Military personnel deployed overseas would get an additional tax break on their primary homes under a ballot proposal the Florida House has unanimously passed. ...more

April 23, 2009

The Marines based at Camp Lejeune now know when their missions to Iraq will end, but they also know their deadly days of fighting overseas are far from over. ...more

February 27, 2009

The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County conducted the quarterly Field of Honor Ceremony on Jan. 10 at Veteran's Memorial Regional Park. ...more

February 4, 2009

Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 5, 2009

A flyover of four Harrier jets over Raymond James Stadium for the Outback Bowl has been canceled, a Marine Corps spokesman said today. ...more

December 31, 2008

I was blessed as a young man when I decided to join the Marine Corps. ...more

October 18, 2008

The basic rule for Marine boot camp is simple: Keep your mouth shut and mind your own business. ...more

July 21, 2008

The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a move that would jeopardize hopes of relieving strain on the Army and Marine Corps and revive debate over an open-ended U.S. commitment in Iraq. ...more

January 30, 2008

Edward John Trombetta, who served as a top official under Gov. Reubin Askew, has died. He was 69. ...more

January 29, 2008

Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. ...more

November 17, 2007