Special Operations Memorial at MacDill Air Force Base Vandalized with Spray Paint The Special Operations Memorial, which is inside MacDill's gates, was likely vandalized sometime Tuesday evening, Troy Daland...
Victim Killed in Tampa Rampage Was Sergeant Stationed at MacDill Air Force Base Tech. Sgt. Richard Padilla was with the 24th Rapid Deployment Squadron of the 24th Special Operations Wing, according to an...
'Better than Forecasted': Florida Military Bases Reporting Little Damage After Hurricane Milton Passes Military bases in Florida were still assessing damage from Hurricane Milton Thursday, but it initially appeared they had...
Military Bases Evacuating Troops, Moving Ships Ahead of Hurricane Milton's Projected Landfall Bases in the path of Hurricane Milton are taking immediate action ahead of its expected landfall this week, as the Department...
2 Airmen and an Air Force Recruit Busted in Large-Scale Prostitution Sting in Florida The sting was part of an eight-day undercover human-trafficking operation, "Operation March Sadness 2024," with the two...
Survey at Florida Air Force Base Discovers 121 Potential Graves Related to Segregation-Era Black Cemetery MacDill Air Force Base confirmed in a statement late last week that it had located the unmarked Port Tampa Cemetery, which...
Space Force Stands Up Middle East Command as Service Eyes Units in Korea and Europe U.S. Space Forces-Central will be based at CENTCOM's headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
Florida Military Bases Assessing Damage After Hurricane Ian Batters the State The full extent of the damage, and the number of people killed, won't likely be known for days and even more havoc is...
Special Operations Command (SOCOM): Overview USSOCOM receives, reviews, coordinates and prioritizes all Defense Department plans that support the global campaign against...
MacDill Air Force Base Briefly Placed on Lockdown Amid Active Shooter Reports The Florida Air Force base that houses two of the military's unified combatant commands was briefly on lockdown.
Ranger School Is Getting a New Fitness Assessment The Army's elite Ranger School, long regarded as one of the most grueling leadership courses in the military, is rolling out...
How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over...
Not Just for US Veterans: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World With the VA facing job cuts, it's important to remind not only veterans, but also lawmakers, health officials and the...
Hegseth, Top Officials Violated 'Basic Operational Security' with Signal Chat on Yemen War Plans Experts who spoke with Military.com said it's highly unlikely that operational details at the level Goldberg described would...
Veterans Fear Trump Administration Plans to Privatize VA Health Care Veterans are increasingly getting care from private medical providers, who are then paid by the VA. It's an effort to create...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-03/va%20debakey%20legend%201200.jpg?itok=FugzVuVV ""The father of modern cardiovascular surgery," Dr. Michael E. DeBakey was a World War II veteran and helped create the modern VA medical system. (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)")
