WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: At the end of 2020, the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate concluded a 10-year stretch of developing and managing case development and implementation logistics for the largest AF Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case in history with Saudi Arabia. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced the final aircraft delivery for the $29B agreement in December 20  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: AFWERX Agility Prime announced Dec. 10, during the Accelerate event, a series of milestones for the "flying car" program and discussed new initiatives for 2021, including six sectors for potential "Prime" programs. "AFWERX Accelerate was a big week with Agility Prime having a ground-breaking ceremony for a simulation facility to allow experimentation from the researcher to the operator in the field," said Gen.  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Dec. 21: Yesterday, I was humbled to learn that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center selected me as the Outstanding Military Acquisition Staff Officer of 2020. While it is a huge honor to receive recognition at this level, and I could not have done it without the contributions of my team, coworkers, and leadership at PEO Digital, the recognition brings both pain and a lesson  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: With the support of Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), the House passed an omnibus funding and COVID-19 relief bill. This legislation helps Americans navigate the healthcare and financial hardships that have resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, and also funds the government for the upcoming year. "This legislation is a much needed and long overdue step towards recovery from the coronavirus pandemic," said T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 21: The Senate passed a government funding measure that included key wins for Ohio secured by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The package, which includes badly needed COVID-19 relief for Ohio, passed the Senate by a bipartisan margin of 91-7. The House also passed the package, which now heads to the President's desk  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following Column: I think we are all ready for 2020 to be over. It's been a tough year. The health care and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have changed so much of our lives, and too many Ohioans have lost their jobs, their businesses, or their loved ones to this disease. The good news is that the vaccines are coming and I am hopeful they will soon help us turn the corner in this pandemic. During a challenging year, I   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: The Senate passed a government funding measure that included key wins for Ohio secured by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The package, which includes badly needed COVID-19 relief for Ohio, passed the Senate by a bipartisan margin of 91-7. The House also passed the package, which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. Brown fought to include key provisions for Ohio in the final package, in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last Night, the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to recognize the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian Serbs used concentration camps as a tool against Muslim men, women and children, culminating in a genocide in July of 1995, where some 8,000 Muslim men and teenagers were   more