CREECH AFB, Nevada, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Creech Air Force Base (432nd Air Expeditionary Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Victoria Nuzzi, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs The first general programmable electronic digital computer was invented in 1943 at the University of Pennsylvania and was used during World War II to calculate ranges for artillery. The computer had to be programmed by plugboards and could take hundreds of hours to program manuall  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting a second iteration of the Emerald Warrior exercise this year from July 29 - August 18, 2024. This joint, combined exercise provides realistic and relevant, high-end training to prepare special operations forces, conventional forces, and international partners in the evolving strategic environment, shifting focus to growing kinetic and non-  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting a second iteration of the Emerald Warrior exercise this year from July 29 - August 18, 2024. This joint, combined exercise provides realistic and relevant, high-end training to prepare special operations forces, conventional forces, and international partners in the evolving strategic environment, shifting focus to growing kinetic and non-  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today alleging that five individuals participated in a massive, complex fraud and money laundering scheme that resulted in losses of more than $27 million to over 2,000 seniors. During a coordinated law enforcement operation this morning in Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada, about 60 federal, state an  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board issued the following letter on July 25, 2024: * * * To: The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-1000 Dear Secretary Granholm: The Nevada National Security Site contractor, Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS), is executing the Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) projects at the Principal Underground Lab  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * From June 2023 to June 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in South Carolina (+3.5 percent), Missouri (+3.2 percent), and Nevada (+3.1 percent). The following states also had over-the-year employment increases of a  more