VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has announced a 15-day extension of the public comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) related to the Yazoo Backwater Area Management Project. Originally set to conclude on August 12, 2024, the new deadline for submitting comments is now August 27, 2024. After numerous requests to extend the pu  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Col. Mark Kimball, the 28th Operations Group commander at Ellsworth AFB, was relieved of command by Col. Derek C. Oakley, 28th Bomb Wing commander, due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command, based on the findings of an Accident Investigation Board report into the Jan. 4 crash of a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth. The Accident Investigation Board report (https://www.afjag.af.mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $159,900,991 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, MK 15 Mod 31 SeaRAM upgrade kits and conversions and associated hardware. Work will be performed in Louisville, Kentucky (27%); El Segundo, California (15%); Tucson, Arizona (14%); Williston, Vermont (6%); Tempe, Arizona (4%); Ottobrunn, German  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by adverse weather conditions that occurred in the following primary counties in Arkansas, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr.,  more