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U.S. Rep Castor Calls for Additional KC-135 Tanker Jets to MacDill AFB

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Tags: Military

Please see the attached bipartisan letter to the U.S. Air Force in support of bringing to MacDill AFB an additional 12 KC-135 tanker jets. The letter is led by U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Thomas J. Rooney (FL17) and includes U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, and the Tampa Bay congressional delegation. The 12 tankers would join the existing 16 plus the eight KC-135s that will be moving to MacDill later this year.

Burgess, Hudson, Green, Castor Introduce Bill to Improve Trauma Care Through Military-Civilian Partnership

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Tags: Health Care, Military

Representatives Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the MISSION Zero Act (H.R. 880), to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) in assigning trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers filling a gap in care recently examined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

U.S. Rep. Castor travels with POTUS to Tampa

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Tags: Iraq War, Legislation, Military

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) is accompanying President Barack Obama on Air Force One to travel to Tampa, FL in support of his visit with active duty members at MacDill Air Force Base, home of the U.S. Special Operations Command, the 6th Air Mobility Wing and U.S. Central Command. Rep. Castor is also traveling with the President in support of the counterterrorism campaign he has directed as Commander-in-Chief.

U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement Regarding the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act

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Tags: Military

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement regarding the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. “I am pleased that a number of provisions in the bill passed today could benefit the Airmen and their families who serve at MacDill Air Force Base, including a 2.1 percent pay raise for our troops and their families and an authorization for an Army Reserve…

MacDill AFB Makes Short List for new KC-46 Tankers

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Tags: Jobs & Economy, Military

MacDill Air Force Base is on a short list of bases to be considered for the next base selection round of next generation of air refueling tankers, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today. If selected, MacDill could become home to 36 new KC-46 tankers in the spring of 2020. A final basing decision could come as early as the end of 2016.

To combat Islamic State, strengthen Special Forces and insist on more help from other nations

| Posted in Opinion Pieces
Tags: Iraq War, Military

To combat the ever-evolving terrorist threat, our military must have the flexibility to adapt to the tactics of the radical jihadis, and the Global Coalition to Counter IS must contribute more to the effort. Specifically, America’s Special Forces must have the most modern intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tools to battle terrorist extremists and to keep us safe.