WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine's epidemiology laboratory is the Air Force's sole clinical reference laboratory, and as such, is testing and processing samples of COVID-19 sent from military treatment facilities around the world. The lab was authorized by the Defense Health Agency to test samples from Department of Defense beneficiaries for COVID-19 in early March, and recei  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: In a substantial win for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), the Space Force announced its intention to transfer five units at WPAFB from the Air Force to the Space Force. This announcement comes after months of advocating by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) with senior military and political leaders. At the signing ceremony of the bill that created Space Force, Turner explained to Vice President Pence th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) led several of his Ohio colleagues in requesting the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide guidance to the defense industrial base, specifically those supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are urging that clear mandates be directed to contracting officers until such time as this emergency has p  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 2 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and members of the Ohio delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives including Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Warren Davidson (R-OH), and Dave Joyce (R-OH), in sending a letter urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide guidance to the defense industrial base, s  more