WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command, in conjunction with the Department of the Air Force Acquisition Program Management Office, will host a series of Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) Town Hall briefings beginning Aug. 20. All AFMC civilian supervisors and personnel are encouraged to attend one of these events to learn more about AcqDemo and how th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Katie Scott, Air Force Institute of Technology Air Force Institute of Technology alumnus Dr. Michael Sherburne was awarded a U.S. Patent on July 9 for his innovative work titled "Article Comprising Bonded Substrate Comprising Nanocrystals and Method of Making and Using Same" (Patent No. US 12,031,074 B1) (https://patents.google.com/patent/US12031074B1/en). "This invention lays the f  more

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Javier Eduardo Gutierrez-Quintana, 47, of El Paso, Texas, has pleaded guilty to possession of 20 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute. According to court documents, on May 31, 2024, Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) officers encountered the defendant who was driving a commercial vehicle bearing a Texas license plate and registration. A second OSHP officer d  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Mark Shepherd, age 72, of Kenton, Ohio, has been sentenced to 12 months of probation, a $5,000 fine, and 150 hours of community service by U.S. Magistrate Judge Darrell A. Clay, after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping pollutants and hazardous substances into waterways that killed thousands of fish in the Scioto River. He was also ordered to pay   more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Dion Dejournett, 29, of Akron, was sentenced to 90 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan, after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, and one count of possession of firearms to further the crime of drug trafficking. Dejournett was ordered to serve five years of   more