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Military refueling tanker makes emergency landing at TIA
A military refueling tanker made an emergency landing at Tampa International Airport just after departing MacDill Air Force Base this morning, officials said. ...more
July 10, 2009
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$3 billion Amount the Pentagon has shifted from funds meant for the new tanker for repairs for the KC-135 fleet ...more
April 6, 2009
Long Delay In Tanker Deal Will Hurt Nation's Security
Unless the White House comes to its senses, pilots at MacDill Air Force Base and other bases will have to continue flying Cold War-era refueling tankers for five years. ...more
March 17, 2009
Parade Salutes Veterans
TOWN 'N COUNTRY - This community's 15th annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday will feature marching bands, Gasparilla floats and pirates, scout troops, military groups, politicians and civic leaders. ...more
November 5, 2008
Saluting Veterans Is Aim Of This Parade
TOWN 'N COUNTRY - This community's 15th annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday will feature marching bands, Gasparilla floats and pirates, Scout troops, military groups, politicians and civic leaders. ...more
November 5, 2008
Tanker Bidder Sees Blue Skies
The chief executive of EADS said he is confident his company and U.S. partner Northrop Grumman Corp. will win a disputed $35 billion Pentagon Air Force tanker contract when the bidding process reopens. ...more
July 14, 2008
No Way To Run An Air Force
New refueling tankers, badly needed at MacDill Air Force Base and by our troops worldwide, are delayed yet again. ...more
July 13, 2008
Pentagon Opts To Reopen Bidding On Air Tanker Contract
The Department of Defense is reopening the bitter competition for a $35 billion military aircraft program that likely would include replacing some of the 16 aging KC-135 tankers now flown out of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. ...more
July 10, 2008
Bidding To Reopen On $40 Billion Air Tanker Project
WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense has decided to reopen the competition for a $40 billion military aircraft program that likely would include replacing some of the 16 aging KC-135 tankers now flown out of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. ...more
July 9, 2008
GAO Backs Boeing On Tanker Deal
Congressional auditors are recommending that a controversial Air Force decision to award a $35 billion military aircraft program to the rival of Chicago-based Boeing Co. be reconsidered. ...more
June 19, 2008
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