Even when troop levels eventually start to drop in Iraq and Afghanistan, special operations forces will remain, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday night. ...more

May 22, 2008

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE - Of all the instruments of warfare displayed here this morning for the Special Operations Command appreciation day, the attention mainly was focused on a bizarre hybrid of helicopter and airplane. ...more

May 21, 2008

The military command overseeing the nation's most elite forces has moved away from a contentious plan that gave it broad control over anti-terrorism operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hot spots around the globe. ...more

May 11, 2008

After munching a bagel breakfast at Congregation Beth Shalom in Brandon, more than 90 members and their families spent Mitzvah Day on March 30 helping people, organizations and animals throughout Brandon and South Shore. ...more

May 7, 2008

MacDill Air Force Base has long been a tremendous community asset and key component of the national defense, yet local leaders dare not take its presence for granted. ...more

February 17, 2008

There was a blinding flash when the 82-millimeter mortar shell fired by insurgents landed on the rooftop of a building in Al Yusififah, a dangerous piece of real estate 25 kilometers southwest of Baghdad. The shell landed about five feet from U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ivan Castro. ...more

February 11, 2008

The kindergartners on the ground were beside themselves trying to spot the paratroopers plummeting downward from 9,000 feet above their school. ...more

November 21, 2007

Paratroopers, penguins and pizzamakers were among thousands of temporary teachers in Tampa Bay area schools Wednesday in the annual Great American Teach-In. ...more

November 15, 2007

TAMPA - A federal judge denied a new trial for a former U.S. Special Operations Command official who claimed the military had prevented a defense witness from testifying for him in his trial. ...more

November 14, 2007

The attorney of a former U.S. Special Operations Command official convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud in 2006 filed a motion Thursday night that he hopes will lead to a new trial for his client. ...more

October 27, 2007