MacDill KC-135s to fly over Tampa Bay in show of thanks to COVID-19 first responders
The Tampa Bay area got skipped in the first round of first-responder flyovers by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy’s Blue Angels, but the hometown folks at MacDill Air Force Base are planning their own show of support.
Special Operations military conference goes virtual
Combat demonstrations and military vehicle displays usually attract crowds of observers each year during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), but concern over large gatherings due to COVID-19 has forced the event to move online.
MacDill reservists on mission to battle enemy unlike any other: COVID-19
With a roar and lift-off in a C-17, 12 reservists from Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base began their mission to treat COVID-19 patients across the country.
Reserve medics based at MacDill Air Force Base activated to fight COVID-19 in New York
A group of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists who are from Tampa and in the Air Force Reserves are now working in local hospitals in New York City to help with the coronavirus pandemic.
MacDill Reserve Citizen Airmen head to New York to combat COVID-19
On Sunday doctors and nurses assigned to the 927th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base left to combat COVID-19 in New York.
MacDill declares public health emergency after 3 test positive for COVID-19
Officials at MacDill Air Force Base announced its first case of COVID-19 last week. Monday, the base declared a public health emergency after two more tested positive.
Active-duty sailor at MacDill Air Force Base tests positive for COVID-19
MacDill Air Force Base announced Friday its first known case of the novel coronavirus disease.
MacDill postpones AirFest to help stop spread of coronavirus
The news came less than two hours after the governor called on local governments to cancel all “mass gatherings." The semi-annual airshow routinely draws as many as 500,000 people to the South Tampa base over two days.
Former Air Force major takes plea deal after email "looking for other pervs" to trade child porn
David Riley was known as a respected major at MacDill Air Force base but now he may be known for alleged deviant behavior involving child pornography.
Remembering Tampa's forgotten WWII heroes, 76 years after B-17 crash
Their B-17 bomber crashed north of Tampa on February 29, 1944. Now, these forgotten World War II heroes – and many others like them – are being remembered.
USF, SOCOM partner for $85-million deal that may benefit Americans on battlefield
On Wednesday, the University of South Florida announced they entered a five-year, $85 million contract with US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
Dogs trained to find bodies after thousands of years search for erased graves at MacDill Air Force Base
An extensive search for forgotten graves on MacDill Air Force Base began Tuesday, with a team of experts surveying the land believed to be the final resting place for African Americans in the early 20th Century.
Air Force tanker, carrying students on STEM field trip, makes emergency landing at MacDill
A KC-135 refueling plane, carrying teen girls from two Bay Area schools on a STEM experience, had to make an emergency landing at MacDill Air Force Base on Thursday.
MacDill's Pitch Day gives small business owners chance to work with military
MacDill Air Force Base hosted it's second Pitch Day on Wednesday, a concept that's much like the hit-show Shark Tank.
Lockdown lifted at MacDill AFB after report of armed suspect near base gate
The man who wreaked havoc across multiple counties Friday has been apprehended, according to online jail records in Hernando County.
Air Force honors contract negotiators at MacDill
A squadron at MacDill just received an award as an outstanding unit in the entire Air Force, but they don't fly planes. They negotiate and grant contracts for everything from laundry to artificial intelligence and many of those contracts go to small businesses in the Tampa Bay area.
Lawsuit claims mold made some MacDill living quarters unsafe
A week after five families filed lawsuits in federal court, more military families are coming forward with concerns and demands for
Military families at MacDill file federal lawsuit alleging serious mold issues at on-base housing
Five MacDill families are suing over the condition of their homes, located on-base, but managed by private companies. Over the last year, they've discovered mold in the air ducts, growing like mushrooms in the carpet staining walls and rafters.
There may be unmarked graves at MacDill Air Force Base, historians say
MacDill spokespeople say there's reason to believe that in a wooded area of the base's northwest corner, there could be an African-American cemetery.
Blue Angels will return to headline MacDill AirFest in March 2020
They fly hundreds of miles an hour, thousands of feet in the air, with as little as 18 inches separating their jets: The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels precision flying team will return to MacDill AirFest in late March 2020 to headline the event.