HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Dawn Hart, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Commandos - Past, Present and Future - were celebrated April 10-13, 2024, when the Air Force Special Operations Command Outstanding Airmen of the Year gathered here for two days of professional development, recognition, and celebration. This year's events were held in conjunction with the Air Commando Association's   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 21 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 21, 2024, at 11:56 A.M. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included four U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. C-130's dropped 50,688 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), providing life-saving humanitarian assista  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On April 18, eight defendants were arrested on a 12-count indictment charging them with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, as well as distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine. The indictment alleges that Alain Romero, 33, of Hialeah Gardens, Florida, Mauricio Herrera, 40, of Hialeah, Florida, Anthony Lee Davis, 27  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Luxury handbag company Gzuniga Ltd., its founder Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi and Gonzalez's associate Mauricio Giraldo were sentenced to prison today for illegally importing merchandise from Colombia to the United States that was made from protected wildlife. All had previously pleaded guilty. Gzuniga was ordered to forfeit all handbag  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Mollie Miller, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Department of the Air Force took top honors for its commitment to environmental stewardship in five of nine categories during the 62nd Annual Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Competition April 22. Teams and individuals from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Eglin AFB, Florida, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Minot AFB  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Samuel King Jr. The deep blacks, Royal blues and glimmering golds of dress uniforms were on display accompanied by a gunmetal-grey F-35A Lightning II as a backdrop during an old squadron's reactivation ceremony April 15, 2024. The Royal Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force reactivated their former unit, No. 80 Squadron, in a reformation ceremony at Eglin. The new unit, which also includ  more