by Tech. Sgt. Kerry Jackson 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) -- More than 850 ground recovery forces and 51 aircraft from the Department of Defense and numerous other countries kicked off a personnel recovery…

After 20 years of working in the horse world as a professional and publishing over 1000 magazine articles and 13 books, Bonnie Marlewski-Probert created the heart warming Horse Tales for the Soul series. On her book tour last fall Bonnie…

WASHINGTON Eligible veterans will see an increase in the mileage reimbursement they receive for travel to VA facilities for medical care. The mileage reimbursement has been raised from the 28.5 cents per mile to 41.5 cents per mile for all…

Payments are in Full Compensation for FY 2008 Payments in Lieu of Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of the Interior has distributed an additional $138.7 million in supplemental payments to about 2,200 county and other local governments, providing them full…

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter's mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located…

HILO, Hawaii -- NASA has concluded nearly two weeks of testing equipment and lunar rover concepts on Hawaii's volcanic soil. The agency's In Situ Resource Utilization Project, which studies ways astronauts can use resources found at landing sites, demonstrated how…

Meteorites, solid bodies from outer space that have fallen to the Earths surface, represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets, including Earth. Although they are a rare find, meteorites do land all over the planet. Dry hot deserts or…

San Luis, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are responsible for protecting Americas borders, which includes preventing narcotics from reaching the streets of the U.S., and during the past two days, CBP officers have proven their ability to detect…

Imagine waking up on February 18, 2009, grabbing your cup of morning coffee, turning on the TV and seeing¦absolutely nothing. Monday, November 10, marked the 100-day countdown to the federally mandated switch from analog to digital broadcasting. The Digital Television…

by Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service 11/3/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- As the holidays approach and people start thinking about what they are going to send loved ones and friends serving overseas, there are a few dates to…

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Education have partnered to engage students in ongoing activities for one of NASA's concepts for astronaut housing on the moon through a contest to name a habitat in Antarctica. NASA currently…

San Diego, CA - Two former United States Border Patrol (BP) agents, Raul Villarreal and Fidel Villarreal, as well as Claudia Gonzalez and Armando Garcia, have been charged in an 18-count indictment. On October 18, 2008, former BP agents Raul…