Washington, D.C. - Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, a/k/a Simon Trinidad, 56, a senior member of the designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC, has been found guilty by a federal jury in the District of…

Executive Agrees to Serve 10 Months in Prison WASHINGTON A former executive of a Long Island, N.Y., defense company pleaded guilty and has agreed to serve 10 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to rig bids on military…

by Senior Airman Tim Beckham 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona (AFPN) -- Air Force officials are making significant changes to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs as part of the "Precision Engagement" upgrade, which changes the aircraft designation…

by Donna Miles American Forces Press Service ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AFPN) -- It was a movie premiere like few others. As the credits rolled down the screen at Andrews Air Force Base on June 19, a Vietnam veteran…

by Capt. Gabe Johnson 162nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs TUCSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Arizona (AFPN) -- The last operational F-16A Fighting Falcon flew its final mission in Tucson on June 15, taking off from the Air National Guard base…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Lyrica (pregabalin), the first drug to treat fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by pain, fatigue and sleep problems. Lyrica reduces pain and improves daily functions for some patients with fibromyalgia. "[This] new approval…

Aguilera-Mendoza Led Major Meth Supply Pipeline PHOENIX Jose Aguilera-Mendoza, 29, of Mexico, was sentenced on June 22 to 200 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone. DEA Phoenix Field Division agents arrested Aguilera-Mendoza on May 18,…

Commentary by Master Sgt. Melissa Phillips 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFPN) -- Before I left for my current deployment, an 8-year-old asked me out of the blue, "Why do you have to go to…

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 14, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force B-1B…

Contact Your Lender Before Higher Payments Put Your Home at Risk Homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) who are not able to make their monthly payment when the interest rate goes up should contact their lenders as soon as possible to…

Twelve Indicted, Nine Arrested PHOENIX -- On May 25 in Phoenix, a thirty-eight count federal grand jury indictment was unsealed against 12 people: Lutrell Maurice Sharpe, 39, Micah Lynn Bowens, 38, Jennifer Sue Sellers (a licensed Nevada real estate agent),…

by Staff Sgt. Carlos Diaz U.S. Central Command Air Forces Public Affairs CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq (AFPN) -- The numbers tell half the story: 700 combat missions, 140 joint patrols with Iraqi policemen in the streets of Baghdad, and 1,500 Iraqi…