WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Intelligence Agency issued the following news: By the Directorate for Mission Services and DIA Public Affairs With the ground softened by recent rains, seven shovels easily bit into the dirt to signify the ceremonial groundbreaking of a highly anticipated DIA facility at the Intelligence Community Campus-Fort Belvoir North Area in Springfield, Virginia. When the $185 million DIA Headquarters Annex opens in 2028, it will represent a major leap forward in IC collaboration. Locate more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education recognized 356 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024. The recognition is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Among the schools honored with Blue Ribbon status were three Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools: * Alconbury Elementary School (United Kingdom) * Robinson Barracks Elementa more PR

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force's Joint Base Langley-Eustis issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Skylar Ellis 663d Air Base Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Retired Col. Charles B. DeBellevue, speaks as a part of the ongoing Warfighter Speaker series at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 19, 2024. As a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, DeBellevue was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1968 and flew 220 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom II, achieving six aerial vict more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Terry James Cox, 40, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 30, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted more PR