JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps marked a significant milestone as it celebrated its 75th anniversary during its annual summit in Arlington, Virginia, from Aug. 6-8. The summit brought together Chaplain Corps leaders and religious support teams from across the globe to reflect on the corps' history and a way ahead for the future with the theme "Hon  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Nine doctoral students awarded prestigious fellowships for advanced research * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is pleased to announce the selection of nine new graduate fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. Funded by the Jefferson Science Associates (JSA) Initiatives Fund program, these fell  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Kaitlyn Aleong as Instructional Systems Specialist for Mathematics 6-12. Mrs. Aleong earned her Master of Science in Educational Administration and her Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Emporia State University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication Marine Corps Systems Command When Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller famously quipped, "Hit hard, hit fast, hit often," there's a good chance he had Marine Corps mortarmen in mind. From the Spanish-American War through the 21st-century War on Terror, the Marine Corps has consistently employed artillery and other fire  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2024: Today, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Chief's Report for the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study, propelling the study to the next phase of Congressional authorization and funding. The Miami-Dade Back Bay CSRM Feasibility Study is an   more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Hannah Lancaster The 96th Test Wing's protocol staff recently attended an immersive training course offered once every five years to further develop their capabilities in various protocol practices. The Protocol School of Washington in Virginia provides in-depth hospitality training to protocol members across the Air Force. Protocol is responsible for the Air Force decorum, customs   more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: NGA's new campus in St. Louis has started to come alive this summer, as its first residents have moved in - the facility's outdoor plants. Trees, shrubs and more have been planted into large containers in the central courtyard of the Main Operations Building. The campus still isn't quite ready for its human occupants - NGA move-in is scheduled to begin in 2025, to be completed in 2026 - but  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Gate City, Virginia pharmacist who tampered with oxycodone and hydromorphone was sentenced last week to 24 months in federal prison. Dillon West Breeding, 34, pled guilty in June 2024 to one count of tampering with consumer products. "Ensuring the integrity of our prescription drugs is vital to maintaining the public's confidence in our healthcare system," U  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Roanoke man pled guilty last week to a handful of federal drug and gun charges after orchestrating the straw purchase of a firearm and selling pressed fentanyl pills and multiple firearms (including a 'ghost gun') to a confidential informant. Julius Frederick Muse, III, 19, of Roanoke, Virginia, pled guilty last week to four counts of selling a firearm to anot  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted two Nicaraguan nationals on Aug. 23 for possession with intent to distribute over two tons of marijuana on the high seas, in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, on board a stateless vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, on Sept. 27, 2023, while   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Walter Alvin Cremeans, 57, of Culloden, was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Cremeans admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of meth  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: David M. Anderson, age 63, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to filing a false tax return, according to United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. According to court documents, Anderson, a physician, filed false tax returns that understated his taxable income, causing a loss to the IRS of $143,599. "The Justice Department works every day t  more