RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Official websites use .mil Secure .mil websites use HTTPS U.S. Air Force members from the 908th Operations Support Squadron prepare for a Ready Airman Training exercise Sept. 7, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The exercise provided stress inoculation while building lethal combat Airmen, giving leadership the opportunity to test and evaluate multi-capable Airmen skills   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 908th Operations Support Squadron wrapped up three unit training assemblies' worth of Ready Airman Training with a comprehensive exercise Sept. 7, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the squadron's commitment to developing Airman warrior ethos and generating lethal readiness. "The idea for the exercise came from a meeting   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: In advance of Hurricane Helene's landfall in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration approved a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Florida. This declaration enables FEMA to provide federal resources to the state for emergency protective measures and aid initial response and recovery efforts. FEMA urges people to take this storm seriously as it is expected   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BALTIMORE - Today, Sept. 25, in a ceremony at the FMI - The Food Industry Association's Energy and Store Development Conference, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Program recognized nine supermarket and commercial refrigeration leaders - eight food retail companies and one advanced refrigeration system manufacturer - for exceptional achievements to reduce the impacts of commercial   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie in Tampa to meet with power and utility linemen staged and ready to respond to power outages caused by Hurricane Helene, and to provide updates on state preparedness efforts before the storm's landfall. Following Governor DeSantis' request, FEMA approved th  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador, joined by 28 other states, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States. The broad coalition requests a writ of certiorari, asking SCOTUS to take up the case of Snope v. Brown, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's unconstitutional ban on hundreds of styles of firearms, including the AR-15, the most   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer at the 2024 Hate Crimes Grantee Conference: * * * Thank you, Liz Ryan, for that introduction and thank you also to Director Karhlton Moore and the Bureau of Justice Assistance for putting together this week's conference. This inaugural conference has brought together grantees of the Justice Department's hate crime grants, which includes l  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and 25 fellow Republican governors demanded that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pass legislation to protect and show support for Jewish-American communities. You can read the letter here (https://governor.sd.gov/doc/IHRA_Joint-Letter-to-Sen-Schumer_9-23-24.pdf). ""We are less than one month away from the first anniversary of October 7, when Hamas terrori  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By LeMay Center Staff, LeMay Center Doctrine Development and Education This month, the LeMay Center highlights the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing for its first successful air interdiction operation using tactically employed Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs) during the Vietnam War. There was no single commander of air operations during the Vietnam War. However, all those with a stake in bombing Nort  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 26 -- Air University issued the following news: By Lt. Col. William Russell, Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Nine months after the U.S. Air Force announced the decision to reintegrate warrant officers into the force, the Warrant Officer Training School officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 25, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In less than 15 days, WOTS will welcome the Air Force's first cohort of 30 w  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Nine months after the U.S. Air Force announced the decision to reintegrate warrant officers into the force, the Warrant Officer Training School officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 25, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In less than 15 days, WOTS will welcome the Air Force's first cohort of 30 warrant officer candidates to its facility. The inaugu  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 26 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 17 attorneys general on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Leachco v. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The filing, which was led by the State of West Virginia, requests that the nation's high court overrule a New Deal-era case that has long given federal agencies great power with little accountability. At issue is   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office FORT BARFOOT, Va. - The Virginia National Guard celebrated the commissioning of 13 new lieutenants at a ceremony held Sept. 15, 2024, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The event marked the end of Officer Candidate School for the candidates enrolled in Class 66, 67A and 67B. Lt. Col. Christina Perronie, battalion commander of 183rd Regi  more