COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By SrA Jessica Blocher, 14 FTW PA The 48th Flying Training Squadron "Alley Cats" achieve an average of 254 pilot graduates produced annually, so it is no surprise that they are excelling in leading the way for pilot training and innovations in the classroom. On July 25, 2024, the 48th FTS executed a squadron deployment to the Alpena Combat Ready Training Cen  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist It's completely dark. Negative 20 degrees Fahrenheit. 50 feet underground. U.S. Army Soldiers have discovered a clandestine lab where a hostile adversary was working with unknown, and possibly deadly, bacteria. Team members from the 82nd Chemical Reconnaissance Detachment are working with quiet efficiency to determine what t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: DALLAS Dallas Barber and Stylist College, Inc., which operates a barber shop and school in Dallas, violated federal civil rights law when it failed to hire an applicant as a hair braider because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the suit, a pregnant woman applied for a hair braider position and performed a s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSrep) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General issued the following xx-page report (No. 24-E-0055) on Aug. 12, 2024, entitled "State Program Deficiencies and Inadequate Agency Oversight of State Enforcement Contributed to the Drinking Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi." Here are excerpts: * * * At A Glance Why We Did This Evaluation To accomplish this objective: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this eva  more