MacDill Air Force Base News

The driver has a bottle of Jack Daniel's in his red Jeep and whiskey coursing through his veins as he blows past a stop sign in Riverview.

A bill signed by President Obama three weeks ago includes a requirement that sole-source federal contracts can not be awarded for more than $20 million unless they are justified in writing and in public.

Staff Sgt. Kenny Dansby wowed the judges and audience to take top honors in "Operation Rising Star," an "American Idol"-style singing competition held last month at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

A A A' Companies fraudulently collected at least $100 million in federal contracts from a $4 billion government program designated for disabled military veterans who run small businesses, congressional investigators charge.

Patrick Air Force Base would receive $8.4 million for a new small-arms firing range if Congress approves a military appropriations bill as expected by the end of the year.

Angel Ocasio has been showing up at Tampa Area VFW's and American Legion halls wearing a clean, starched dress blue Marine Corps Uniform sporting the rank of a Sgt.

A pet adoption expo is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Florida State Fairgrounds.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. SARASOTA COUNTY - Like a military man with a top secret security clearance, Art Jackman keeps personal information close to the vest.

It doesn't matter if it's the sanctuary at Stockton's Second Baptist Church or a prefabricated metal building at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province.

Staff Sgt. Arthur Bigelow assists Iraqi police explosive ordnance disposal technicians get a team member into a bomb suit during a training scenario conducted by Air Force EOD members Nov.

For the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, MacDill Air Force Base officials opened the waters surrounding the military base so the public could fish and boat in the restricted area.

After 31 years in remission, cancer struck the Rev. Scott Taylor, founder of Good News Global Ministries, in 2008.

The shootings at Ft. Hood are top of mind for almost everyone on and around MacDill Air Force Base.

In an act of violence that sent shock waves through the American military establishment and raised questions about base security, an Army psychiatrist armed with two handguns opened fire Thursday afternoon on the grounds of Fort Hood, the country's largest military base.

The body of Plant City soldier Eric Lembke arrived at MacDill Air Force Base this afternoon aboard a Dassault Falcon 20 jet.

According to retired Col. Mike Pheneger, who spent 30 years as a military intelligence officer including five years at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, said United States intelligence should be focusing on why suspected Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan did what he did.

Officials at MacDill Air Force Base, home to Central Command and Special Operations Command, are not talking about what, if any, additional security measures they are taking after today's shootings at Fort Hood.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will lead a full escort on Thursday for the procession carrying the casket of U.S. Army Spec.

Many veterans from all over South County, south into Manatee, and east as far as Lakeland wanted a chapter closer to home.

As Col. Dennis Beatty walks through MacDill Air Force Base's new $104 million, state-of-the-art medical facility, he sometimes catches himself using a word that is forbidden.