KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devyn Waits, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs The majority of Airmen attend technical school at the 81st Training Group's home base here at Keesler, but the courses of certain occupations take place in various locations around the country. Airmen in Administration, under the 335th Training Squadron, obtain essential skills in Postal Operations at  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Jackson County man was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 70 grams of methamphetamine. James Richard Morgan, 42, of Jackson County, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, on September 11, 2018, Morgan and co-defendant Karlos Brown sold 70 grams of 42% pure metham  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: A New Orleans, Louisiana woman pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one ounce of fentanyl. According to court documents, Angelle McLaughlin, 30, was caught in the parking garage of a Mississippi casino engaging in a drug transaction. McLaughlin traveled with two other individuals from Louisiana to the  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justin Campfield, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Transporting personnel and materiel onshore is one of the most daunting missions military planners can face. Add ice, mud, and extreme temperature swings that are hallmarks of the Arctic, and you can begin to understand the challenges being tackled by a team of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Developm  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday named John Bailey as director of the agency's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, effective immediately. Bailey had been serving as acting director since January. "John will build on his nearly 35 years of federal service to lead our talented workforce at Stennis," said Nelson. "So much of NASA runs through Stennis. It is where we hone new and exciting c  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Kaley Skaggs, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center In today's world, soft targets and crowded spaces are major concerns of safety for law enforcement and federal agencies. As terrorists and extremist groups turn to less sophisticated methods to inflict harm, the use of vehicles in these types of attacks has shown the potential for catastrophic damages to   more