CECIL AIRPORT

Cecil Airport hosted a job fair Saturday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Jacksonville on Thursday morning to announce a $6 million investment to help build roads at Cecil Airport, a public airport and commercial spaceport.

Boeing will build a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility near Cecil Airport.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Air Force veteran is organizing and hosting a first-of-its-kind event on Saturday at Cecil Airport. Dwayne Quick, an Air Force veteran and founder of 332nd Heritage Foundation, an organization founded in 2020 with the goal of sharing the legacy of the Tuskegee airmen and their contributions to the African American community with the military and civilian population. Alvin Temple, one of the Tuskegee airmen, a group of mostly Black pilots who flew in World War II. That is something he told me — nobody is going to hand this to me, I had to want it.”He said he wants to pass along the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen to future generations. “The legacy they left behind and things like that, even moving forward in this, their grit and ability to push forward, that’s something we are trying to pass on and use to mentor.

Just ask the 40 Florida National Guard members who were celebrated Thursday night during a deployment ceremony at Cecil Airport. Detachment 4, B Company, of the 351st Aviation Support Battalion, will be deployed for about nine months. After 23 years in the military, Chief Rob Lyman said what’s next -- the preparation at Ft. “I think they’re going to have a very eye-opening experience. Then, they will provide aviation, ground field maintenance and resupply support to aviation battalions.

JACKSONVILLE, 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.

While thousands of supporters lined up early for President Donald Trump’s rally in Jacksonville, a group of demonstrators also gathered with signs and flags outside Cecil Airport. Larry Douglas Snyder said he disagrees with how President Trump has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Lies, lies, lies. Trump told lies and 200,000 people died because of it. Hundreds of people are waiting in line outside Cecil Airport for President Donald Trump’s arrival in Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – President Donald Trump walked off Air Force One to a crowd of thousands at Jacksonville’s Cecil Airport on Thursday, where he hosted a “Great American Comeback” campaign rally. RELATED: Florida leaders speak as crowd awaits President Trump’s Jacksonville visitThe president began his speech by making a promise to his assembly of supporters. “Forty days from now, we’re going to win Florida, we’re going to win four more years in the White House," Trump said. Before his visit to Jacksonville, he spoke at an airport hangar in swing-state North Carolina to a crowd that included health care workers. When asked what issues mattered to her, Deborah Kramp, a Trump supporter, responded: “Supreme Court justice, that’s number one.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Air Force One and President Donald Trump touched down Thursday in Jacksonville for a rally 40 days ahead of Election Day. “He (Trump) is a man of action, he is a deal maker and he gets things done,” Curry told the large crowd. “On Feb. 18, 2017, President Trump pulled me out of the crowd and I ran up on stage and hugged our president and he gave me the microphone and I spoke to the world. This, this is who our president is," said Gene Huber, referencing a shirt he was wearing showing Trump hugging him on stage during a rally. Trump’s Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, sent a statement in advance of the Jacksonville rally:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – President Donald Trump will visit Jacksonville on Thursday evening for a campaign rally at Cecil Airport. Trump is holding similar events in Minnesota on Friday night, North Carolina on Saturday, Ohio on Monday and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. In July, President Trump scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Jacksonville due to coronavirus concerns. The event that had been set to draw more than 10,000 people. Still, event attendees must sign a waiver before registering for tickets.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A new fire station and backup 911 call center opened Friday and will allow firefighters to get to emergencies on Jacksonvilles Westside much more quickly. The new facility located along Aviation Avenue near 103rd Street, near Cecil Airport, was funded in part by a $1.6 million grant from the Florida Department of Transportation. Fire Station 73 will also house an emergency dispatch operation. The existing call center, which handles dispatch for the Sheriffs Office and fire department, takes about 1.2 million emergency calls a year. Not only are the new fire station and additional staffing expected to cut down on emergency response times on the Westside, they could also help bring some homeowners insurance bills down.