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![Rockets Hit Base In Iraq With US Forces, No Casualties Rockets Hit Base In Iraq With US Forces, No Casualties]()
Harry Wilmerding
At least three rockets hit an Iraqi airbase hosting U.S. and international forces on Monday, according to an official milita [...]
![Military Recognition: Tampa Bay Native Victor Rosario Serves With Marine Expeditionary Unit Military Recognition: Tampa Bay Native Victor Rosario Serves With Marine Expeditionary Unit]()
By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach
TAMPA, FL. - A Tampa Bay, Florida, native is serving with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24t [...]
![ACLU Leads 113-Group Coalition Demanding Biden Stops Lethal Airstrikes ACLU Leads 113-Group Coalition Demanding Biden Stops Lethal Airstrikes]()
Thomas Catenacci
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wrote a letter cosigned by a coalition of 113 groups to President Joe Biden Wednes [...]
![Evidence Suggests Aliens Might Be Surveilling Our Troops, Should We Be Worried? Evidence Suggests Aliens Might Be Surveilling Our Troops, Should We Be Worried?]()
Steven Hall
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report Friday on unidentified flying objects but didn’t exclude the [...]
![Honoring Veterans And Healthcare Awareness At Inaugural Lakeland Event Honoring Veterans And Healthcare Awareness At Inaugural Lakeland Event]()
LAKELAND, FL. - On Saturday, Reliance Medical Centers hosted the first of a planned annual event, Reliance Salutes Veterans.
The outdoor celebrati [...]
![Watch: Coast Guard In Florida Rescues 4 People Capsized 30 Miles Off Gulf Coast Watch: Coast Guard In Florida Rescues 4 People Capsized 30 Miles Off Gulf Coast]()
The Coast Guard rescued four people, Friday, who spent the night clinging to a boat that capsized in a heavy storm, 30 miles west of Cedar Key.
A [...]
![Military Recognition: Bradenton Native Serves As A Member Of U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service” Military Recognition: Bradenton Native Serves As A Member Of U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service”]()
By Alvin Plexico, Navy Office of Community Outreach
A Bradenton, Florida, native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Idaho, one of the world’s [...]
![Reliance Medical Centers To Host Inaugural Veterans Appreciation Event Reliance Medical Centers To Host Inaugural Veterans Appreciation Event]()
LAKELAND, Fla. - Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed three veteran-related bills into law, further establishing Florida as the most military and [...]
![Military Recognition: Bradenton Native Lt. Richard Wheeler Serves As Pilot Aboard USS Tulsa Military Recognition: Bradenton Native Lt. Richard Wheeler Serves As Pilot Aboard USS Tulsa]()
Lt. Richard Wheeler, from Bradenton, FL., conducts pre-flight checks on a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prior to flight operations aboard Independence-v [...]
![Coast Guard Offloads $143.5 Million In Cocaine At Florida Port Coast Guard Offloads $143.5 Million In Cocaine At Florida Port]()
Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma's crew offloaded more than 7,500 pounds of cocaine in Port Everglades, an estimated street value of $143.5 millio [...]