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You can now listen Fox News articles. Tybee Island, Georgia is preparing to welcome back its controversial “Orange Crush’ music festival this weekend as thousands of revelers flood the beach town. “THE BIGGEST BEACH BASH IS BACKWARDS!” Orange Crush’s Instagram page posted the following: “Official Dates April 17TH-19TH Tybee Island.” “Concerts, Greeks, Parties, Car & Bike Shows and Live Celebrities. Over 50k people expected. In 2024, there were 54 arrests during Orange Crush and 26 in 2023. In 2024, there were 54 arrests and in 2023, 26. “Rest assured we have heard you, and public safety will always remain our top priority,” Tybee Island Police Department Captain. Emory Randolph, when asked by Fox News Digital about residents’ concerns regarding the upcoming weekend festivities, said in a written statement. “This phenomenon struck home just over a month ago, when a beach party that was not permitted was interrupted by gunfire. As we near the return of Crush Reloaded members of our online and local communities have expressed their concerns. “CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE US NEWSBeginning Thursday, the police said that residents and guests will see “an abundance of law enforcement officers” from various state- and local-level agencies converge on the island. “To maintain order police will also launch a road safety checking point on Highway 80. They will also create emergency lanes along the main roads, and close the parking lots at 14th and 16th Streets. Randolph said. Residents and guests can play their part by being kind, obeying the laws, and following all instructions from emergency personnel. Together, we can make the island a safer place to live and work. “WATCH: Teen Takeover in Georgia captured on cameraORANGE CRUSH 2025: GEORGIA SURF TOWN APPROVES PERMIT for SPRING BREAK FESTIVAL UNDERTAKEN CERTAIN CONDITIONSThe decision came at a time when nationwide teen takeovers are spreading. The event was moved to Jacksonville in 2021, citing the event’s website, due to “lack of resources, limited parking and political injustices.” The event moved to Jacksonville, Florida in June 2021 “due to lack of resources, limited parking and political injustices,” according a story on Jacksonville.com citing the event’s website.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) held its large-scale annual “CULEX,” or culminating training exercise, on Thursday, giving cadets a realistic look at a combat scenario.

The 24-hour-a-day exercise places nearly 4,000 cadets in a mock war setting, where upperclassmen lead complex missions and younger students follow orders. This year, it runs April 15–16. 

The Air Force Academy is 18,500 acres, nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, but on Thursday, the culminating exercise scenario transformed USAFA into Hokkaido, a Japanese island under attack by enemy forces.

“We’ve pretty much taken over the entirety of USAFA, to allow all 4,000 of our cadets to have space to operate throughout the exercise,” said CULEX director Col. Jennifer Hall.

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In the war scenario, Japan has asked the U.S. to come in as a defensive force. 

“In this scenario, we have four established airfields,” Hall said. “And so that’s what’s established, the four joint operating areas that we have them in.”

Each joint operation area, or JOA, has around 800 cadets, defending an airfield, two high-value assets and a downed airman. Cadets also face real-world issues such as injured officers and invasions by enemy targets deemed the “Red Force.”

“We pulled out one squadron to play Red Force,” said Hall. “So our cadets are actually playing Red Force, and they’re out there in the field right now harassing our cadets. They’re doing an amazing job. They’re super excited.”

Hall explained, “What we’re trying to do is have the cadets prioritize through decision-making. And you’ll see all across that Red Force is trying to complicate that to the best of their ability.”

While the situation may not be real, it definitely looks and feels like it.

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“You’ll see about 15 tents laid down as an austere, expeditionary environment, two of which are tactical operations centers and a medical tent and warming tent,” Hall explained. “And then we have sleeping tents for the cadets, because we will be remaining overnight for the first time.”

Some cadets fly airplanes while others deploy parachutes in the sky. On the ground, hundreds of cadets equipped with air soft guns defend their camps, taking radio traffic from troops under attack. Meanwhile, students in mission control use drones and mapping technology to solve real-world problems.

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“The only way to prepare for the fight that we’re in, or the future fight, is to develop the training necessary where they can experience it real time, in the woods, in the field,” said Hall.

Now in its second year, the CULEX focuses on building confidence, teamwork and leadership skills rather than testing cadets with a pass-or-fail system. It’s a multi-domain tactical exercise designed to replicate the environments future Space Force and Air Force officers may encounter.

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“For our seniors, in 44 days, they’re going to graduate, and they’re going to go off, and they’re going to be officers in our Space Force and Air Force— how much more equipped they’re going to be to lead, to face complicated problems, to know that they can do what’s difficult,” said Hall. 

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Washington state authorities confirmed hikers had recently found the skeletal remains of a missing 33-year-old woman who disappeared nearly a year and a half ago in Rose Valley.

Two young men hiking in a wooded area on Sunday discovered skeletal remains and clothing in Rose Valley and notified authorities, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.

A photo of the bones was sent to a forensic anthropologist who identified them as human.

The following day, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office coordinated with the sheriff’s office and multiple search and rescue teams to conduct an organized search of the area for additional remains.

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One of the men who had found the bones led the search party to the area, and nearly complete skeletal remains were found as well as multiple items of clothing and personal belongings, according to the sheriff’s office.

The location was in the middle of an area that a detective had identified through investigation and interviews as an area of interest in the disappearance of Hailey E. Athay, 33, of Cowlitz County, who was last seen by her family in Kelso, Washington, in November 2024.

She was reported missing in January 2025, according to the sheriff’s office.

A friend of Athay said she was going mushroom picking with a man before her disappearance, local affiliate FOX 13 Seattle reported.

Prior searches had been conducted near the area, but the sheriff’s office said no evidence had been recovered.

On Tuesday, a forensic odontologist examined the recovered skull and compared the teeth to dental records for Athay, confirming a match.

Officials said Athay’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation pending an analysis by a forensic anthropologist.

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It is unclear if any suspects have been identified in Athay’s disappearance or if foul play is suspected.

Athay’s mother, Nicole Brooks, told local outlet KPTV Athay was a mother of three daughters.

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NEW: You can now listen to Fox News stories!Eri Otoniel Roberto Perez, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was accused of killing two boys, Dereon Robinson, 12, and Mikhail Lee Smith, 9 while they were riding their bicycles on a sidewalk. Megan, Dereon’s mother, told the judge that she ran to her son as he bled. One of Dereon’s brothers said: “Now I have bury my brother who looked up at me on his birthday.” “ICE ARRESTS A LATIN KINGS MEMBERS AFTER NYC SANCTUARY RELOCATION DESPITE ASSAULT CLAIM ON FIRST RESPONDERDHS confirms Perez entered the United States illegally at a date and time unknown. “This criminal illegal alien was not allowed to be in the United States, and two boys died because he drove under the influence,” said DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. She continued, “Dereon and Mikhail Lee Smith should be here with us today.” “Our prayers go out to the families of Dereon Robinson and Mikhail Lee Smith. “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPPerez has been held at the Spartanburg County Detention Center, and his bond has been denied.

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