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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 7 items )  

B-52 Bombers Complete Bomber Task Force Deployment to Diego Garcia
DIEGO GARCIA NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY, British Indian Ocean Territory, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Stacy Kasischke, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs A Bomber Task Force deployment of two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, Airmen and support equipment from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, concluded at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, April 3. This deployment was in support of Pacific Air Forces' training efforts with   more

Commercial Aerial Refueler Completes First B-52, MC-130J Refueling
ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 9 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs As Pacific Air Forces made history last November by using an Omega KDC-10 to refuel fighter aircraft in the Pacific for the first time, the command has now taken this milestone to new heights, re-optimizing to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition. Within the PACAF area of responsibility, an Omega KDC-10 refueled a B-52  more

Commercial Aerial Refueler Completes First B-52, MC-130J Refueling Over Pacific Ocean
ANDERSEN AFB, Guam, April 9 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs As Pacific Air Forces made history last November by using an Omega KDC-10 to refuel fighter aircraft in the Pacific for the first time, the command has now taken this milestone to new heights, re-optimizing to meet the strategic challenges in a time of great power competition. Within the PACAF area of responsibility, an Omega KDC-10 refueled a B-52   more

Delta Regional Authority Announces New Chief Administrative Officer
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, April 9 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced Joshua McNemar as its new Chief Administrative Officer, effective April 8, 2024. McNemar brings more than seven years of experience in administrative operations and governmental affairs to DRA, after having served in various leadership roles in the public sector. A native of Vidalia, La., McNemar previously worked as the Chief of   more

ERO Houston removes MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force, removed Moises Antonio Chavez Figueroa, a 32-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive, from the United States April 5. Chavez is wanted in  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Atlanta's Former Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds and Tax Obstruction
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The City of Atlanta's former Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), Jimmie "Jim" A. Beard, pleaded guilty today to theft of government funds, which included the purchase and possession of two machine guns, and obstructing federal tax laws. "Jim Beard abused his power as the CFO for the City of Atlanta to steal tens of thousands of dollars from taxpayer  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Joins Coalition Against the Biden Administration's Abandoning of Immigration Rule
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's capitulation to illegal immigration activists. President Biden's actions would continue to leave the southern border wide open and communities across the country vulnerable to dangerous drugs and crim  more