ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Two Department of the Air Force members received awards during the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Awards, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics conference held at the Baltimore Convention Center, Maryland, Feb. 15-17. At the 19th Annual Stars and Stripes Dinner Feb. 16, an Air Force Airman and a Space Force Guardian were recognized  more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Colin Jay Williams, DLA Historian The Defense Logistics Agency has long provided goods and services to allied nations. From NATO cataloging in the 1960s to today's worldwide crises, the agency has used the Foreign Military Sales program to advance national policy and realize economies of scale. While allies and technology have changed, the procedures by which sales are con more PR

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Sean LeClaire, Marine Corps Base Quantico A U.S. Marine was awarded as the Marine Corps Installations Command Marine of the Year for superior performance and demonstrated leadership skills, here, Feb. 9, 2024. Lance Cpl. Marina Camponescki, a finance technician with Programs and Resources Department, Headquarters Marine Corps, was recognized for outperforming all other more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Kanawha County, West Virginia. This is the first case of HPAI in domestic birds in West Virginia during this outbreak, which began in February more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Kenard Jerlonnie Moore, also known as "Lonnie," 41, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 28, 2023, Moore sold approximately 16 grams of methamphetamine and approximately 63 gram more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Melvin Pearson Jones, 40, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 3, 2023, Jones sold a quantity of fentanyl to a confidential informant at his Huntington apartment for $300. Jones admitted to the transaction, and to arranging it beforehan more PR