LONDON, England, March 26 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news story on March 25, 2024: * * * New Government Command Paper sets out full scale of the UK's national nuclear endeavour. * * * The approach to investing in and maintaining the UK's nuclear deterrent has been unveiled by Defence Secretary Grant Shapps for the first time today. The Defence Nuclear Command Paper has been published today following the Prime Minister declaring a 'national endeavour' to secure t more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, March 26 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on March 25, 2024: The Cherokee Nation's tenth Cherokee Warrior Flight departed Monday for Washington, D.C., with eight veterans who served during the Vietnam War. The Cherokee Nation funds the flight for Cherokee veterans to see the national war memorials erected in their honor at the nation's capital. "This trip is one small way for us to say thank you to our Cherokee ve more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Jacob Boyer, DLA Logistics Operations The Defense Logistics Agency's director of logistics operations participated in the Joint Sustainment and Supply Chain Forum, or JSSCF, a forum of senior logisticians from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand that promotes collaboration on critical supply chain and transformation issues between those na more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- ELECTRIC BOAT, Groton, Connecticut, won a federal contract award for $886,632 from the U.S. Navy, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for pressure transducer. Contract Award Number: N0010424CNA16; ueiSAM: E7BEKJ4V9528; Product Service Code (PSC): 6685; Solicitation Number: N0010423QND45 more CTR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTEMS, York, Pennsylvania, won a federal contract award for $17,789 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Columbus, Ohio, for industrial valve manufacturing. Contract Award Number: SPE7MC24P1215; ueiSAM: SLD5KEGGLLZ3; NAICS Code: 332911; Product Service Code (PSC): 48; Solicitation Number: SPE7MC24T6181 more CTR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTEMS, York, Pennsylvania, won a federal contract award for $723,267 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Columbus, Ohio, for engine equipment manufacturing. Contract Award Number: SPE7L324P4064; ueiSAM: SLD5KEGGLLZ3; NAICS Code: 333618; Product Service Code (PSC): 29; Solicitation Number: SPE7L523Q0113 more CTR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 26 -- The Canada Department of National Defence issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: On March 24, members of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall ship's company held a Northern Affiliation ceremony along with the Kivalliq Inuit Association and community leaders in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. The event, which took place at the Old Rankin Inlet Arena, marked the fourth affiliation between a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (A more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, March 26 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: A mental wellbeing support programme for military veterans, created by Loughborough University and the Royal Air Forces Association, has secured further funding. The investment by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust means six new residential programmes for former members of all three military services - the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force - can take place at the campus over the next two  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- MARINE POLYMERS, Stevensville, Maryland, won a federal contract award for $495,450 from the U.S. Navy, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for ship and marine equipment. Contract Award Number: N0010424PNB25; ueiSAM: LZP6L339NKZ9; Product Service Code (PSC): 2090; Solicitation Number: N0010424QNB59 more CTR

SAVANNAH, Georgia, March 26 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Katherine Lybarger A Mercer University School of Medicine student won first place in a NASA poster competition for a project judges deemed most innovative and likely to enable human exploration of space. Fourth-year medical student Sean Jackewicz described his project as a "biological spacesuit," showcasing how a synthetic chromosome could be used to increase astronauts' resistance to radiation. "I couldn more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news: The National League for Nursing announces that Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans in Virginia have been honored as the 2023 winners of the League's Public Policy Advancement Award. This annual award honors deserving congressional leaders who contribute to the nation's progress in health care, nursing, and nursing education. Each of them was selected for demonstrating unflagging "commitm more PR

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece, March 26 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news release: Loud music and confetti fills the air as brightly costumed-clad onlookers slowly shuffle their feet in search of the best vantage point of the main street through Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Laughter, music, and the piercing shrill of whistles charge the air with anticipation for the main event. With the passing of glittering dancers, twirling by in either direction, it' more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: By Ninoshka Basantes and MC1 Maddelin Hamm The Navy Wounded Warrior Program (NWW), previously known as Safe Harbor, stands as a beacon of support and care for active-duty Sailors, Reservists serving on active duty, and Coast Guardsmen wounded, ill, or injured in the line of duty or off duty. Established to provide personalized assistance and resources, NWW serves as a lifeline for service members and their famil more PR

ROCKET CENTER, West Virginia, March 26 -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is expanding the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in West Virginia. The company was recently awarded a $178 million contract from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to support the expansion. The investment will help to expand the site's capacity through the construction of a new modular energetics facility. * T more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By Jim Garamone, DOD News Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will meet with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tomorrow at the Pentagon to discuss a range of issues, including the release of the hostages Hamas has taken, Israeli operations to defeat Hamas in Gaza and the need to ensure the safety of the more than 1 million people sheltering in Rafah, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- PRODUCT PLANNING, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, won a federal contract award for $543,790 from the U.S. Navy, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for analog voice products. Contract Award Number: N0010424PNA82; ueiSAM: JMRKDCW1VEA5; Product Service Code (PSC): 7g20; Solicitation Number: N0010424QNA65 more CTR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Army is moving toward a future where soldier formations will be more efficient and lethal thanks to the integration of advanced technology both on the ground and in the air, according to the service's chief of staff. Army Gen. Randy George discussed some of the advancements on March 22 when talking with the Defense One digital media platform more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on March 25, 2024: Today is National Medal of Honor Day - a special day set aside to honor those who have been awarded the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest military decoration. National Medal of Honor Day was first declared a holiday in 1990 when President George H.W. Bush signed it into law. Since then, every year on March 25th, we have celebrated the more than 3,500 brave American heroes who have been h more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Director Christopher Wray has named Robert A. Eikhoff as the special agent in charge of the Jackson Field Office in Mississippi. Mr. Eikhoff most recently served as a section chief in the Operational Technology Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Eikhoff joined the FBI as a special agent in 2004 and was assigned to the Columbia Field Office in South Carolina, where he investigated public corru more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate approved a legislative package of six appropriations bills that includes funding for Arkansas defense, health and education priorities championed by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) including significant investment in the future pilot training mission in Fort Smith. The legislation was signed into law Saturday. "I'm proud to deliver investments to Arkansas that support growth and developm more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: On the beaches, oceans, air and deserts of the U.S. West Coast, more than 4,000 members of the joint force, civilians, contractors, and militaries from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and Japan experimented with more than 200 technologies in the Army's largest experiment in the dirt, Project Convergence Capstone 4. Two pha more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 26 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Steven Bartolotta Six of the best from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were inducted as Distinguished Fellows from the National Academies of Practice on Saturday, March 16. Provost and executive vice president, Dr. Charles Taylor, Dr. Lillee Gelinas, an assistant professor from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dr. Teresa Wagn more PR

ALGIERS, Algeria, March 26 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: Military Sealift Command (MSC) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Trenton (T-EPF 5) arrived in Algiers, Algeria for a regularly scheduled port visit, March 22, 2024. The port visit provides an opportunity to enhance the U.S.-Algerian partnership as the two nations work together for a stable, secure and prosperous Mediterranean Sea. It also allows the sailors and Civilian Mariners o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Ensign Karolyn Batista, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Public Affairs Officer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) a cutting-edge Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer assigned to Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E), docked in Copenhagen, Denmark for a scheduled port visit, March 22, 2024. USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) a cutting-edge Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer assigned to Forwa more PR

NAPLES, Italy, March 25 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: In a significant step towards strengthening collaboration, the Vice Mayor of the City of Naples, Laura Lieto, and Dr. Edoardo Cosenza, City Alderman for Transportation and Civil Protection, met with U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa leadership, including Executive Director Juliet Beyler, and the U.S. Consul General, Tracy Roberts-Pounds, and Capt. John Randazzo, Installation Commanding O more PR