WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Charles Stark Draper Laboratories Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, is awarded a $111,015,771 fixed-price-incentive-fee and cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (P00003) under contract N0003023C6008 to exercise optional line items for design analysis, testing, procurement, and manufacturing of Interferometric fiber optic gyros repairs and associated material. This modification also benefits a foreign mi  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: The U.S. Air Force's largest Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical (STEM+M) recruitment pipeline is tapped and flowing to recruit, retain, and develop future scientists, engineers, and skilled technical workers. The Innovating Academic Excellence through Partnership Program, in partnership with the USAF Leadership Experience Growing Appr  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 19 -- 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 of Rosson Hamilton (40, Brandon) on an indictment charging him with two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Hamilton faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. According to court records, between February 2021 and January 2022, Hamilton devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administrati  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 18 -- 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 two surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and four uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) on the ground in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. These actions were taken to protect freedom of n  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Participants across Air Force Special Operations Command took part in the Commando LEAD Symposium on July 15 virtually to learn techniques to continue to build the force we need. "We have a duty as leaders to ensure anyone who chooses to serve has an environment to thrive," said Maj. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss, Deputy Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. "We are talking about b  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Participants across Air Force Special Operations Command took part in the Commando LEAD Symposium on July 15 virtually to learn techniques to continue to build the force we need. "We have a duty as leaders to ensure anyone who chooses to serve has an environment to thrive," said Maj. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss, Deputy Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. "We are talking about  more