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Mar 13, 2026

Florida-Based Central Command Reports KC-135 Tanker Crash in Iraq

Rescue efforts continue for at least five crew members after one of two refueling planes went down in western Iraq amid operations against Iran, not due to hostile or friendly fire.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq on Thursday during operations against Iran. Rescue efforts are underway, and the fate of at least five crew members remains unknown, U....

Mar 15, 2026

Treasure Coast Families Brace as Pentagon Deploys 2,500 Marines to Mideast

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declares Iran's government crumbling after U.S. strikes on over 15,000 targets, with 13 Americans killed.

Approximately 2,500 U.S. Marines are heading to the Middle East alongside a Navy amphibious warship as the Pentagon reports more than 15,000 targets struck inside Iran over nearly two weeks of sustain...

Mar 15, 2026

Congress Probes Deadly U.S. Strike on Tehran School as DHS Funding Gap Hits Florida Ports

Lawmakers seek answers after a Tomahawk missile, using decade-old maps cut under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, killed 175 at an Iranian girls' school, leaving Treasure Coast airports and ports exposed.

The Department of Homeland Security remains without approved funding as Congress simultaneously demands answers over a U.S. missile strike that killed approximately 175 people, many of them children, ...

Mar 16, 2026

Three MacDill Airmen Killed in Iraq KC-135 Crash

Maj. John Klinner, Capt. Ariana Savino and Tech. Sgt. Ashley Pruitt from Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base died March 12 alongside three Ohio guardsmen in the refueling plane mishap.

Three airmen assigned to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa are among six U.S. service members killed March 12 when a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft crashed over western Iraq, the Defense Departm...