RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Training and Readiness. These are the two biggest topics of discussion on many leaders minds these days as we contemplate the issue of dealing with our biggest pacing challenge of the 21st century...China. In February of this year, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III put it this way, "We have the most pacing challenge we have ever faced China, China, China. Ladies and gentle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: MADISON, Miss. FEMA is providing enhanced customer service in Mississippi to help all survivors of the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides receive much-needed assistance. If you have applied for FEMA assistance, you may receive a call, text or email from the Enhanced Applicant Services (EAS) team. These cal  more

MERIDIAN, Mississippi, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: A Meridian man, who is a former teacher in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, was charged today with federal offenses related to his alleged online threats against school officials and former students. According to court documents, Daniel Christian Johnson, 36, made online threats over social media, including threats to kill named victims a  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (USACE-MVK) continues to advance interim risk reduction measures (IRRM) at Arkabutla Dam in Northwest Mississippi that are scheduled to be completed by late September 2024. These measures include adding piezometers to increase real-time monitoring of groundwater pressure and installing relief wells to relieve water pressure  more