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Biden spoke at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa after making a quick visit to to see the damage caused by Hurricane Milton and meet with first responders, residents and local leaders.
A 33-year-old man told U.S. Air Force security that he was "Captain America" while trying to enter MacDill Air Force Base last month, according to officials.
MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) (IATA: MCF, ICAO: KMCF, FAA LID: MCF) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assigned to the Eighteenth Air Force of the Air Mobility Command .
After arriving at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Biden toured damaged areas by helicopter, met with state and local officials, greeted residents impacted by the storms and first responders.
The squadron also operates the Deployed Unit Complex at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It was first activated at MacDill Field , Florida in April 1943 as the 598th Bombardment Squadron . After training in the United States, it transferred to the European Theater of Operations , where it was a component of IX Bomber Command .
In 1961 the United States Strike Command (STRICOM) was established at MacDill Air Force Base as a unified combatant command capable of responding to global crises. The name of the command was originally derived from the acronym for Swift Tactical Reaction In Every Known Environment (STRIKE). [1]
The Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT) is a sub-unified command of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). [2] It is responsible for planning special operations throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR), planning and conducting peacetime joint/combined special operations training exercises, and orchestrating command and control of peacetime and wartime special operations as ...
Editor's Note: For the latest news on Helene, see our live coverage for Saturday, Sept. 28. Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph ...