ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news release: By Scott Sturkol As January 2024 dawns, contractors have been busy getting the foundation complete for a third four-story, 60,000-square-foot barracks at Fort McCoy as construction with the Army Corps of Engineers-managed project continues. The third barracks was awarded June 28 to BlindermanPower (Construction) at just over $28 million. A notice to proceed with construction was giv more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Department of the Air Force has established documentation requirements for Airmen and Guardians planning to request reimbursement for pet travel expenses due to permanent change of station moves. The Defense Travel Management Office announced a new policy to cover pet travel expenses, including pet transpo more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece A hub created four years ago to fuse global support and business operations at the Defense Logistics Agency is living up to its name. The Agency Synchronization Operations Center coordinates the efforts of DLA regional commands, major subordinate commands, and DLA Headquarters elements to provide oversight and a unified view of operations. Members of the 24/7 ce more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory on Jan. 3, 2024: * * * Tomorrow, Jan. 4, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Portsmouth, Virginia, with U.S. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, to highlight new federal grant awards to support investments in school infrastruct more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 5 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Rebecca Ward Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and recently published in the Journal Nature. A research team, led by ONR's Principal Investigator, Dr. Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University, developed a computational meth more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Although quitting tobacco can be difficult, saying goodbye to cigarettes and chewing tobacco has many health benefits. If you've decided to kick the habit, TRICARE covers products and services to help you become tobacco-free. "Quitting tobacco lowers your risk for serious diseases, including lung, mouth and more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 5 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Although quitting tobacco can be difficult, saying good-bye to cigarettes and chewing tobacco has many health benefits. If you've decided to kick the habit, TRICARE covers products and services to help you become tobacco-free. "Quitting tobacco lowers your risk for serious diseases, including lung, mouth and throat cancers, heart disease, and chronic lung illnesses," said Stacy Usher, DNP, lead nurse consultant  more PR