TYNDALL AFB, Florida, March 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the 95th Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron recently went on their first temporary duty assignment at Truax Field, Wisconsin Air National Guard Base, March 1-16. This TDY marks the first off-station flying training event for Tyndall Air Force Base's F-35A Lightning II mission after jets started arriving to home station,   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on March 21, 2024, by Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson on enforcement action to stop fraud targeting the Spanish-Speaking community: * * * Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced the approval by the Southern District of Florida of a Consent Order to resolve claims against a Ponzi-scheme operator that fraudulently solicited more than $19 million from at least 220  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer The Commandant, Adm. Linda Fagan, focused on operations, the workforce, and the future as she delivered her 2nd State of the Coast Guard address to Congress last night. You can view it on YouTube or Vimeo. Operations Adm. Fagan highlighted the response to Lahaina wildfires on Maui, narcotics interdictions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, and maritime migr  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, March 22 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: The 96th Security Forces Squadron patrols will cite trespassers at the Santa Rosa Island Closed Test Area to keep them out of Federal property. People caught trespassing by land or water will receive a $65 fine for each infraction. There is "no trespass" signage and barriers identifying the closed test area, which stretches west of the El Matador Condominiums in Fort Walton Beach to Navarre Be  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, March 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Cassandra Saphore, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Force Special Operations Command's 17th annual Emerald Warrior exercise concluded recently, having exercised in three extreme cold weather environments throughout the midwestern U.S. with many firsts. This U.S. Special Operations Command-supported exercise aligned with the Special Operations Command-Europe exercise Trojan Foot  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Omar Josue Morales-Rodriguez, 44, of Freeport, Florida, Marcos Aguilar Gonzalez, 39, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Edmar Agustin Gonzalez, 33, of Crestview, Florida, each entered guilty pleas to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Morales-Rodriguez and Aguilar Gonzalez also pled guilty to an additional count   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, March 20 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between 10:10 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) on March 20, a coalition aircraft successfully engaged and destroyed one unmanned aerial vehicle, and U.S. Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed one unmanned surface vessel, both launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. There were no injuries or damage reported to U.S. or coali  more

ALBANY, Georgia, March 22 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Capt. Devon Duarte's primary role is the deputy operations officer for the Communications and Information Systems Division at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany. He also has a separate role of strong personal significance to him. Duarte, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, serves as the unit readiness coordinator at MCLB Albany. This servicem  more