Coastal Defense Unleashed: Operation Neptune’s Storm unites military and local law enforcement in Tampa Bay
U.S. marine patrol vessels assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron patrol the coastline along MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, during Operation Neptune Storm May 17, 2023. The operation included assets from the 6th Security Forces Squadron, U.S. Coast Guard, Tampa Fire Rescue, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Tampa Police Department, and the Hillsborough County and Manatee County Sherriff’s Offices. The event demonstrated MacDill’s overwhelming maritime force protection capabilities employed to defend America’s premier power projection platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)