ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 908th Lt named AFRC Aircrew Flight Equipment Officer of the Year for 2024 * Published May 28, 2025 * By Bradley J. Clark * 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --The 908th Operations Support Squadron's Aircrew Flight Equipment Officer, 1st Lt. Troy Smith, was named the Air Force Reserve Command's AFE Officer of the Year for 2024. The 908th Operations Support Squadron's Air more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Air Force Reserve Chief Warns Congress: Funding Shortfalls Threaten Readiness * Published May 28, 2025 * By Lt. Col. Ethan Stoker * Headquarters Air Force Reserve Last week, Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve, told Congress that funding shortfalls and aging aircraft are jeopardizing Reserve readiness. This all despite the cost-effectiveness and crucial role the Reserve pla more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 28, 2025 AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin, Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $509,759,501 modification (P00181) to a previously awarded contract (FA8807-18-C-0009) for Global Positioning System III Follow-On Space Vehicles 21 and 22. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $4,102,235,382. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to b more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Finalist Named for University of West Georgia President The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted today to name Dr. Christopher "Mike" Johnson as the sole finalist for president of the University of West Georgia (UWG). Dr. Johnson currently serves as the chief of staff at the University of Houston (UH) and the University of Houston System where he p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI From the Albany Herald: Dougherty County, Rural Georgia Would be Hard-hit by SNAP Cuts in Proposed Budget Senator Reverend Warnock spoke to the Albany Herald about the social and economic impact that GOP cuts to federal nutrition programs would have on rural Georgians as a result of their new spending bill The SNAP program helps millions of working families across the country with their  more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, May 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Making history and logging hours: B-1B WSO reaches 5,000 flying hours * Published May 27, 2025 * By Gabrielle Terrett * 307th Bomb Wing DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, TX --Lt. Col. Eric Alvarez was always steadfast in his choice to fly, but he never thought he'd go down in history for it. This month, the 345th Bomb Squadron Commander and Weapons Systems Officer crossed the 5,000 flying hour threshold more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) announced in National Vital Statistics Reports (Volume 74 Number 5) issued May 20, 2025, titled "Change in the Primary Measure of Perinatal Mortality for Vital Statistics" a significant change in its primary measure of perinatal mortality for standard publications. The report, authored by Elizabeth C.W. Gregory, Claudia P. Vale more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff Announce $2 Million in Federal Funding for GA to Cleanup, Revitalize Local Lands Georgia cities will use funds to revitalize riverfront properties, a former shopping center, a long-vacant elementary school, and other projects The federal funding is part of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfield Assessment Grant program The program helps trans more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Duncan Johnson, Jr. to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Georgia WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025 -- The Trump Administration recently appointed Duncan Johnson, Jr. as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Georgia. Johnson joined the Georgia FSA team on May 5, 2025. "When Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $1.5 Billion to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON - In an ongoing effort to support national hurricane preparedness and help communities move quickly to recover from devastating storms, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced more than $1.5 billion in federa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on May 28, 3035: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Over $1.5 Billion to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters, Including Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON - In an ongoing effort to support national hurricane preparedness and help communities move quickly to recover from devastating storms, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * With Federal Disaster Aid Almost Exhausted, Members of Congress from North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia Urge Trump Admin. to Submit New Funding Request to Congress Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led a group of 11 bipartisan lawmakers from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida in urging the Trump administration to take immediate action to prevent disaster recovery more PR