Latest "florida" stories

Military bases begin damage assessments after Hurricane Ian

Installations like Naval Station Mayport and MacDill Air Force base are cleaning up in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

By Diana Stancy Correll

6 months ago

Soldiers with the Florida National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive - Enhanced Response Force Package load supplies during Hurricane Ian, Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 29, 2022.

Thousands of National Guardsmen help in Florida after Hurricane Ian

National Guard members from several states are helping Florida communities devastated by Hurricane Ian.

By Jessica Edwards

6 months ago

Judge temporarily bars military from punishing two officers over vaccine refusal

The military must temporarily halt stripping two officers who refused to take the COVID vaccine of their commands, a federal judge in Florida ruled.

By Rachel Nostrant

14 months ago

Climate change poses great risk for Florida’s military bases

The United States has ignored climate change and its impacts on outdated, inadequate infrastructure for far too long.

By Kevin Green

17 months ago

Navy target mine, which shut down Florida beach, is latest military device to wash ashore

This time, it was a Navy training mine that washed ashore.

By Howard Altman

24 months ago

WW II veteran’s dying wish went viral. Then came his outdoor birthday party

The 97-year-old World War II veteran put on the uniform that went viral and ambled down the grass to the waterfront park within Mediterranean Manors in Dunedin, Florida, where he lives.

By Gabrielle Calise

2 years ago