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MacDill Sends KC-135s to McConnell as Tropical Storm Elsa Approaches

July 6, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., closed its gates to non-mission-essential personnel and sent its KC-135s to Kansas as Tropical Storm Elsa approached Florida. MacDill moved to Hurricane Condition 2-Non-Evacuation the morning of July 6, expecting wind gusts of 60 mph, more than eight inches of ...

MacDill Resumes Normal Ops After Active Shooter Scare

Jan. 10, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
MacDill AFB, Fla., resumed normal operations around 9:14 a.m. on Jan. 10 after reports of an active shooter on the base prompted a lockdown about two hours earlier. After a search of the base, no suspect was found, and base officials emphasized that no shots ...

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