HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By SSgt John Miller A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team finished a joint field activity (JFA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 31, 2024. They worked carefully with local officials and the U.S. Embassy to attempt to recover the remains of a U.S. service member missing since World War II. This team, composed of specialists from various fields, is united by a common mi  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Sabin Heart Inman (26, Rockledge) to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Inman entered a guilty plea on February 8, 2024. According to court documents, throughout 2023, Inman repeatedly distributed methamphetamine  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Evan Graves (40, Alva) to 18 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud in connection with a $1.35 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. The court also ordered Graves to forfeit approximately $1,355,600 and five Fort Myers properties he purchased or funded using proceeds of his fr  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, June 11 -- 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 arrests and filing of criminal complaints charging Noe Armando Melendez-Amador (35, Honduras) and Carlos Damian Acosta-Melendez (28, Honduras). Both were arrested in Charlotte County, Florida, on June 7, 2024. Melendez-Amador has been charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and faces up to   more

HILL AFB, Utah, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs Lt. Col. Ryan Smith took command of the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron from Lt. Col. Douglas Boytim during a change of command ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 7. The change of command is a military tradition, formally transferring a unit's authority and responsibility from one commander to another. Col. James  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2741): * * * In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in the Southern District of Florida Gomez action listed on Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order that conditionally transferred Gomez to the Northern District of California for inclusion in MDL No. 2471. Defendant Monsanto Company opposes the motion. In support of thei  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 9 -- 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 Gulf of Aden. One ASBM struck M/V Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged, Swiss owned and operated container ship. M/V Tavvishi reported damage but has continued underway. The second ASBM was successfully destroyed by a coalition ship. There were no i  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 9 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on June 9, 2024, to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included one U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. C-130 dropped more than 10 metric tons of Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), providing life-saving humanitarian assistance in Northe  more