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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday September 14, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Command kicks off National Safety Month observance with emergency Preparedness Fair
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BREMERTON, Wash. Code 1130, Emergency Management Division, and Code 105.6, Radiological Emergency Planning, hosted a Preparedness Fair for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility employees, Sept, 3, outside Building 1106 along Farragut Avenue. The Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management was also on hand with fire and emergency services to pass out i  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney's Office to Work With Local Partners to Reduce Domestic Violence
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities across 47 states, territories, and the District of Columbia for designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The Justice Department - through its United States Attorney's Offices (USAOs) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco  more

NSWC IHD's Role at National Robot Rodeo Vital to Influence Future EOD Technology
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Attendees at the 2024 National Robot Rodeo (NRR) held in Valparaiso, Ind., watch as Rob vonLoewenfeldt, chief of operations for host U.S. Bomb Technician Association, describes one of NRR's operational scenarios, in which air and ground robots completed tasks, Aug. 28. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristen Knott) Valparaiso, Ind. As leaders in the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community, Naval Surface Wa  more

NUWC Division Newport's Federal Women's Program hosts speaker for Women's Equality Day
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Newport, R.I. Leadership how we are influenced, how we influence others and how to be successful at leading was the focus of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Women's Equality Day celebration held on Aug. 29. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Abaigeal Hillyard, deputy director of the Human Resources Center of Excellence at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, spoke in ho  more

Shipyard's cradle-to-grave submarine maintenance critical to the Navy
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BREMERTON, Wash. During a recent visit to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, the Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, visited with the project teams for USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735), USS Ohio (SSGN 726), and USS Chicago (SSN 721). While here, he learned how the teams working on submarines at PSNS & IMF face constant   more

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Shipyard works to foster environment of all-around wellness
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: BREMERTON, Wash. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility's Mental Health & Well Being Community of Practice is working to help illuminate the myths and roadblocks associated with seeking help for mental health issues during the month of September. In 2008, September was designated National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. It is a time when we are asked to  more

TSA Officers Stop Man With Gun at Norfolk International Airport One Day After the 23rd Anniversary of 9/11
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Norfolk International Airport prevented a North Carolina., man from bringing his gun onto a flight at Norfolk International Airport today, September 12. The 9mm firearm was loaded with six bullets, including one in the chamber. The man told officials that he forgot that he had his l  more