was in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii, at 6  more

EUGENE, Oregon, July 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A Bend, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison for possessing 20 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Isaac Kitashima, 48, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, from August 2020 through June 2021, Kitashima and co-conspirators conducted a multi-state drug   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The Department of Defense (DoD), in close coordination with the Government of Japan, today announced a plan to upgrade U.S. tactical aircraft laydown across multiple military installations in Japan. The modernization plan, which will be implemented over the next several years, reflects over $10 billion of capability investments to enhance the U.S.-Japan Alliance, bolster regional dete  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Arctic Defender, a German Air Forces-led exercise, is scheduled to begin July 8 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through July 18. As part of a monthslong exercise tour in the Indo-Pacific, known as Pacific Skies 24, Arctic Defender is the first stop for the t  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan - III Marine Expeditionary Force received a shipment of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) at Naha Military Port on June 29, 2024. The ACV is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier, designed to fully upgrade the Marine Corps' fleet of Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV). "III Marine Expeditionary Force is a modern, ready force," said   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted more than 70 senior joint-force leaders for two days of engagements focused on the Indo-Pacific strategy, capabilities, and force posture at Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, July 1-2, 2024. Discussions centered on synchronization of operational design, with open dialogue on challenges a  more