Few of the thousands of visitors to this year's AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base probably knew the history behind the C-54 transport plane flown in for the occasion. Along with the C-47s, it played an important role in the largest humanitarian campaign the world had ever seen: The Berlin Airlift. ...more

June 26, 2008

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June 20, 2008

The average age of American servicemen that fought to liberate Europe and the Pacific was 19. ...more

June 13, 2008

The average age of the American servicemen who fought to liberate Europe from Fascism and the Pacific from Japanese Imperialism was 19. ...more

June 13, 2008

The Edmund Sheffield Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century announced Marissa Tweed, daughter of the Revs. Dave and Rita Gardner Tweed, the winner of its 2007-08 Anne Massey General Scholarship at a meeting May 15 at Palma Ceia Country Club. ...more

June 11, 2008

The Edmund Sheffield Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century announced at a meeting May 15 that Marissa Tweed, daughter of the Revs. Dave and Rita Gardner Tweed, is the winner of the chapter's 2007-08 Anne Massey General Scholarship. The meeting was held at the Palma Ceia Country Club in Tampa. ...more

June 4, 2008

Mary Louise Cieslak, 77, of Spring Hill, died Thursday, May 29, at her home. She was born in Memphis, Tenn., and moved to this area 17 years ago from Troy, Mich. ...more

May 31, 2008

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May 29, 2008

President Bush acknowledged "learning as we go" in building democracy in Iraq, as he used Wednesday's commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy to counsel patience and resolve in America's wars of the 21st century. ...more

May 29, 2008

A timeline of Barbara Faulkenberry's ascension to brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force. ...more

May 23, 2008