JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 8 -- 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 will host a series of events to show Airmen and Guardians how mentoring can help maximize their potential during National Mentoring Month in January. The DAF theme for 2024 is "Are You Ready?" The service is committed to increasing deliberate mentoring for the Total Force and v more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Virginia - Civilian employees in the grades of GS-07 through GS-15 (and equivalents) may apply for more than 40 civilian development (CD) opportunities including professional military education, academic programs, fellowships, experiential assignments and leadership seminars starting Jan. 10. CD programs support the DAF more PR

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Elizabeth Szoke, DCMA Public Affairs Juanita Christensen stepped into the role of executive director for the Defense Contract Management Agency's Technical Directorate earlier this year. She described her role as looking across the enterprise for technical support, including quality, engineering, manufacturing, industrial specialists and software engineers. "That's what we bring to the  more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece Almost $100,000 is needed for Defense Logistics Agency employees in the national capital region to reach their 2023 Combined Federal Campaign goal of $300,000. Just 171 of 2,285 potential donors had contributed $200,956 through Jan. 5. The campaign ends Jan. 15. "We just came out of the holiday season, a time when it's more obvious that a lot of folks just don' more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C. arrested an unlawfully present noncitizen charged with sexually assaulting a Virginia minor and production of child sexual abuse material. Deportation officers from ERO Washington, D.C.'s Mobile Criminal Apprehension Team apprehended the 21-year-old Honduran national Dec. 4 at his residence more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: The Joint Staff J-6 hosted the third Security Interoperability in the Tactical Environment (SITE) Summit in Suffolk, Virginia, convening Zero Trust experts from across the U.S. military, allies and partners to further efforts in accelerating data-centric interoperability in various tactical situations. In attendance were coalition partner representatives from the UK, Canada, Australia, more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: The Honorable Tanya Otsuka became the 25th Board Member of the National Credit Union Administration following a private swearing-in ceremony held at the agency's Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters today. NCUA Chairman Todd M. Harper delivered the oath of office. "As a career public servant, it was the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President Biden and confirmed b more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. I want to start by thanking Andrea for her leadership. Andrea, your extensive experience and deep commitment have already led to tremendous accomplishments for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. I'm very glad to start the New Year with a visit to FinCEN's office in Virginia to thank you and all FinCEN employees and to highlight the work you're doing. It more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought and excessive heat that occurred July 15 through Sept. 15, 2023. The more PR

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Four people have been sentenced for drug trafficking crimes in the Northern District of West Virginia. * Gary Weldon, also known as "Fatboy," age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 100 months for two heroin charges. * James Davis Graham, also known as "JD Graham," age 41, of Augusta, West Virginia, was sentenced to  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Space Base Delta I issued the following news release: The United States Space Force selected two institutions under the Space Strategic Technology Institute, or SSTI 2, to facilitate applied research in the areas of In-Space Operations, which includes Space Access, Mobility, and Logistics, or SAML. In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, USSF has selected the following lead institutions to receive a combined total of $49.9 million: - University of more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Frank W. Basenback, 36, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 8, 2023, Basenback agreed to sell heroin to a confidential informant. Basenback admitted that he sold approximately 56 grams of fentanyl to the confidential informant on the 330 more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Larry Williams Jr., 52, of Pontiac, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 9, 2023, Williams sold approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine and a quantity of heroin to a confidential informant at a Washington Avenue location in Huntington more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: Today, Scott Jeremy Savage, 46, of Nitro, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and Dashounieque Lashay Wright, 27, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty to use of a communication facility to facilitate drug trafficking. Both ad more PR