INTERIOR, South Dakota, Dec. 7 -- The National Park Service Badlands National Park issued the following news release: Badlands National Park superintendent Eric Veach announced the selection of Abigail Aldrich as the new deputy superintendent of Badlands National Park/superintendent of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota. Aldrich is currently a project manager with the Harpers Ferry Center in West Virginia. She will assume her new role in South Dakota in January 2024. "I a more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Maura Fitch The Army Medicine Strategic vision is clear, "Army Medicine must maintain the ability to employ the most skilled medical professional as far forward on the battlefield as possible, trained to the best of their abilities to provide healthcare in resource reduced environments." The Combat Medic (68W) has always been at the frontlines of Army Medicine and must modernize their capability to meet tomo more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: DoDEA Pacific West District Superintendent Dr. Jacob Sherwood is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Angie Vernau as the district's Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS) for Pre-kindergarten. Ms. Vernau brings a wealth of experience to the position, having served more than two decades in public school systems prior to joining DoDEA in 2017 as a fourth-grade teacher at Hu more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece The U.S. Senate confirmed Army Maj. Gen. Mark Simerly for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and director of the Defense Logistics Agency Dec. 5 after a 10-month impasse of Defense Department nominations. He will replace Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic upon her retirement in February. Simerly has led the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Gregg-Adam more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: The Applied Research Center (ARC) is tying the knot with the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. Today, the City of Newport News announced the transfer of the Applied Research Center to Jefferson Lab and the DOE. The announcement was made in a ribbon-tying ceremony for the facility. "Newport News is a hub o more PR

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Adisen Smith, 633d Air Base Wing Public Affairs Senior Airman Jessi Wilson sighed, it was another long day of reviewing patient files, curating meal plans and meeting with patients. After a year of working as the only diet technician, she created a harmonious work flow at the 633d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron nutritional medicine clinic at the  more PR

SUFFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Delegates from 20 nations and three international organizations gathered at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in Suffolk, Va., in mid-November for the Nimble Titan 24 Conflict Event. Sponsored by U.S. Space Command and organized and supported by the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, the event was the culmination of a series of planning and executio more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: An Austin man and two co-conspirators were sentenced in a federal court in Austin for their roles in the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. According to court documents, David Lee Jr., 46, of Austin, Virginia Zepeda, 43, of Austin, and Jackie Lynne Chester, 37, of Taylor, were identified as suppliers of counterfeit oxycodone tablets and other counterfeit pre more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: AUSTIN, Texas - An Austin man and two co-conspirators were sentenced in a federal court in Austin for their roles in the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. According to court documents, David Lee Jr., 46, of Austin, Virginia Zepeda, 43, of Austin, and Jackie Lynne Chester, 37, of Taylor, were identified as suppliers of counterfeit o more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a Montpelier, Va., woman from bringing her handgun onto a flight on Sunday, Dec. 3. The .380 caliber handgun was not loaded but it was packed alongside a magazine loaded with 10 bullets among the woman's carry-on items. The gun was caug more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Gary F. Fridley II, 41, of Cross Lanes, was sentenced today to three years of federal probation and ordered to pay $19,732.88 in restitution for embezzlement of labor union assets. According to court documents and statements made in court, from about December 20, 2018, until about June 12, 2019, Fridley was a union officer in Nitro w more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: U.S. Fleet Forces Command and NATO leaders hosted twenty journalists from the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center for two days of media engagements and unit visits Nov. 29-30, 2023. Journalists gained crucial insights into how the Navy engages globally alongside its allies and partners to defend freedom, preserve economic prosperity, and keep the seas open and free. "We can't do th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: U.S. Marshals Service Director Ronald L. Davis met with Italy's Chief of Polizia di Stato (Chief of Police) - Director General of the Department of Public Security Prefect Vittorio Pisani in Rome Dec. 1 to affirm a joint commitment to support the advancement of each agency's law enforcement capabilities by sharing professional expertise and best practices. Th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced funding for a feasibility study grant to REV-UP Solar Ventures Zambia (REV-UP) to support the development of a large-scale solar power project in Zambia's North-Western Province. The project will supply clean, stable electricity to Zambian industry and households and has the potential to provide power for two crit more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and Investor Leadership Network (ILN) announced a new strategic partnership to help mobilize climate finance from ILN's global coalition of institutional investors representing over $10 trillion in assets. Under the partnership, USTDA will use its project preparation tools to prepare projects in emerging economies for the financing conside more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: A California man, who supplied the fentanyl linked to teenage overdoses that occurred in Wise County, Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in federal prison. Alexander Ortiz, 26, a.k.a. "LoLife," of Fullerton, Calif., pleaded guilty in January 2023 to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distr more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: War crimes charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel were unsealed today. The charges include unlawful confinement, inhuman treatment, and torture of a U.S. national in Ukraine following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Suren Seiranovich Mkrtchyan, 45, Dmitry Budnik, Valerii LNU (last name unknown), an more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, issued the following news release: A Marion, Virginia man, who trafficked multiple pounds of methamphetamine into Southwest Virginia since 2021, was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week for his role in the conspiracy. Brian Cory Hoover, 34, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute 500 grams or more of me more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Karl Lamont Funderburk, 37, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute a quantity of cocaine, and conspiracy to distribute a quantity of fentanyl. Funderburk admitted to his role in a drug traf more PR