RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Col. Christopher Rondeau assumed command of Air University Detachment 1 at the Air Force Institute of Technology on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during a ceremony on July 31, 2024. As AFIT's senior military leader, he is responsible for maintaining good order and discipline among approximately 1,800 active-duty faculty, staff and students. In addition to his commander d  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin speaks during an all-call at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 13, 2024. During his visit, Allvin discussed Great Power Competition and how Air Force leaders are implementing major changes centered on they develop people, generate readiness, project power and develop integrated capabilities. (U.S. Air Force pho  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 17 -- Air University issued the following news: By Katie Scott, Air Force Institute of Technology Col. Christopher Rondeau assumed command of Air University Detachment 1 at the Air Force Institute of Technology on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during a ceremony on July 31, 2024. As AFIT's senior military leader, he is responsible for maintaining good order and discipline among approximately 1,800 active-duty faculty, staff and students. In addition to hi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser has been busy since becoming the Command Chief for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) in May 2024. In that time, he has toured several Center installations, spoken with groups of enlisted Airmen, reminding all Center members about their direct impact in ensuring the Air Force is ready to counter near-peer competitors. One of the Chi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HOUSTON (AFNS) -- The Honorable Alex Wagner, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi and Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna hosted a quality-of-life fireside chat at the Air Force Sergeants Association Summit 2024 in Houston, Aug. 13. Each senior leader defined that the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that Kevin Martin, an owner and manager of residential rental properties in and around Athens, Ohio, has agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed female tenants and housing applicants in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, alleges that  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center's Armament Directorate welcomed its new director Aug. 7 at a assumption of leadership ceremony. Col. Robert Lyons III took over as the new program executive officer for weapons and director of the unit. Lyons is responsible for the planning and execution of all life cycle activities for air-delivered munitions, i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: * * * Newspaper Drivers Local 473 Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Retirement Benefit Plan of the Newspaper and Magazine Drivers, Chauffeurs and Handlers Union  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle at 11:01 P.M. Pacific Time Feb. 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterr  more