Mexican pleads guilty in human smuggling by Texas soldiers

A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to helping other immigrants be smuggled by American soldiers through a border checkpoint in Texas. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Victoriano Zamora-Jasso pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants and illegal re-entry after deportation.

Trump will hail two Californians – a firefighter who saved…

Trump will hail two Californians - a firefighter who saved dozens of campers and boy who honors veterans' graves - in State of the Union speech Steve Oaks met David Dahlberg when they were tasked with saving 62 children and counselors from the Whittier fire last year. Oaks, a Santa Barbara County Fire Division chief, said that before Dahlberg left, "I wanted to look into his eyes to make sure the instructions were understood."

Around the Region Jan. 30

Members of the Tuscarora Creek Project Team invite volunteers to help clean up a section of the creek above and below the Oak Street Bridge at 1 p.m. Thursday. Oak Street Bridge connects Oak Street to East John Street a little past the Adam Stephen House.

Rodger Morris’s New Book “Sunrise” Is an Encouraging Testament of a…

Recent release "Sunrise" from Page Publishing author Rodger Morris is a purposeful account of the author's profound wisdom from experiencing God's providence with every waking moment that transpires. Rodger Morris, a simple man with steadfast Christian beliefs, who currently works for the Department of Corrections; a twenty-year veteran of the coal field of Illinois, a member of the United States Navy for four years, as well as having been diagnosed as bi-polar, has completed his new book "Sunrise": a resolute autobiographical narrative detailing the many instances God has inspired him every day throughout his life.

The head of the US Coast Guard describes countering drug smugglers’…

Adm. Paul Zukunft , a 1977 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy who is now the Coast Guard commandant, assumed command of the 88,000-strong force on May 30, 2014, overseeing a military branch that patrols from Guam in the Pacific to Puerto Rico in the Atlantic and from north of the Arctic Circle to south of the equator. Business Insider sat down with Zukunft at the Coast Guard's Washington, DC, headquarters at the end of December to discuss his time as commandant, how his approach to leading the service changed during his tenure, and how the force had adapted to new threats.

Air Force One: New fridges for Donald Trump’s presidential planes to cost $24mThe Independent

US President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on 12 January, 2018, for a weekend trip to Mar-a-Lago: AFP Air Force One , the military-spec jet liner that ferries President Donald Trump around the globe, is to receive a $24m refrigerator upgrade. Boeing was handed the contract to design and install two gigantic chillers on the aircraft that will store enough food to keep crew members, travelling journalists, Mr Trump and his advisers going for weeks at a time.

Marines reprimand two fighter pilots for flight mistakes, amid Miramar neighbor noise complaints

The military disciplined two pilots for failing to follow the correct flight plans following a pair of October incidents near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Officials say no residents were put in danger by the aviators' mistakes but some neighbors say military leaders don't always listen to their noise and safety concerns.

179th Airlift Wing Wins National Award

When you're short-staffed at work, every task can be a challenge and your abilities as a leader are tested. With half his team deployed in 2017, maintaining the status quo would have been the easy option; however, Major Thomas Butler, 179th Airlift Wing Communication Flight Commander, was able to rally his team to be innovative and work together to achieve excellence.

Coast Guard to Offload $721 Mln of Seized Cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard will offload more than 47,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $721 million Thursday at 9:30 a.m., which was seized in 23 separate interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean by U.S. and Canadian forces operating in international waters off the coast of Central and South America. Senior U.S. and Canadian officials will be at the offload to discuss new tactics used by transnational organized crime groups and to highlight international cooperation in combating the threat posed by these dangerous groups.

Vectrus Announces Acquisition of SENTEL Corporation

The acquisition advances Vectrus' strategy to be a leader in the converging physical and digital infrastructure market; enhances the company's logistics, IT and technical solutions capabilities, while expanding the Vectrus client base. , and founded in 1986, SENTEL has over 600 employees operating in three core business areas: Engineering and Advanced Solutions, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Intelligence Mission Support.

A Russian spy ship is snooping around US nuclear submarine bases – here’s what its up to

A Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov SSV-175, is seen docked at a Havana port February 27, 2014. A Russian spy ship quietly slipped into Havana Bay earlier this week and was docked at a cruise ship terminal on Thursday, its crew casually taking in the view of the old colonial section of the Cuban capital as passers-by gawked.