TYNDALL AFB, Florida, June 6 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Steven Cardo, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The U.S. Air Force 79th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron 'Tigers' took part in Checkered Flag 24-2 and the Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Tyndall Air Force Base from May 9-22, 2024. These exercises aimed to enhance air combat readiness alongside 5th generation aircraft and validate weapons systems and tactics in realistic, large-sca  more

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Florida, June 6 -- The Space Launch Delta 45, a unit of the U.S. Space Force, issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Collin Wesson, SLD 45 For the first time since 1968, astronauts were launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, the first time ever from a Space Force installation. The Atlas V Starliner Crew Flight Test mission launched astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams from Space Launch Complex - 41 at CCSFS on June 5, 202  more

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Florida, June 6 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Collin Wesson, Space Launch Delta 45 Public Affairs For the first time since 1968, astronauts were launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the first time ever from a Space Force installation, June 5. The Atlas V Starliner Crew Flight Test mission launched astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams from Space Launch Complex - 41 at CCSFS. "The unwavering supp  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Victoria Moehlman, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs By assessing and reducing environmental hazards in the workplace and surrounding areas, the 325th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight ensures a healthy environment for Team Tyndall, enabling them to focus on generating and presenting ready forces. The bioenvironm  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A. and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, have agreed to pay $14,902,000 to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted claims for certain Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes for services related to the management of chronic care patien  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging Phillip Michael Valeriani (41, Plant City) with smuggling machinegun conversion devices into the United States, possession of firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, and possession of unregistered machineguns and a silencer. If convicted, Valeriani faces up t  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced nine individuals to federal prison for their respective roles in a multi-kilogram cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation. The multi-agency investigation lasted two years and spanned from Central Florida to Arizona and California. Each individual charged in the case was found guilty by a jury or pleaded guilt  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On May 31, Jephte Bernard, 70, of Margate, Florida, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, after previously pleading guilty to mail fraud and making false statements. Bernard was sentenced for his massive and decades long immigration fraud scheme involving the fraudulent submission of asylum claims to U.S. Citizensh  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced Christian Perez-Seda (38, Tampa) to 24 years and 4 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. Perez-Seda pleaded guilty in March 2024. According to court documents, on July 24, 2021, Perez Seda distributed 987 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover officer  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 4 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. This continued malign and reckless behavior by the Iranian backed Houthis threatens regional stability and endangers the lives of mariners across t  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A. and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, have agreed to pay $14,902,000 to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted claims for certain Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes for services related to the management of chronic care patients in assisted living and other care fac  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Bluestone Physician Services of Florida LLC, Bluestone Physician Services, P.A. and Bluestone National LLC, operating in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin, respectively, have agreed to pay $14,902,000 to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted claims for certain Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes for services related to the management of chronic care pat  more