Event Brief
May 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Downtown Tampa simulates combat zone for SOF Week
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SOF Week featured a fictional kidnapping of Mayor Jane Castor and a multinational special ops rescue scenario downtown.
WHO: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor; multinational special operations teams
WHAT: Simulated combat-zone scenario involving a fictional kidnapping and rescue operation
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM ET
WHERE: Downtown Tampa
WHY: The scenario was staged as part of SOF Week training and exercises involving a fictional kidnapping and rescue.
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