TAMPA, Fla.TAMPA, Fla. — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.

Personnel at the MacDill Air Force Base had an unexpected scaly visitor. An alligator was nestled against a U.S. Air Force airplane while on the runway.The Air Force Base announced later Monday on ...

Personnel at the MacDill Air Force Base had an unexpected scaly visitor. An alligator was nestled against a U.S. Air Force airplane while on the runway, at the base, which is in the Tampa area.The Air ...

In this photo released by the MacDill Air Force Base, an alligator rests at the landing gear of a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft on the runway of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, on Monday, April 22 ...