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  1. Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
    Yesterday• Latest News
    This image provided by Betty Seaman shows Navy A-6 Intruder pilot Jim Seaman. Navy Capt. Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61. His widow Betty Seaman has been part of a large group of aviators and their surviving spouses who have lobbied Congress and the Pentagon for years to look into the number of cancers aviators and ground crew face. In a new study the Pentagon has found alarmingly higher rates of cancer among aviators than in the U.S. general population, and has further reviews planned. (Betty Seaman via AP)
  2. What’s known about Ron DeSantis’ time in the Navy at Guantanamo Bay
    Mar. 7• Politics
    Ron DeSantis in Iraq.
  3. Tampa producer and ‘Blair Witch’ director are making movies about military
    Feb. 28• Movies
    Former U.S. and Canadian servicemen skydive over Cairo, Egypt, in the documentary "Triple 7," which follows them as they skydive into seven continents in seven days.
  5. Retired MacDill airman admits holding classified documents at Tampa home
    Feb. 22• Military
    A KC-135 refueling aircraft flies over the Dale Mabry entrance of MacDill Air Force Base while coming in for a landing in Tampa in 2021.
  6. Veterans retreat is leaving Hillsborough over land dispute with county
    Feb. 10• Military
    Founder Kelly Kowall looks on to the lake behind My Warrior’s Place in Ruskin. Kowall said she remembers kayaking on the lake with her son who died in Afghanistan during his military service in the U.S. Army. The nonprofit is a retreat for veterans, active duty military members, law enforcement officers,firefighters and blue star, silver star and gold star family members impacted by tragedies.
  7. US downs Chinese balloon over ocean, moves to recover debris
    Feb. 4• News
    In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingstown, N.C. area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it. The United States says it is a Chinese spy balloon moving east over America. (Brian Branch via AP)
  8. Florida veterans’ nursing homes grapple with staffing shortages
    Jan. 17• Health
    The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs said Florida veterans’ nursing homes have empty beds because of staffing shortages.
  9. Largo sisters found military funeral flag in trash, honor soldier in home
    Dec. 29, 2022• Military
    Terri Moore, left, and her sister Lisa Dernoncourt found this American flag in a pile of discarded items at a mobile home that was being cleaned out by a new owner recently in Largo. Wrapped inside was the information for the deceased soldier who died in the 1970s.
  10. On Pearl Harbor Day, Ybor’s founding family is honored for loss
    Dec. 5, 2022• History
    Salvador Martinez Ybor Jr. could have lived a comfortable life in Cuba, but he returned to the United States to enlist and serve his country in World War II. He was killed in action in the Philippines in January 1945.
  11. Powell likely to be pressed on whether Fed will slow hikes
    Nov. 2, 2022• Business
    U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve, July 27, 2022, in Washington, DC.
  12. 77 years later, remains of WW2 pilot from St. Petersburg are identified
    Sep. 20, 2022• History
    Newell Franklin Mills Jr. was a St. Petersburg resident and Army Air Forces pilot who went missing when his plane was shot down by Nazi fighters in 1945. His remains were identified earlier this year. On Sept. 13, he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
  13. Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%
    Aug. 31, 2022• Military
    Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday.
  14. Six months into war, Russian goods still flowing to US
    Aug. 25, 2022• Business
    Container ships are still pulling into the Port of Baltimore loaded with sheets of plywood, aluminum rods and radioactive material — all sourced from the fields, forests and factories of Russia.
  15. Hillsborough ferry plans sail ahead of schedule
    Aug. 15, 2022• Transportation
    The Cross Bay Ferry Provincetown III is shown carrying passengers headed from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 2019. Wednesday, Hillsborough commissioners will be asked to accelerate the planning work for service to southern Hillsborough. [Times 2019]
  16. CENTCOM plans ‘Shark Tank’-like innovation contest at Tampa’s MacDill AFB
    Aug. 11, 2022• Business
    MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa will host a "Shark Tank"-like innovation competition among service members and civilian employees, where the best ideas will be judged by executives from SpaceX and Google and implemented across U.S. Central Command.
  17. Biden signs ‘burn pits’ help for vets; a personal win, too
    Aug. 10, 2022• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden gives the pen he used to sign the "PACT Act of 2022" to Brielle Robinson, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, who died of cancer two years ago, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday in Washington.
  18. In a pinch, Tampa couple made her wedding dress from his WWII parachute
    Aug. 8, 2022• History
    Frances Alvarez, 70, holds her mom’s wedding dress, which was made from a parachute her father brought home from World War II.
  19. How Afghan refugees found stability in Tampa Bay senior communities
    Jul. 27, 2022• Nation & World
    The Raoufi siblings, all Afghan refugees, have found work with Westminster Communities in Bradenton. From left is Suliman Raoufi, 19, Atefah, 20, Noman, 25, Venus, 21, and Omran, 18. The family is pictured here with the Westminster Point Pleasant in the background, on Monday, July 18, 2022.
  20. A Navy First: Woman pilot joins Blue Angels flight squadron
    Jul. 19, 2022• Military
    Lt. Amanda Lee is shown in a photo released by Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Lee, of Mounds View, Minnesota, is the first woman to join the Blue Angels as a pilot.
  21. Kamala Harris highlights Biden’s Middle East trip, abortion rights battle during Florida visit
    Jul. 14, 2022• Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris is seen with U.S. Special Operations Command Commander General Richard Clarke, right, and U.S. Central Command Commander General Michael Kurilla, left, after a meeting during her visit to U.S. Central Command and the Joint Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base Thursday in Tampa.
  22. Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to Tampa. Here are the details.
    Jul. 13, 2022• Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris walks on to the stage to speak during the American Rescue Plan Workforce Summit held in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
  23. After series of crashes, US Navy to pause flight operations for safety reviews
    Jun. 12, 2022• Military
    A MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flies at Marine Corps Air Facility at Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., on Aug. 3, 2012. Officials say a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey carrying five Marines crashed in the Southern California desert, Wednesday afternoon, June 8, 2022, during training in a remote area.
  24. Military and families get free ZooTampa admission this summer
    May 31, 2022• Military
    ZooTampa is offering one-time free admission for active-duty military and up to three family members June 1-Sept. 1. The offer is only valid by going online and getting a unique promo code.
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