VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist Tongass National Forest, ALASKA -- Located in the wild expanses of southeastern Alaska, the Tongass National Forest (TNF) is one of the largest old-growth temperate rainforests in the world. It stretches across more than 20,000 islands and is renowned for its natural beauty and rich biodiversity. The forest also features thousa  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist Research scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have successfully demonstrated a novel method of 3-D printing with ice reinforced with natural fibers. Led by teams from two ERDC labs - the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory's (CRREL) advance materials and the Construction Eng  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) joined Veritex Community Bank to award $12,500 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to Credit Coalition and $21,000 to the Houston Land Bank Fund to help promote economic development in Houston, Texas. The funds are part of $1.2 mill  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 19 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that starting today, November 18, 2024, applications for funding from the Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund are available through the Office of the Attorney General and service providers are welcome to begin the application process. "Human trafficking is real and it is here in Mississippi. Working t  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Mississippi corporation operating as Mary Mahoney's Old French House restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, and its co-owner and manager, Anthony Charles Cvitanovich, were sentenced today on charges arising from their participation in a long-standing conspiracy to misbrand seafood by substituting inexpensive imported fish for the local premium species they   more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 32 Attorneys General Urge Federal Action to Protect Children on Social Media Platforms * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would protect children from emerging technologies including some of the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Cmdr. J. Aaron Roberts relinquished command of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1, the Warlocks, to Cmdr. Luis A. Levine, the new Commanding Officer (CO), during a change of command and retirement ceremony Nov. 14 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. NRL's CO Capt. J  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database that could reduce illegal robocalls. He is working with 46 other attorneys general to close a loophole in the database that allows bad actors to have access to the U.S. telephone network. Registration on the FCC's Robocall Mitigation   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Col. Scott Ryder, 14th Mission Support Group commander, presented Caledonia Elementary School with the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award at Caledonia Elementary School, Caledonia, Mississippi, Nov. 14, 2024. The Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award, awarded by the Military Child Education Coalition, honors impactful partnerships and initiatives that benefit militar  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in a letter today to Congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Twenty-six Undergraduate Pilot Training student pilots of Class 25-02 and 25-03, graduated on November 15, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The UPT graduation ceremony officially marks the completion of initial flight training in the T-6 Texan II as students earn their wings and begin the next phase of advanced pilot training for the Air For  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 18 -- 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 Capt. August Schaefer, 81st Force Support Squadron military personnel flight commander, and a Marine assigned to the Marine Detachment Keesler, participate in a shoot-move-communicate drill during Warrior Day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov. 8, 2024. Teams of two worked together to maneuver barri  more