BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force intends to activate a new wing headquarters, the 95th Wing, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. This new wing is one of the many efforts underway to reorganize the department for Great Power Competition. The creation of the 95th Wing under Air Force Global Strike Command will enable effective command of forces to ensure readiness, and  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT RILEY, Kan. More than 140 Army Reserve Soldiers conducted pre-deployment health assessments and readiness exams at the Soldier Readiness Processing center here, and performed medical and dental services at the TMC here during Mobilization Exercise Level III here, or MOBEX Level III, from July 29 to August 18. Units included of the 7246th Medical Support Unit out of Elkhorn, Neb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The FBI issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Operation Clean House Was a Recent Violent Crime Initiative Resulting in 151 Arrests in New Orleans * * * The week of September 6, FBI Director Christopher Wray visited the FBI New Orleans Field Office to meet with employees, as well as a number of key law enforcement and private sector partners in Louisiana. He met with the heads of the agencies involved in this summer's Operation Clean House initiative  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- 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, with assistance from ERO El Salvador and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Alexis Bladimir Canizales Romero, a 27-year-old unlawfully present Salvadoran fugitive and MS-13 gang member, from the United States Aug. 30. Canizales is want  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Jan. 1, 2025, marks the start of health care delivery under TRICARE's new regional contracts. There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the United States as part of the new contracts. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) will move to the  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $500,000 to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office to acquire a new digital High Definition (HD) Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR)/camera system for the Air Support Unit's helicopter. The purpose of the proposed project is to improve the qualit  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 3 -- 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 DAYSHAWN BROWN ("BROWN"), age 40, a resident of New Orleans, pled guilty on August 29, 2024 to Counts 3 and 4 of the indictment pending against him. Count 3 charged BROWN with distribution of 50 or more grams of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KENTRELL HUBBARD ("HUBBARD"), age 25, of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 22, 2024 by U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 3 -- 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 TAMIKA CHAPPELL ("CHAPPELL"), age 40, of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 29, 2024 to five (5) years of probation by U.S. District Court Judge Carl J. Barbier after previously pleading guilty to making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), making false   more