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MacDill Air Force Base assigned to temporary duty in outer space

By Clark Brooks | April 1, 2021
MacDill AFB in space

Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base, home of the 6th Air Refueling Wing, has been attached temporarily to the United States Space Force and is currently orbiting 254 miles above the Earth. Senior Airman (SrA) Bowie Shanman of the 6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office said, “Since we don’t have any Raymond James Stadium flyovers…

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Space Force to hold job fair in Tampa

By Clark Brooks | July 23, 2019
Space Force hiring event in Tampa

Tampa Fairgrounds – Hillsborough County – 7.23.19 President Trump’s proposal for a fifth military branch, a “space force” is coming to fruition and will seek recruits at a job fair at the Florida State Fairgrounds Saturday. “People who aren’t astronauts shouldn’t feel intimidated,” said Space Colonel Joe Broey. “A military, be it an army division…

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