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A suspicious package was reportedly found on Monday outside Florida's MacDill Air Force Base visitor center that contained an apparent improvised explosive device, ABC News reported.

Sources told the outlet that it was unclear if the device would have detonated.

The incident prompted a shelter-in-place order, which was later lifted, according to Reuters....

During his first day at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reversed efforts to cut video of the famed WWII Tuskegee Airmen from Air Force training courses.

The Air Force removed videos on the first Black pilots to fly for the U.S. military in order to comply with the Trump administration's elimination of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts in federal departments and agencies.

In a statement, the Air Force "confirmed the courses with those videos had been removed and said it 'will fully execute and implement all directives outlined in the Executive Orders issued by the President, ensuring that they are carried out with utmost professionalism, efficiency and in alignment with national security objectives.'...

The office of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) deleted two of the congresswoman’s social media posts after Raw Story reported that the airplane silhouettes used in her happy birthday message to the U.S. Air Force were actually Russian fighter jets.

“Happy Birthday United States Air Force! As an Air Force Veteran myself, I’m especially thankful for everything I learned while serving in this incredible branch of our Armed Forces,” Luna, an influencer on Instagram before being elected to Congress last year, wrote on her posts.

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who uses her status as a veteran of the U.S. Air Force to boost a hard-right, MAGA-fueled political career, wanted to wish her military branch a happy birthday.

So last week on X, formerly Twitter, and also on Instagram, Luna posted a celebratory graphic with the Air Force logo and a political logo for herself, superimposed over six silhouettes of fighter jets.

“Happy Birthday United States Air Force! As an Air Force Veteran myself, I’m especially thankful for everything I learned while serving in this incredible branch of our Armed Forces,” Luna, an influencer on Instagram before being elected to Congress last year, wrote on her post....

By David Alexander and Phil Stewart