JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall made it clear that the Air Force and Space Force are fully committed -- and pushing hard -- to develop and deploy artificial intelligence as a key element in meeting security challenges posed by China and other adversaries Dec. 2. Kendall's remarks were not new, but by voicing more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has announced that high school students Mr. Baden Francis and Mr. Robert Rasmussen will represent the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) during the 62nd annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 2 - 9, 2024. Francis, from Okinawa, Japan and Rasmussen from Vilseck, Germany were selected from among DODEA's top stud more PR

STERLING, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $56,400 from an Iraq-bound man at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday only hours after they seized $68,000 in unreported currency from a Nigeria-bound family. There is no limit to how much currency or other monetary instruments travelers may bring to or take out of the United States. However, more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Are you enrolled in or eligible for a TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select plan? During TRICARE Open Season, you may be eligible to change plans or enroll in a plan for 2024. It's important to understand your plan options so you can choose the right coverage for your family. That's because open season may be your more PR

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following directive: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the designation of the medical center as a Level II Trauma Center, Dec. 8. NMCP's leadership was notified by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services in August 2023 that the medical center received the provisional designation as a Level II Trauma Center that means it can receive severely injured civilian more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport prevented an Ashburn, Va., man from carrying a loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday, Thursday, Dec. 7. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 13 bullets. It was the 34th gun that TSA officers at the airport have detected at one of the che more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: The United States, United Kingdom and Australia announced a trilateral initiative called the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability today following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in September. The new program is designed to provide 24/7, all-weather capabilities that will increase the ability to detect, track, identify and characterize objects in deep space. The memorandum of understanding between the th more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered IT Services Now LLC and O@sis Group LLC, located in McLean, and their CEO, Mustafa Khabir, 51, of Haymarket, to pay $1,052,227 for submitting fraudulent applications to obtain federally guaranteed loans through the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). T more PR

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release: Angelo Johnson, 27, of Beckley, was sentenced today to three years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 13, 2022, Johnson sold a quantity of methamphetamine to a confidential informan more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release: Ryan Keith Kincaid, 46, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Kincaid admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According to court documents and statements made in court, in Marc more PR

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, Dec. 9 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: The Senate confirmed Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Gregory Masiello Tuesday to be the next Defense Contract Management Agency director. He will be promoted to the grade of lieutenant general and assume leadership of the agency in the coming weeks. Details on the change of leadership ceremony will be provided once finalized. "Maj. Gen. Masiello is an exceptionally experienced acquisition professiona more PR