US Attorney Stephanie A. Finley retiring after 25 years of service

Stephanie A. Finley, United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, announced today that she is retiring after 25 years of federal service. Finley began her public service in the military in 1988 after she was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, competing nationally and being designated as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

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National briefs: Female marines seek respect, aid

A new site called "Female Marines United campaign" wants to raise money to support women service members after hundreds of nude photos of female marines were posted to a secret Facebook group called "Marines United." The fund, which is asking for $1 per supporter, will "show that there are more people out there who support women in the armed forces and demand respect for all women who have met the standards asked of them in service of their country," said Justine Elena, 31, a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves who served in Afghanistan from 2010-2011, and started the gofundme campaign on Wednesday.

Former Trump aide Flynn says lobbying may have helped Turkey

" President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who was fired from his prominent White House job last month, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work before Election Day that may have aided the Turkish government. Paperwork filed Tuesday with the Justice Department's Foreign Agent Registration Unit said Flynn and his firm were voluntarily registering for lobbying from August through November that "could be construed to have principally benefited the Republic of Turkey."

Rep. Duncan Hunter calls cuts to Coast Guard budget ‘nonsensical’

Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter called a proposal from President Donald Trump's administration to slash the US Coast Guard's budget by $1.3 billion "nonsensical" Wednesday. Speaking on CNN's "At This Hour" with Kate Bolduan, the California congressman argued the proposed cuts -- part of the administration's tentative budget for fiscal year 2018 -- would cripple the agency's "shoestring budget."

F-35 pilot explains why the next-generation aircraft is a ‘dream to fly’

The first F-35 to arrive to the 33rd Fighter Wing was on display during the aircraft's official rollout ceremony Aug. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base. The Air Force's new F-35A multi-role, stealth Joint Strike Fighter brings an unprecedented ability to destroy targets in the air, attack moving enemies on the ground and beam battlefield images across the force in real time, an Air Force pilot told Scout Warrior in a special interview.

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