EGLIN AFB, Florida, May 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Samuel King Jr. Dressed in the bright whites, deep blues and dense blacks of their service uniforms, Airmen, Marines, Sailors and Soldiers returned this year to honor and remember their fallen explosive ordnance disposal brethren May 4. The annual memorial ceremony, in its 55th year, took place at the Kauffman EOD Training Complex on Eglin. The schoolhouse's commandant, Navy Capt. Steven Beal  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 5 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: YANBU, Saudi Arabia -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (USMARCENT) launched Exercise NATIVE FURY 24 (NF 24) at a Saudi Naval Port on May 5, 2024. In its 8th iteration, NF24 will showcase U.S. and partner forces engaging in on-load and off-load operations using commercial maritime shipping, long-distance convoys, urban c  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-04-23-08100) on April 24, 2024, entitled "Florida Ensured That Nursing Homes Complied with Federal Background Check Requirements" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit Background checks for employees in long-term care facilities (nursing homes) are an important safety measure that can help protect   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 5 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. -- U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on May 5 at 12:05 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included two C-130 U.S. Air Force aircraft. The U.S. C-130s dropped over 25,000 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), providing life-saving humanitarian assi  more