COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz, 14th Flying Training Wing Before Undergraduate Pilot Training students hear the applause of family and friends at graduation, they hear the engines of the T-6 Texan II. The Maintenance Authority & Quality team is tasked with ensuring their mechanical chorus is finely tuned. From 2021 to 2023 over 1,349 student pilots have earned the  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently named Jon Hendrickson of Forest Lake, Minnesota, as its 2024 hall of fame inductee. Hendrickson was honored for his exemplary service to the St. Paul District and the Corps of Engineers. Over the course of his 36-year career, Hendrickson served as a senior hydraulic engineer, advancing to the role of a regional techni  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: When Tech. Sgt. Marisa Bender received her new assignment orders to Columbus, she wondered what the weather in Ohio, would be like in the summer. Turns out the weather at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, is slightly different than she imagined. Bender arrived on station in March 2024, and began the process of obtaining her Contracting Officer Representative nomination to qualif  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: A Biloxi, Mississippi man pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 109 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Mark Oatis, 47, was found in possession of 109 grams of methamphetamine, a scale, and clear plastic baggies during a traffic stop in Gulfport. Oatis is scheduled to be sentenced on November 21, 20  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist The Waterways Experiment Station (WES) Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees has welcomed its newest member to the elite group. Dr. Todd S. Bridges, former senior research scientist for environmental science at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory, was inducted into the grou  more