Off the Base

The official MacDill Air Force Base Change of Command ceremony and transfer of power for the 6th Air Mobility Wing is scheduled today at 9 a.m. As a…

A new, more in-depth analysis of veteran records from all states from 1979 to 2014 indicates “that in 2014, an average of 20 Veterans a day died from…

Largo High School senior Konner Ross was one of 15 students selected for “The Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student & Teacher Institute…

Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base will welcome a new commander next week. Air Force Col. April D. Vogel will take over July 8, 2016 as leader of the 6th Air…

Veterans who end up in jail or prison face a lot of problems when they get out – the lack of health care – finding employment - possible homelessness. To…

Army Private Leo Kenneth Chalcraft was a green-eyed, brown-haired teen from St. Petersburg, FL when he was killed in action in World War II. It happened…

So-called "burn pits" were common at U.S. military outposts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Legislation in the Senate would create a center to study the...

The Hillsborough River was taken over by helicopters, boats, military aircrafts and mock gunfire Wednesday afternoon as part of the U.S. Special…

A Florida congressman says the Veterans Administration cut off the benefits of more 4,200 people nationwide after they were wrongly declared dead.

Struggling with long wait times, the Veterans Affairs Health Care System is trying something new: a partnership with the CVS Pharmacy chain to offer...

The nation will remember those killed while serving their country on Memorial Day in just over a week. But a local group called Veterans Counseling…

A $10 billion program to eliminate long wait times and other problems for veterans' health care hasn't worked out as planned. More veterans wait even longer for care now than they did a year ago.