ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Headquarters Air Force hosted an Agile Combat Employment Interoperability and Integration conference with seven allies and partners at the Pentagon, Feb. 27-28. ACE is an Air Force doctrine outlining operational schemes of maneuver to increase asset survivability while generating airpower in a high-threat environment. Combat employment experts f more PR

FORT BELVOR, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: By Jordan Pearson In the heart of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), a remarkable figure stands out, not only for her exceptional role within the organization, but also for her inspiring journey and the history she represents. Lt. Col. Ezella N. Washington, INSCOM command surgeon, is a beacon of leadership, dedication and trailblazing achievements, especially as  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jeff Arrington, Superintendent of the DoDEA Europe South District, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Cheryl Tibbs as the Assistant Principal of Ankara Elementary High School in Ankara, Turkiye. Tibbs currently serves as the Assistant Principal of Vicenza High School in Vicenza, Italy, where she worked tirelessly to foster positive, productive relationships with s more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jason Ter Horst, the Department of Defense Education Activity - Europe West District Superintendent, announces that Dr. Tyais Dial has been chosen as the new principal for Spangdahlem High School in Germany. "Dr. Dial is a proven leader with a wealth of diverse experience. We are excited to have her on board the Europe team," said Ter Horst. Dial, originally from Califor more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Alvin Dyer got his first Black history lesson from the back seat of a car while riding around Memphis, Tennessee, when he was just 10. "That's the very spot where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated," Dyer's father told him and his older brother, pointing to the Lorraine Motel, where King was shot on the balcony of his second-floor room in 1968. The civil rights activist  more PR

STERLING, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: A male California resident is facing felony narcotics possession charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly 88 pounds of Hashish in his checked baggage on Monday at Washington Dulles International Airport. Virginia State Police troopers charged Johnathan Edward Perez, 27, with felony possession with intent to distribute, tra more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has canceled the monthly test of its tornado warning siren this week. Instead, the lab will participate in the Virginia Statewide Tornado Drill scheduled by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) for March 7 at 9:45 a.m. The drill is being held by VD more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By MC1(SW/AW) Jeanette M. Mullinax, Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs The rating insignia reveal followed the U.S. Navy's announcement in NAVADMIN 036/24, establishing the branch's enlisted career field for operators, maintainers, and managers of robotic and autonomous systems. The establishment of the RW rating underpins the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's plans for bui more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56979) involving Zannino Engineering, Chester, Virginia: * * * Rep Org: Virginia Rad Materials Program Licensee: Zannino Engineering Region: 1 City: Chester State: VA County: Chesterfield License #: 087-448-1 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Sheila Nelson HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 02/19/2024 Notification Time: 14:16 [ET] Event Date: 02/16/2024 Event Time: 17:4 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56979) involving Zannino Engineering, Chester, Virginia: * * * Rep Org: Virginia Rad Materials Program Licensee: Zannino Engineering Region: 1 City: Chester State: VA County: Chesterfield License #: 087-448-1 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Sheila Nelson HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 02/19/2024 Notification Time: 14:16 [ET] Event Date: 02/16/2024 Event Time: 17:4 more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Cedric Pierre Young, age 33, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison to be followed by six years of supervised release for heroin and fentanyl trafficking. According to court documents and statements made in court, Young, also known as "Billy," sold heroin and fentanyl near Fifth Street Park playground and the Mario more PR

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Dominic Asquith, age 39, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for his role in a drug racketeering enterprise that had reach into Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Delaware. According to court documents and statements made in court, Asquith worked for a multi-state organized drug trafficking business more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: A Richmond, Virginia, man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. According to court documents, Newport News Police Department (NNPD) performed a traffic stop on Ladrale Antonio Putney, 44, shortly after midnight on February 8, 2021, for dri more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: A Salvadoran member of the transnational street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an adolescent boy in 2016. According to court documents, Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 years old and living in Alexandria at the time, was one of several members a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: More people are traveling by train with a record number stopping in Virginia and North Carolina. The top five stations in the Southeast in 2023 were the Staples Mill Road Station in Richmond, Va., Alexandria, Va., Charlotte, N.C., Norfolk, Va., and Raleigh, N.C. "The tremendous growth in ridership is a result of the substantial investments North Carolina and Virginia are making to exp more PR