MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 3 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 3, 2024, at 1:06 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The combined joint operation included Jordanian provided food and three U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. C-130s dropped   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District announces a virtual public Project Delivery Team (PDT) for the CEPP Operational Plan on Friday, April 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The purpose of this Project Delivery Team Meeting is to provide our partners, stakeholders and the public an update on work performed since the last PDT meeting and obtain PDT input pr  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group will conduct boat operations in the Gulf of Mexico April 9-11. Each day, fighter aircraft will release munitions between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. approximately 11.5 nautical miles south of Destin over the Gulf of Mexico. The test will be conducted within a cleared range safety area, which includes boat surveillance in the gulf. Notices to mariners will be issued prior  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Capt. Lindsey Brewer and Samuel King Jr. The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model - Autonomy Flying Testbed program. VENOM-AFT is designed and funded to accelerate testing of autonomy software on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. VENOM-AFT complements the autonomy data and artificial intelligence exper  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Timothy S. Gilbert, 54, of Milton, Florida, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after having previously pled guilty to twenty-two counts of wire fraud, ten counts of money laundering, and four counts of tax evasion. Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the sentence. "Abuse of trust, embezzlement, and t  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today the sentences of six defendants who were indicted in multiple cases and convicted for their participation in a drug trafficking ring previously active in Escambia County, Florida. The prosecutions were the result of a large-scale multi-agency investigati  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kisha Foster Johnson, 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office The Professional Development Center at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, launched the inaugural Air Force's Foundations Courses. Last week, March 25-29, a mobile training team from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. facilitated three foundations courses: Junior Enlisted Foundation Course 300, Non-commissioned Officers Foundation Cour  more