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

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander July 9 during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. AFIMSC Commander Maj. Gen. John Allen presented the AFCEC guidon to Miller, who takes command of a 2,200-person organization responsible for provi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, urging their legislative body "to promptly pass the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act)." The letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was led by the State of Arkansas. On June 5, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced this bill (S. 4484), following suc  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

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 11 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 14-state coalition in a brief defending Arkansas's law preventing indoctrination in K-12 schools. In May, a federal court partially blocked an Arkansas law that bans indoctrination in schools. The law does not prevent teachers from instructing on any ideas or theories, but it does prevent schools from punishing kids for not accepting t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 11 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a multistate coalition in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Missouri's challenge to New York's political prosecution against President Trump. The brief underscores New York's political prosecution, illegal gag order, and upcoming sentencing of President Trump, which undermine his ability to campaign. State against State lawsuits c  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Allied Electric LLC,* Honolulu, Hawaii (N62478-24-D-4028); D&D Construction Inc.,* Waipahu, Hawaii (N62478-24-D-4029); EPC Service, Inc.,* Aiea, Hawaii (N62478-24-D-4030); Mija Construction Services, LLC,* Newbury Park, California (N62478-24-D-4031); Niking Corp.,* Wahiawa, Hawaii (N62478-24-D-4032); Southwest Construction and Property Management,* Waianae, Hawaii (N62478-24-D-4033); and Tri Coast-Pac  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborato  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

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 11 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today led an amicus brief with Iowa in support of Missouri's legal challenge to New York's politically motivated prosecution of former President Donald J. Trump. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg's unprecedented, political prosecution of the presumptive Republican nominee for President is a gross misuse of state authority and must not be a  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

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration's latest overreach into the livelihoods of middle-class Americans. This time, the administration has weaseled its way into laundry rooms in an attempt to further their radical energy policies by implementing harmful and costly standards on w  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 11 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release: The National Association of Counties (NACo) has recognized Miami-Dade County with 143 Achievement Awards issued to local governments for implementing innovative programs to improve service, achieve cost savings, help develop a better workforce and improve accountability. "I am immensely proud that our county has been honored with this remarkable recognition, which is a testament to the dedication, cr  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 11 -- Orlando International Airport issued the following news release: The recent 4th of July holiday travel period was reported by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to be one of the busiest summer periods ever, and the high activity mirrors what Orlando International Airport (MCO) experienced during the same holiday. Throughout the 9-day travel period, MCO broke its overall 4th of July passenger record with more than 707,000 estimated departures, and whil  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 11 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: On Tuesday, July 9th, a collaborative group of Miami-Dade County's top public and private sector organizations held a news conference at Marva Y. Bannerman Park Pool in Brownsville to unveil the Zero Drownings Miami-Dade initiative, a large-scale swim safety program aimed at teaching four-year-old children enrolled in public and private early learning centers and Miami-Dade County Publ  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to  more

OCHOPEE, Florida, July 11 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news on July 10, 2024: Today, the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District (USACE), Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Tribe of Florida, and many other federal, state, and local partners to celebrate the groundbreaking for the first major feature of the Western Everglades  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