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MacDill Air Force Based honored as Lightning Community Hero

The Tampa Bay Lightning honored MacDill Air Force Base as the 46th Lightning Community Hero of the season during the first period of tonight’s Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens. The $50,000 donation that comes with the Community Hero award is being donated to the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Foundation, in support of Air Fest 2016.

For 75 years MacDill Air Force Base has been committed to keeping the community, nation and free-world safe and secure. The base is home to the 6th Air Mobility Force which provides vital mid-air refueling to our forces. It is also home to the U.