RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 17th Training Wing invited its students to the Crossroads Student Ministry Center to enjoy Thanksgiving food served by the Chapel team, base leadership and San Angelo community members at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Nov. 22. Every year, students are given the opportunity to come together with a Thanksgiving meal to help them feel a little closer to home while bonding with their f more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Forty-seven Airmen graduated from Holloman's Airman Leadership School, during a ceremony at Club Holloman, November 21, 2024, here. ALS is a 24-day professional development course designed to prepare new Staff Sergeants and Senior Airmen for supervisory duties and is required before fulfilling the role of frontline supervisor. Topics covered included leadership, followership, commun more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Starting Nov. 25, 2024, Service members performing a permanent change of station (PCS) move from certain high-risk countries may be approved reimbursement up to $4,000. In January 2024, the Defense Department authorized the reimbursement of pet relocation expenses for a single household pet (a cat or a dog), such as transportation and quarantine fees more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Starting November 25, 2024, Service members performing a permanent change of station (PCS) move from certain high-risk countries may be approved reimbursement up to $4,000. In January 2024, the Defense Department authorized the reimbursement of pet relocation expenses for a single household pet (a cat or a dog), such as transportation and quarantine fees, during a PCS move, up to $5 more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of the Air Education and Training Command, met with leaders and members of the Mighty 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Nov. 20, 2024. The purpose of the visit was to provide updates on Air Force initiatives, offer guidance and recognize the accomplishments of Airmen as part of an all-call, during which Robinson emphasize more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Over 50 senior noncommissioned officers from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations gathered in Texas, Nov. 4-8, for the agency's annual induction ceremony, celebrating their transition into the senior enlisted corps. During the week, attendees participated in professional development sessions, leadership panels and a Basic Military Training  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force selected 439 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel and major during the M0624A and M0424A central selection boards (Dental Corps and Medical Service Corps categories). Colonel (M0624A): * Dental Corps: 18 selected out of 76 considered. * Medical Service Corps: 55 selected out of 191 considered. Major (M0424A): * Dental Corps more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force selected 439 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel and major during the M0624A and M0424A central selection boards (Dental Corps and Medical Service Corps categories). Colonel (M0624A): - Dental Corps: 18 selected out of 76 considered. - Medical Service Corps: 55 selected out of 191 considered. Major (M0424A): - Dental Corps 55 selec more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 27 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Zach Wright For the 17th consecutive year, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has been named a top Latina employer by LATINA Style magazine. The LATINA Style 50 Report recognizes the Nation's top 50 employers committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting Latinas. The Department of Defense's largest retailer will be recognized during the LATINA Style 50 Awards Ceremony & Diversity Le more PR

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. ShaTyra Reed-Cox U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH) G4 hosted 12 Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) for a weapons familiarization training session at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 31. The training is part of the cadets' rigorous preparation for the ROTC Ranger Challenge, Nov. 8-9 in Lacopa, Texas. "This training has been incredibly valuabl more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 27, 2024, entitled "Houston Area Employment - October 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, metropolitan area increased by 60,200 over the year in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that t more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 14th Flying Training Wing hosted the annual Noncommissioned Officer induction ceremony specifically for the rank of Staff Sergeant on Nov. 22, 2024, at the Columbus Air Force Base Event Center. Nine Columbus Air Force Base Airmen were formally inducted into the noncommissioned officer corps after completion of the NCO Foundations Course 500. The NCO Foundations Course 500 rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recently concluded another successful Summer Faculty Research Program, hosting three distinguished professors who conducted navy-relevant research alongside the command's scientists and engineers. This year's program welcomed Dr. Sarah Wolff, an assistance professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Department from The Ohio State University, Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis, a p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PHARR, Texas--U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Pharr International Bridge this weekend seized more than $880,000 in cocaine concealed within a tractor trailer hauling broccoli. "Our frontline CBP officers continue to exercise resolute vigilance, utilize their training, experience, technology and the end result is more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Team Sheppard and the 82d Training Wing Chaplain Corps celebrated the reopening of the base's Chapel with Brig. Gen. Paul G. Filcek, installation commander, and Col. Jeffrey Shulman, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, were in attendance for the ribbon cutting on Nov. 22, 2024. Col. Jeffrey Shulman, 80th FTW commander, and Brig. Gen. Paul G. Filcek, installation commander, pose wi more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: This Thanksgiving season, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks is delivering a message of gratitude, paying tribute to the sacrifices of U.S. service members, civilian personnel and their families. Her videotaped remarks emphasize the vital role of the military community in upholding the nation's safety and ensuring the freedoms that define America more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZ. In a joint-force effort, Airmen assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing joined the 944th FW in Exercise Desert Hammer, Nov. 13 14, 2024, at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Arizona. The exercise aimed to replicate a deployment in austere environments, preparing Airmen for obstacles and scenarios they may encounter in a real-world environment. These exercise more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following report and order (MB Docket No. 24-224; RM-11988) on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Lubbock, Texas) REPORT AND ORDER (PROCEEDING TERMINATED) By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/1 issued in response to a Join more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * On November 26, 2024, the Commission published a notification of availability in the Federal Register at 89 Fed. Reg. 93224 that seeks public comment on a petition for rulemaking submitted by Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas. The petition asks the Commission to adopt two amendments to 11 CFR 104.14 concerning the use of credit cards to make contributions, to address the potential us more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLBNY surpasses $1 billion in grants awarded since Affordable Housing Program inception * * * Jose R. Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"), announced that the FHLBNY has awarded a record $70.8 million in subsidies to fund 61 affordable housing initiatives throughout New Jersey, New York, Puerto more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Richard Shih, 77, the founder and former chief executive officer of a California-based international logistics and freight forwarding company with offices in Grapevine, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate export laws by shipping goods to Chinese companies on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Entity List. According to court documents, as of September 2018, Shih's U.S. compa more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 17th Training Wing hosted over 3,000 visitors for the 42nd annual Santa's Market and 2nd annual Base Open House at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, on Nov. 23. Santa's Market is an annual holiday-themed festival that is a tradition for Goodfellow, but this year the installation expanded the event by coordinating demonstrations and having base tours showc more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 42nd Force Support Squadron and Wing Staff Agencies represented their units during GRIT Week at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 18-22, 2024. The event, led by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kiefer L. Colmer, 42nd FSS Base Honor Guard superintendent, tested Airmen across the four pillars of resilience: mental, physical, social and spiritual strength. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Na more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Va. Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE's new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the United States as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas--U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $3.7 million in a single enforcement action. "This significant seizure of methamphetamine by our frontline CBP officers underscores the reality of the drug threat they face on a daily  more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Airmen, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), Senior NCOs, Company Grade Officers (CGOs) and civilians gathered for a dynamic Leadership Summit on Nov. 20, aimed at enhancing leadership competencies and fostering critical thinking. Airmen broke into small groups to discuss and collaborate on different leadership scenarios throughout the day, taking the role of the leadership triad. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level fixed wing flights are planned over a broad region in western Texas to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will be conducted starting in December 2024 for approximately 10 months, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. Flights will cover areas within Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and Reeves counti more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Airmen and leaders from the 97th Medical Group welcomed Col. John Davis, Air Education and Training Command command surgeon, Chief Master Sgt. Paul Ellis, AETC chief of the medical enlisted force, Col. Betty Venth, incoming Medical Wing Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jovan Leach, MW MRC-A senior enlisted leader, and conducted a tour of the 97th MDG a more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By MaryTherese Griffin FALLS CHURCH, Va. - "My closest friends are service member women, and they are amazing role models. We all feel fulfilled and like we are contributing to something bigger," said Dr Krystal Morris, a recently retired Army Major who served twenty years as a physical therapist. Being a woman in the Army is a familiar feeling for the Gainesville, Florida native. "I had a good example; my mom wa more PR