MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 8 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - The humanitarian pier facility, including its equipment, personnel, and assets were not used in the operation to rescue hostages today in Gaza. An area south of the facility was used by the Israelis to safely return the hostages to Israel. Any such claim to the contrary is false. The temporary pier on the coast of Gaza was put in place for one purpose only, to help move additiona  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor reminds emergency responders and others working in rescue and recovery efforts as well as residents in areas flooded recently by intense rainfall to be vigilant and to protect themselves and avoid many hazards in a storm's aftermath. "The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds everyone that recovery work must never   more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: The metallic blues, greens and yellows of unique beetle species were on full display during a recent STEM student event with Eglin's Nature Inspired Research Facility June 14. Air Force Research Laboratory's NIRF lead biologist, Laura Bagge engaged STEM students with the Air Force Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth program in a discussion about polarization metrics  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 15 -- 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 that a federal jury has found Noel Alfredo Garcia (34, Las Vegas, Nevada) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Garcia faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. Garcia was indicted on March 12, 2024. Accord  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On June 10, Sudiata Stinson, 47, of Vero Beach, Fla., was sentenced to 188 months in prison for distributing a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez sitting in Miami. On February 7, Stinson pleaded guilty to an indictment charging two counts of distributing a mixture or substance containing a   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 8 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Today at approximately 10:30 a.m. (Gaza time) U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) began delivery of humanitarian assistance ashore in Gaza. Today, a total of approximately 492 metric tons (~1.1 million pounds) of much needed humanitarian assistance was delivered to the people of Gaza. To date, USCENTCOM has assisted in the delivery of more than 1,573 metric tons (~3.5 million pounds  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 13 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one air defense sensor in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen. Then, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and two Houthi patrol boats in the Red Sea. Separately, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) la  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Three Florida residents pleaded guilty today to conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate employees of pregnancy resource centers in the free exercise of the right to provide and seek to provide reproductive health services. The defendants selected reproductive health facilities that provided and counseled abortion alternatives and vandalized those facilities with threatening me  more