Macdill Field News Today

Illinois B-17 restoration progressing one piece at a time.

Nearly 40 years ago, Michael Kellner of Marengo bought a B-17 bomber. He’s been painstakingly putting it back together ever since.

There were many major league baseball players whose careers were interrupted as they served their country during World War II, but only two lost their lives in action. This is their story.

As a young man Mike Kellner of Marengo dreamed of flying a B-17 bomber. When no one would let him, he bought a scrapped plane in a junkyard in Maine in 1984. Hes been putting it back together ever since.

If food defines culture, then what kind of city is Tampa? The answer can be found in these 10 notable meals, which together offer a taste of the city’s charmingly crazy history.

Native American veterans are finally getting some long-overdue recognition with a new national memorial in Washington, D.C.

The Air Force may be turning 75, but Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base is even older and has a lot of stories to tell. 

This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Leslie MacDill, the namesake of MacDill Air Force Base who is considered one of aviation’s early pioneers.

MacDill Air Force Base said leaders are reopening an investigation into an erased African American cemetery.