PATRICK AFB, Florida, July 11 -- The Space Launch Delta 45, a unit of the U.S. Space Force, issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Spencer Contreras A fierce competitive spirit is something that the U.S. military aims to instill in all of its members, both in and out of uniform, and the U.S. Space Force is no exception. U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Natalie Nicks, 645th Cyberspace Squadron cyber crew commander, and her team, the Mississippi Panthers, won the Women's National Football Confe  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Catherine Sprague, Air Force Research Laboratory The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate welcomed its new commander, Col. Matthew Caspers June 28, further fueling the Lab's "Engine to Accelerate." Munitions Directorate, or RW, personnel bid farewell to Col. Woodrow "Tony" Meeks, who began his role as the directorate's commander and director in the summer of 2021 and is now re  more

TALLAHASSE, Florida, July 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Florida's education organization Youth Environmental Alliance to receive $100,000 in funding to support Environmental Education across Broward and Palm Beach counties. The selectee provides immersive programs for youth, companies and communities that focus on natural sciences, sustainability, resilience and environmental stewa  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Malaina Chapman, 37, of Hialeah, Fla. has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud. She had her initial appearance in Miami federal court today. According to allegations in the criminal complaint, Chapman was employed as a Disaster Relief Specialist with the Small Business Administration (SBA) from Sept. 28  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On July 9, Alphonso Coleman, Jr., 41, of Indian River County, Fla., was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison, to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl and cocaine. According to the court record, between March 14, 2023, and May 2, 2023, Coleman distributed over four ounces of fentanyl and an ounce of cocaine. On April 4,  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Two New Horizons Computer Learning Center franchises and their owner agreed to pay $1,350,000 to resolve allegations that the schools overcharged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by failing to report tuition waivers and scholarships provided to VA-supported students and by falsely certifying compliance with Title 38's ban on incentive compensation tied to stude  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 9 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla.In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen. It was determined the UAV presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. This action was taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safe  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, July 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs With recent advances in technology, crew chiefs assigned to F-35A Lightning IIs are now able to experience simulated F-35 cockpits for full immersion during their engine run certification, which is a four-day course of intensive training on advanced procedures that covers critical information, hands-on fa  more