Navy Capt. Dianna Wolfson has made history by being the first woman elevated to command Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., KOMO News reported. Vice Adm. Thomas Moore installed Wolfson said she “was chosen for the position for one reason and one reason only — she was absolutely the very person for the job.”…
Layton City, Utah, is seeking qualified firms to prepare a comprehensive Compatible Use Plan (CUP) for Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah. Layton City is also requesting in conjunction with its RFP, consideration of a CUP planning grant from the Office of Economic Adjustment. Interested parties wishing to bid must be submit a complete response to Layton City by 5 p.m., July 12. View the complete scope and RFP here…
Contamination from PFOA/PFOS toxins have been found polluting groundwater underneath an Arizona Air National Guard base adjoining Tucson International Airport, Tuscon.com reported. A consultant’s report for the Air Guard says testing turned up levels exceeding recommended federal standards in water underneath the base but because the base’s wells are already shut down and nearby city water is being routed to a treatment plant, the contamination doesn’t pose any immediate health risk, Tucson Water officials say.
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...
