Home-school flying lessons, courtesy of MacDill Air Foce Base
You might see their planes and uniforms and maybe you’ve even seen video of how they refuel planes in mid-air, but those who fly for the Air Force face a challenging mission shared by many these days.
Boy Scouts banned from planting American flags on veterans' graves for Memorial Day due to coronavirus
A longtime Memorial Day weekend tradition to honor veterans is now canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but there are persisting calls to bring it back.
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.
American Victory Ship museum reopens on VE Day 75th Anniversary
May 8, 1945 ended six long years of fighting in Europe.
Pentagon: Anyone hospitalized for coronavirus 'disqualified' from joining military without waiver
Coronavirus survivors will be barred from entering the military unless they are granted a waiver from the branch they are seeking to join, a defense official told Fox News, as the agency continues to figure out how to train America's fighting force in the midst of a global pandemic.
Blue Angels add Jacksonville and Miami to flyover schedule, but not Tampa
The Navy’s Blue Angels will be flying back through Florida this week, but Tampa Bay is apparently not on their route.
29 service members awarded Purple Hearts for brain injuries in Iran attack
About 110 U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian ballistic missile attack at al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Jan. 8. Now the U.S. military has approved 29 service members for the Purple Heart medal.
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.
No military honors: Sarasota veterans group honors fallen hero in lieu of funeral
As the novel coronavirus pandemic changes the way America does just about everything, including military funerals, but his community did not want Lewis's service and sacrifice to go unrecognized.
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.
Father of 7 reunites with family after 14 months deployed, 14 days in quarantine
United States Navy Capt. Edwin Smith had a longer return trip from deployment than he anticipated.
USS Theodore Roosevelt commander: Crew needs to be isolated after 200 positive coronavirus tests
In a desperate plea for help, the commanding officer of the deployed aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt says his entire crew of roughly 5,000 sailors needs to be isolated after up to 200 onboard have tested positive for coronavirus.
NJ National Guardsman 1st US service member to die from coronavirus, governor announces
A member of the New Jersey National Guard died on Saturday after being hospitalized for over a week, becoming the first U.S. servicemember to succumb to coronavirus.
US Navy ships headed to Los Angeles, New York for coronavirus relief: Here's a look inside
As a U.S. Navy hospital ship steams toward Los Angeles to help relieve the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, those on board are making final preparations.
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.
Officials: US airstrikes underway against Iran-backed militia group that hit Iraq base
The U.S. launched airstrikes in Iraq Thursday, American officials said, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at a base north of Baghdad.
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.