MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 18 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) personnel have concluded operations for the USAID-led mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza from the sea using the Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) capability. With collaboration from multi-national organizations and our regional partners, the JLOTS capability enabled the delivery of the highest-ever volume of U.S. military-supported a  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

OCALA, Florida, July 20 -- 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 Stephen Godbolt (50, Cross City) has pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with the intent to distribute it. Godbolt faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 13, 2024. According to court doc  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Javier Joel Perez (46, Immokalee) to 8 years in federal prison for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered P  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, July 20 -- 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 Jadyn Howard Loman (21, Naples) has been charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted on all counts, Loman faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, up to life, in federal prison. The indictmen  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 20 -- 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 David Antonetti (28, Riverview) on an indictment charging him with two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Antonetti faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. According to court records, between March 2021 and October 2021, Antonetti devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administra  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: A Florida man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Marcus Clint Martin,  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 19 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), visited Israel from July 14-17, 2024. During his visit, he met with the Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, and key members of the Israeli Defense Forces and other national security agencies. The leaders shared intelligence assessments and discussed the security  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By T. T. Parish Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity braved the arctic cold and hurricane force winds as part of environmental testing July 11 - 15, 2024, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Working with industry partners and test engineers belonging to the U.S. Air Force's McKinley Climatic Laboratory, the USAMMDA advanced developers put several arctic shelter kits and support systems  more