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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Thursday August 15, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Active component OC/T lives total army force serving in an Army Reserve unit
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT MCCOY, Wis. *** Original text here: https://www.usar.army.mil/News/News-Display/Article/3874056/active-component-oct-lives-total-army-force-serving-in-an-army-reserve-unit/  more

Army Reserve bridge company makes waves at annual training exercise
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. The long history of Army engineers traces back to over 200 years ago. Today, in 2024, that history is being added to by an engineering unit based in the small town of Hammond, Wisconsin. The 652nd Multi-Role Bridge Company conducted a bridging exercise in Fountain City, Wisconsin, during the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 24-02 fro  more

Army surgeon general explores AI advancements in health care during Silicon Valley visit
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. In a pivotal visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the U.S. Army's surgeon general, engaged with expert leaders at Stanford University and Google to explore new partnerships aimed at enhancing military health care and readiness. The visit, which also included a stop at the 63rd Readiness Division in Mountain View, highlighted the Army  more

CFTC Orders Truist Bank to Pay $3 Million Penalty and Remediate Recordkeeping and Supervision Failures Relating to Widespread Use of Unapproved Communications Methods
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against North Carolina swap dealer . The order finds Truist failed to maintain, preserve, or produce records required to be kept under CFTC recordkeeping requirements. Truist also failed to diligently supervise matters related to its business as a CFTC swap dealer. Truist admits  more

Delivering critical communications across the Caribbean in response to Tropical Storm Ernesto
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico Elements of the 35th Expeditionary Signal Battalion Enhanced (ESB-E) are on their way to the U.S. Virgin Islands after the activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico in response to Tropical Storm Ernesto's pending arrival to the U.S territories and Puerto Rican islands. During natural disasters, maintaining clear li  more

First female commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve's 80th Training Command relinquishes unit colors
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: RICHMOND, Va. Maj. Gen. Patricia Wallace, commanding general of the 80th Training Command (The Army School System), relinquished command to Maj. Gen. Michael Dougherty during a ceremony at the Frank Lotts Center on the Defense Supply Center-Richmond on Sunday. Maj. Gen. Robert D. Harter, the next chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, presided over   more

Media Alert: Low-level fixed-wing, helicopter flights to image geology over parts of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The airborne survey will be conducted from August of 2024 for approximately one year, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. The survey is being coordinated by the U.S  more

Paralegal Warrior Training Course - Enhancing Interoperability
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT MCCOY, Wis. More than 56 paralegal (27D) Soldiers from over five United States Army Reserve (USAR) Commands participated in the annual Paralegal Warrior Training Course (PWTC) hosted by the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) from July 21 to August 03, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Participants of the PWTC spent a week in the classroom learning about paralegal compete  more

USARC CSM visits troops, boosts morale
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. Command Sgt. Major Gregory Betty, the 15th command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, circulated through the 86th Training Division's Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) 24-02 Friday and Saturday to visit troops and observe combat readiness training. The CSTX is designed to deliver and enable realistic training in an austere training environment an  more