Here’s a glimpse into how the Air Force gears up its personnel and local communities to stay prepared and protected during hurricane season.

An alligator seen hanging by a plane at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa last month made another appearance at the military base this week, but this time he got a trip to a new home.

Officials say a large alligator that made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been captured and moved to a nearby river.

The U.S. Air Force plans to expand its search for grave sites in a former Black cemetery at a base in Florida after discovering 121 potential sites already.

He called himself "Captain America" and claimed that he needed to speak with a general to provide "top secret information," the release says.

The U.S. military says it has captured an operator for the Islamic State extremist group during a helicopter raid in northern Syria.

Air Force pilots evacuating MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa ahead of Hurricane Idalia caught amazing footage of what looks like lightning but really isn’t.

U.S. officials say U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime.

LAKELAND, Fla. A live air-to-air missile discovered at a Central Florida airport has been secured in a munition storage facility at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The unarmed French S-530 air-to-air missile was found Lakeland Linder International Airport on on Friday. It is secured and safe and they are just waiting on when and where they are going to dispose of the missile. But this one is too large to do that at MacDill, so the disposal logistics are being planned out. The missile was found near Draken International, a defense contractor located at the airport.

TAMPA, Fla. – MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, was briefly put on lockdown Friday morning after a report of an armed suspect outside the base. The base was put on lockdown after local authorities notified the base there was an armed suspect near one of the base’s gates, a news release said. Base officials were assisting local law enforcement in searching for the suspect, Lt. Brandon Hanner, a spokesman for MacDill said. Investigators notified base officials that they thought the man was on or near MacDill. During the lockdown, traffic was at a standstill on numerous roads around the base, which is near downtown Tampa, news outlets reported.