KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Returning to his roots, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna visited Keesler Air Force Base, Aug. 9. This was Bentivegna's first visit to Keesler since completing the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory course in 1994. The visit was part of a larger tour that included check-ins   more

GULFPORT, Louisiana, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release: A former Biloxi City Councilman was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. According to court documents and information presented to the court, in 2019, Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, founded the Candy Shop, LLC to operate Candy Shop stores in Mississippi and North C  more

ALBANY, Georgia, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: A convicted felon and member of an anti-government extremist group who took part in online discussions to kidnap and attack federal officials on Thanksgiving Day 2022 was sentenced to prison for illegally possessing firearms during a trip to Georgia. Joshua Colston, 50, of Corinth, Mississippi, was sentenced to serve 48 months in prison to be followed by three years  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Cherish Gilmore, Office of Naval Research A new innovation in aviation training, featuring a simulator sponsored by the Office of Naval Research TechSolutions program, delivers a better way to prepare future Navy pilots. The T-45C Goshawk mixed-reality simulator, also known as Project Link, was recently showcased at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi. Created in response to a re  more