JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force District of Washington issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Daniel Walderbach, 316th Wing Public Affairs Joint Base Andrews, commonly known as "America's Airfield," is the home of Air Force One, making it one of the U.S. Air Force's highest visibility bases. The reestablished 316th Security Forces Squadron Elite Guard Section has the duty of protecting the installation as well as the thousands of men and women who visit, wor  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Climate change affects the entire planet, said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, and no one nation can solve the problem on its own not even the United States. During the "Climate and Defense Summit of the Americas," held Aug. 22-23 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, civilian and military leaders, scientists, and emergency resp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, FEMA announced the agency is establishing a new university called National Disaster & Emergency Management University (NDEMU) to help train emergency managers to keep pace with the rapidly changing threat environment. Emergency management, as a practice, is constantly shifting to address the nation's most pressing threats, risks and hazards from climate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) coordinated with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard to select 16 domestic installations that will begin awarding shipments under the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) in September. These installations are located across nine states - Arizona, Califo  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The Navy's Strike Planning and Execution program (PMA-281) and Aerial Targets program (PMA-208) recently partnered with Shield AI to integrate autonomy and artificial intelligence software into the BQM-177A sub-sonic aerial target, marking a significant milestone in furthering autonomous systems for real-world applications in naval aviation. The Navy competitively awarded this effort to S  more