Des Moines, Iowa (AP) — The state agency that regulates wild and exotic animals in Iowa is misinterpreting a nearly decade-old law that imposes tough rules for keeping such animals, according to advocacy groups involved in a legal challenge.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is currently seeking input from the public on proposed changes to the Gag and Black Grouper Recreational Management Measures in the Gulf of Mexico.
The 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron teamed up with the Air Force Test Center Eglin Operational Contracting Division to conduct a contingency exercise here, Feb. 16-18.
Eglin Air Force Base — A team of medical data analysts recently visited Eglin Hospital to help the 96th Medical Group discover opportunities and utilize its capabilities to the fullest.
After a back-and-forth years long trade and tariff war between the United States and China regarding beef , pork and chicken, the USDA in 2013 approved frozen chickens being shipped from the U.S., Chile and Canada to China for processing and returned to the U.S. in soups and nuggets.
This elusive group is elusive for a reason. They are very humble and do not want any recognition. “Our primary focus is to have the 11 families here for a remembrance ceremony – we do not want any credit,” said one of the members. After a lot of arm twisting, we were able to get the names of those behind the ceremony and the housing and feeding for the more than 150 family members that will be in Navarre this week. They are, Tammy Jones, Jerry Foster, Donna Sue Harvell, Adam Teichner, and Patrick Fitzgerald.
Six weeks ago, Gail Stangeland heard on the radio that the families of the 11 service members who perished in the Black Hawk crash on March 10, 2015, were coming to Navarre for a remembrance ceremony. “I was passing by the makeshift memorial on the Navarre Causeway and it really bothered me,” Stangeland recounted. “I knew the wives would be here and I wanted something for them.”
Eglin’s 33rd Fighter Wing reached a milestone last week when the newest fighter in the military’s inventory, the F-35 Lightening II, launched four GBU-12 guided munitions for the first time. Up until that time, launch of munitions from the aircraft was simulated. The weapons drop was originally scheduled for late spring of this year but was ahead of schedule.
The water crisis in Flint, Mich., began in April of 2014. Following a switchover to the Flint River as the city’s main water source, corrosive water conditions from the Flint River caused heavy metal leaching from the lead service pipes in the region. On Jan. 5, 2016, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency. Since that time, numerous individuals including many children have been exposed to extremely high levels of lead in their water, a cause of serious health problems. Needless to say, with investigations into the Flint, Mich., situation still ongoing, water quality has become a critical issue and prompted public speculation and worry.
