Course Project: EOC Grant Outline
Part A
Community Description
Name of Locality
MacDill air force base community, located eight miles south of Tampa, Florida.
Complete Description of Location and Boundaries
This community is located in Tampa, Florida on the Southwestern tip of the Inter Bay Peninsula in Hillsborough County, Florida. Tampa bay north is also surrounded by the MacDill air force base community. It is a seven-county region which means a huge community diversity. The location is also called Tampa bay. The population of this area is around 6 thousand. Diversity of communities is found on Florida’s west coast because of the Hernando, Pasco, Sarasota, Polk, Hillsborough, and manatee surrounding counties. Other neighboring communities such as St. Petersburg, Riverview, Gibson ton, and Apollo beach are also present and are military friendly and full of diverse cultures.
Main Community Mission
Through the National Defense Act of 1935, the Base along with seven other installations was planned. At this time, the military actions of the Soviet Union, Japan, and Germany, Japan threatened the world democracies. The land was acquired and the first contingents of the Army Corps of Engineers in 1939. The site was cleared by the workers of the Projects Administration. In the beginning, defending the Caribbean Region was the primary mission of MacDill. However, later, the Base’s primary mission became one of training replacement units. During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, MacDill also served as the logistical point of command.
Today, the mission of the MacDill AFB is to project air-refueling power. This is done anywhere in the world. It is an Air Mobility Command and four groups are organized to carry out a two-fold mission of airlift and air refueling. Two Unified Commands based at MacDill are supported by this community. Other than 51 tenant units, MacDill is home to the United States Central Command and United States Special Operations Command.
