BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Aaliyah Beverly, Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs As Air Force Global Strike Command works to maintain its competitive edge in national defense, partnerships with local businesses and universities have boosted the Department of the Air Force's technological capabilities and modernization efforts. One example of the strength of these partnerships can be found at Kirtland Air  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Get to know the Airman of the Month for April, Zachery Hatter, 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft crew chief. Where are you from? I was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on England Air Force Base, but I consider myself from Altus. Why did you join the military? I love working as a civilian for the Air Force and also serving in the U.S. Army National Guard  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Seth Watson, 2nd Bomb Wing MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania -- The 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron recently deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania as part of Bomber Task Force 24-4. This mission marked a significant milestone as the first deployment of strategic bombers to Romanian soil. "It is a great honor and a great pleasure to be here on this histor  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 30, 2024, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2024": * * * Louisiana had 120,000 job openings in May 2024, compared to 122,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rat  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education's Foundations curriculum achieved full operational capability on July 19, 2024, after nine months of course testing and training. The last Barnes Center mobile training team departed Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans after graduating 50 Louisiana Air National Guard Airmen from Airmansh  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston field office, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Francisco Ernesto Salinas-Chavez, a 27-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive, from the United States July 31. Salinas-Chavez is wanted i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston field office, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Lina Elizabeth Chilel Bail, a 30-year-old unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitive from the United States July 31. Chilel is wanted in Guatemala for ch  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston field office, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Maria Idalia Aguilera-De Menjivar, a 53-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive from the United States July 26. Aguilera is wanted in El S  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JAMAR MCGOWAN ("MCGOWAN"), age 30, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 31, 2024, to 235 months imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to violations of the Federal Control Substances Act and the Federal Gun Control Act. Specifically, MCGOWAN pled guilty to maintaining a drug involved prem  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Rodney Waller, 45, of Many, Louisiana, was sentenced today for distribution of methamphetamine. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Waller to 151 months (12 years, 7 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. According to information presente  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LOVON WHITE ("WHITE"), age 21, of Slidell, Louisiana, was charged on July 26, 2024, in a three-count indictment. WHITE is charged in Count 1 with possession with intent to distribute tapentadol and marijuana, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 841(b)(1)(D).  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on July 30, 2024, TROY LOCKE, age 34 of New Orleans, pled guilty on July 30, 2024, before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to a superseding indictment charging LOCKE with various gun and drug violations. Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 of that indictment charged LOCKE with distributing cocaine base, in vi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MELISSA J. WATSON ("WATSON"), of Slidell, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Darrel J. Papillion to twelve months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a mandatory $100 special assessment fee, and payment of restitution totaling $1,281,818. This sentencing followed   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36447) entitled "Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana": * * * Digest:/1 The Board places this matter in abeyance in light of recently filed state court actions that may impact this proceeding. This decision places the proceeding in abeyance pending t  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Louisiana man pleaded guilty on July 29, 2024, to a felony charge related to his conduct 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. Charles Tyler Himber, 30, of Slidell, Louisiana, pleade  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Louisiana man was sentenced today after he previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his conduct 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. Colby Purkel, 27  more

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: ARABIAN PENINSULA -- One U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber integrated with U.S. and Coalition forces, 25 July 2024, during the Maritime Fire Support Symposium. The B-52 from the 2nd Bomb Wing conducted the 32-hour-long mission from Romania enroute to their home station at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, following a successful  more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft completed a first-ever deployment to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, by returning to their home-station at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. During the deployment, Bomber Task Force Europe 24-4, the B-52s conducted operations in conjunction with aircraft from the air forces of Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hungary,  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo, 403rd Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The 403rd Wing is now an Aviation Inspiration and Mentorship Wing and hosted their first event for more than 80 Louisiana Civil Air Patrol cadets July 29-30. AIM is an Air Force outreach program that supports community engagement with a mission to inform, influence and inspire the next generation of Air Force   more