JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: Air Force officials have selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2023. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force's Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By London Prince, AFIMSC Public Affairs Master Sgt. Michael Olsen, maintenance training manager for the 325th Maintenance Group, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, created a mission readiness training scheduler to eliminate manual input required to schedule formal training courses. The hybrid model, called Training Titan, uses web-based user input and unat  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 20 -- Air University issued the following news: Several cadets and cadre took part in Air Force ROTC's inaugural Fly NATO professional development training this summer, a two-week trip encompassing four separate countries: United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany. Starting off, the eight cadets and two cadre were able to get an up-close look at the Euro-NATO Joint Pilot Training Program at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. After three days at the Texas base, they   more

QUANTICO, Virginia, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: Special Agents from the Army Criminal Investigation Division's Central Texas Field Office are working jointly with detectives from the Killeen Police Department on the May 23 death of Cameron Chamberlain. Official cause and manner of death will not be determined until the autopsy report is released. At this point in the investigation, Spc. Craig Chamberlain is not a person of interes  more

EL PASO, Texas, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry intercepted $164,934 in unreported currency, a combined 39.2 pounds of cocaine and 9.25 pounds of methamphetamine on four separate failed smuggling attempts. "During the hottest days of summer and the coldest winter nights CBP officers stand ready to uphold their homeland security m  more

LAREDO, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge and Colombia-Solidarity Bridge seized cocaine that totaled over $1,000,000 in street value. "Narcotic interdiction continues to be paramount in the CBP border security mission," said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. "These significant   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: About 40 Civil Air Patrol cadets converged July 9-15 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro for CAP's National Cadet Engineering Technology Academy, also known as E-Tech. Participating as students and staff, the cadets hailed from as far away as the Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, and Texas wings -- and even, in one case, Ramstein Cadet Squadron in Germany. Activities covered aerospace, eng  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: * * * CSB Releases New Safety Video on 2019 Explosions and Fires at the TPC Group Chemical Plant in Port Neches, Texas * * * The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released a new safety video on its investigation into the serious November 2019 incident at the TPC Group Chemical Plant in Port Neches, Texas. A series of explosions destroyed a portion of the   more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 21 (TNSpconf) -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Steve Elliott, 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Lt. Gen. Caroline M. Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, hosted three All Call/Roadshow events at Joint Base San Antonio locations July 18 and 19. The first All Call was at JBSA-Lackland's Bob Hope Theater July 18, and the general also hosted tw  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: LEONEL GONZALEZ, age 40, a resident of Houston, Texas, pled guilty on July 12, 2023 to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five hundred (500) grams or more of a a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sectio  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs Laughlin Air Force Base recently launched its newest gaming team. Comprised of skilled Airmen, the Laughlin Gaming Team is on a mission to showcase their unwavering teamwork and dedication and emerge as champions in the competitive gaming realm. "The gaming team aligns with both improving q  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: * * * Settles Federal Charges Company Subjected Job Applicants to Disability Discrimination Because of Perceived Back Impairments * * * Lion Elastomers, LLC, a manufacturing plant in Port Neches, Texas, agreed to pay $175,000 and provide other relief pursuant to a consent decree entered by a federal district court on July 7, resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Two physicians and a medical practice in Missouri have agreed to pay more than $520,000 to resolve kickback allegations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, announced today. Imran Chishti M.D. and his  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Adriana Barrientos, 433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 433rd Airlift Wing participated in a military exchange program and hosted a member from the Estonian Defense Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland from May 29 to June 9. First Lt. Martii Eerma, a Defense Unit Officer Reservist from the Estonian Defense Force, toured Joint Base San Antonio as pa  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56621) involving Union Carbide Corp., Seadrift, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: Union Carbide Corporation Region: 4 City: Seadrift State: TX License #: L00051 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Arthur Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 07/12/2023 Notification Time: 19:25 [ET] Event Date: 07/12/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Upd  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56621) involving Union Carbide Corp., Seadrift, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: Union Carbide Corporation Region: 4 City: Seadrift State: TX License #: L00051 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Arthur Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 07/12/2023 Notification Time: 19:25 [ET] Event Date: 07/12/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Upd  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSper) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the appointment of John Monninger as the Region IV Administrator in Arlington, Texas. He has been serving as Deputy Regional Administrator since September 2020. Monninger succeeds Scott Morris, who became Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs in October 2022. The appointment becomes effective July 30, when Robert Lewis,   more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By David Vergun, DOD News President Joe Biden issued an executive order approving the mobilization of select reserve forces with up to 3,000 personnel, augmenting the armed forces in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. This operation will be designated as a contingency operation, said Army Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II, Joint Staff director of operations, during a pr  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: By 2d Lt Lauren Niemi, 82 TRW Public Affairs Colonel Daniel W. Lemon relinquished command of the 782d Training Group to Colonel Eric D. Haler on July 19, 2023. The ceremony was officiated by brigadier General George Dietrich III, 82nd Training Wing commander. The unit is widely known as the most diverse training group in the Air Force, and includes courses in civil engineering, petroleu  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, July 19 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82d Training Wing Public Affairs The 82nd Training Support Squadron was reactivated following the inactivation of the 982nd Maintenance Squadron July 13, 2023 in a ceremony here. Brig. Gen. George Dietrich III and Col. Terry Koester presided over the unique two-part ceremony during which Maj. Devin Taber relinquished command of the 982d MXS and Maj. W. Frank Larkins Jr  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news on July 19, 2023: By Army Master Sgt. Jim Greenhill and Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely, National Guard Bureau On the eve of its 30th anniversary, the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program has matured into thriving security cooperation relationships with 100 nations. "The utility of the SPP is something you can't put a price on," said Army Gen. Dani  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: An Amarillo man who set off a bomb in his backyard, stashed a suicide vest in his alleyway, and privately plotted to blow up a local high school was sentenced today to more than 11 years in federal prison on a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) charge, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Erfan Salmanzadeh, a   more

MARSHALL, Texas, July 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: An Avinger man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Joshua Adam Tolar, 41, pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2023, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine and was sentenced   more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 20 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: A 30-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of attempted alien smuggling resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Miguel Angel Ceballos-Acuna pleaded guilty March 7. Today, U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera ordered him to serve 57 months in federal prison. Not a U.S. citize  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: A physician's assistant who allegedly injected amniotic fluid into patients' joints in a dubious attempt at pain management has been charged with healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Ray Anthony Shoulders, a 36-year-old physician's assistant at a Fort Worth pain management clinic, was indict  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 21 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 36-year-old Brownsville resident has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 1,741 grams of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani. Heriverto Ramirez packaged 494 grams of fentanyl for distribution to a trailer park in Houston using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), concealing the dangerous narcotic in the shell of a tankless hot wate  more

TYLER, Texas, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: A Houston lawyer has been found guilty of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Peter J. Bennett, 48, was found guilty by a jury of money laundering conspiracy, money transmitting conspiracy, and perjury. The verdict was reached on July 14, 2023, following a week-long trial before U.S. Di  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: A Texas man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of two felonies and four misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Matthew DaSilva, 51, o  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Two men were found guilty today of multiple felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, related to their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Steven Cappu  more