JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (11th Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi, 316th Wing Public Affairs The Joint Base Andrews Fisher House commemorated its 30th anniversary with a celebration event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 26, 2024. The event also honored the legacy of Zachary Fisher, founder of the Fisher House Foundation, on what would have been his birthday. Located within walking distance of the Malc  more

FORT MEADE, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency issued the following news: By Marco A. Villasana Jr., DISA Office of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs The Defense Information Systems Agency and Joint Force Headquarters - Department of Defense Information Network are entering a new era of leadership, one that will aim to shape the future of cybersecurity and information technology across the Department of Defense. In a ceremonial pas  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Maryland man on federal charges related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million dollars in unemployment benefits. On May 22, 2024, a grand jury returned an indictment of Mervyn Fombe Abiko, a/k/a "Magic," a 35-year-old Maryland man with conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated ident  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: * * * USU Faculty Members Lead Team of Uniformed Physicians and Nurses in Tropical Disease Field Training * * * By Claire Pak, A group of 10 Army, Navy, and Air Force healthcare professionals--including staff physicians and nurses, residents, and nurse practitioners--recently completed the final phase of the Military Tropical Medicine training course during a 15-day training trip to Honduras.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The National Capital Planning Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Commission Also Comments on New National Mall Comfort Stations * * * At its October 3, 2024 meeting (https://www.ncpc.gov/review/archive/2024/10/) the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) provided comments on concept plans for the Fallen Journalists Memorial submitted by the National Park Service in collaboration with the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation. The p  more