MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, March 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. David Brandes and Lance Cpl. Ethan Miller, Marine Corps Base Quantico The corporal dragged his body up the obsidian sheet of sand speckled with other water-logged Marines. He clambered over the peak of an incline, only to find one of his comrades was missing something: his head. "That kind of woke me up to what we were getting into," said the nearly 100-year-old Cpl. D more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: RICHMOND, Va. -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C. arrested an unlawfully present Guatemalan noncitizen convicted in 2022 for aggravated sexual battery of a Virginia minor. Deportation officers from ERO Washington's Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) apprehended the 43-year-old sex offender Feb. 21 in Richmond. The Richmond City Jail rel more PR

YORKTOWN, Virginia, March 9 -- The National Park Service Colonial National Historical Park issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Colonial National Historical Park, thanks to funding secured through the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), is currently repairing historic Colonial Parkway within the park. This significant investment will revitalize infrastructure that has served for up to 90 years,ensuring its functionality for the next 40 to 50 years. The project is wrapping up its more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 9 -- The National Science Board issued the following news on March 8, 2024: The National Science Board approved the statement below on U.S. science and engineering leadership. It reiterates that the nation continues to fall behind others on more and more global metrics, like research publications, patents, and knowledge-and-technology-intensive manufacturing. NSB Statement on U.S. Science and Engineering Leadership For the past decade, with each release of its Scien more PR

FORT BELVOR, Virginia, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command issued the following news: By Erin Rohn You may be familiar with the tales of famous women who have served in the U.S. Army, such as Lt. Col. Charity Adams, whose 6888 Postal Battalion provided mail and boosted morale during World War II, or Spc. Monica Brown, a medic who received the Silver Star for treating the wounded while under intense fire in Afghanistan. But what you may not be as familiar with are the sto more PR

TAMPA, Florida, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Robert Lee Ward (55, Fort Myers) to life in federal prison for killing an FBI informant and conspiracy to distribute cocaine. A jury found Ward guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine on February 18, 2022. Another jury found Ward guilty of killing an FBI informant on September 29, 2023. According to more PR

WHEELING, West Virginia, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Christopher Jason Kirk, age 43, of Tracy, California, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy in the Northern Panhandle. Kirk pled guilty in October 2023 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 5 kilograms of cocaine, and 400 grams or mo more PR

QUANTICO, Virginia, March 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Logan Beeney and Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayden Cardona, an Arlington, Texas native and aircraft maintenance support equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated remarkable courage when he witnessed a terrifying motor vehicle accident involvin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 9 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: The United States Space Force began the roll-out of its Physical Training Uniform March 8, when it was provided to the newest Basic Military Training Guardian trainees. "This is more than a uniform rollout, this is the first finalized service-specific uniform that Guardians can wear with pride," said Maj. Gen. Steven Whitney, Space Force Director of Staff. The new uniform now includes performance features such as  more PR