HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Air Force Special Operations Command, in partnership with Air Force Operational Energy and the Defense Innovation Unit, is testing drag reduction technology to enhance combat capability to mitigate operational risk to the warfighter. "AFSOC is thrilled to be at the forefront of innovations in drag reduction technology," said Robert McMaster, SOF Mobility Requirements Analyst. "What we a  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for conspiring to act as an agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) without notification to the Attorney General. Li was further ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 and to serve three years of supervised release. According to the plea agreement and other court fili  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Kevin Karl Wills, Jr. (48, Ft. Lauderdale) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to receive kickbacks in return for the referral of Medicare beneficiaries for the provision of COVID-19 tests and to purchase and sell Medicare beneficiary identification numbers. He faces a maximum penalty of 5   more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and Instagram messages,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for conspiring to act as an agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) without notification to the Attorney General. Li was further ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 and to serve three years of supervised release. According to the plea agreement and other court filings, the PRC's Ministry of State Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and Instagram messages, email, and text. As charged in the super  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Defendant Caused a Tax Loss to the United States of more than $9.5M * * * A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to court documents and statements made in court, between August 2007 and August 2021, Oleg Oliynyk and others owned and operated a series of labor-staffing companies in So  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: Caption: Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission One lander, seen here, will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the Moon's near side when it launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Media accreditation is open for the next delivery to the Moon through NASA's   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. As a result of the severe damage and historic flooding in Florida caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, FEMA extended the policy renewal deadline for certain National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to prevent a lapse in NFIP flood coverage. These policyholders have until Dec. 10, 2024, to renew their policies. This is a signif  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Two Florida men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon, and other felony charges, related to their alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes r  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By MaryTherese Griffin FALLS CHURCH, Va. - "My closest friends are service member women, and they are amazing role models. We all feel fulfilled and like we are contributing to something bigger," said Dr Krystal Morris, a recently retired Army Major who served twenty years as a physical therapist. Being a woman in the Army is a familiar feeling for the Gainesville, Florida native. "I had a good example; my mom wa  more