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Another freezing start with a warm-up on the way
Read full article: Another freezing start with a warm-up on the wayWe’re off to another freezing start with temperatures in the mid 20s and low 30s. Make sure to share those fun frost or ice pictures with us in the Pins tab of our Weather Authority app or on News4Jax.com. Sunday will be sunny and ever-so-slightly less cold, with temperatures topping out in the upper 50s low 60s. Seasonal temperatures are back on Monday, with temperature warming into the cool mid-60s for the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Tuesday we will wake up in the low 40s and warms into the mid-60s.
Boeing signs 25-year lease with Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Read full article: Boeing signs 25-year lease with Jacksonville Aviation AuthorityJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Boeing and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority have reached an agreement on a 25-year lease to expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations at Cecil Field, the aviation authority announced Thursday. Construction is set to begin next fall and be completed around January 2024, according to a JAA release. “Since taking ownership from the Navy, the Authority developed Cecil into one of the preeminent airports for aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul in the United States,” Jacksonville Aviation Authority CEO Mark VanLoh said. It’s also the site of a flight control repair center where, among other things, Boeing has converted F/A-18 Super Hornets into aircraft for the Navy’s elite Blue Angels squadron. “This investment in facility improvements supports our ability to deliver on current and future defense services work at the Cecil Field site and aligns with Boeing’s infrastructure optimization efforts,” said Warren Helm, Boeing Cecil Field site leader.
Jacksonville to get new Veterans Affairs facility
Read full article: Jacksonville to get new Veterans Affairs facilityJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During his rally Thursday night at Cecil Field, President Donald Trump announced a new Veterans Affairs facility would be coming to Jacksonville. News4Jax has learned the Southpoint and University locations will be replaced by the new facility. The new location, which has yet to be announced, will be approximately 164,000 square feet. It will have primary care, mental health, onsite radiology, optometry and audiology services. The location on Jefferson Street in Springfield will continue to operate.
Rutherford, Lawson push to recognize POW/MIA memorial/museum nationally
Read full article: Rutherford, Lawson push to recognize POW/MIA memorial/museum nationallyRendering of Cecil Field POW/MIA Memorial. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. Reps. John Rutherford, R-Jacksonville, and Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, chose National POW/MIA Recognition Day to introduce legislation that would designate a POW/MIA Memorial and Museum envisioned for Cecil Field as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum to honor all former prisoners of war and those still missing in action. This bill would designate the existing POW/MIA Memorial and Museum at Cecil Field as the national memorial and museum. Hoff was also instrumental in developing the universal symbol known as the POW/MIA flag. I am proud to introduce this bill with my friend Rep. Lawson to designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum at Cecil Field as the national memorial.
Gathering in the Pines for POW/MIA Recognition Day
Read full article: Gathering in the Pines for POW/MIA Recognition DayJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Cecil Field is hosting the second annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Gathering in the Pines from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at the Chapel of High-Speed Pass at 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. to open the free event to the public, veterans and their families. The movie "Stolen Freedom and Missing Presumed Dead", will be shown throughout the day at the chapel conference room starting at 11:30 a.m. Gathering in the Pines also features an aerial flyover, a car and bike show, food trucks, live entertainment, a silent auction, and a kids area. All proceeds generated from the event will benefit The National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum at Cecil Field.