The Tampa Bay Defense Alliance
prioritizes our initiatives
Create a single unified and consistent voice.
Coalesce community support around our defense community and industries.
Promote, preserve and enhance our local military missions and installations.
Attract, retain, expand defense related industry, academic study and research.
Promote and facilitate compatible community development.
Promote and facilitate compatible community development.
Our Top Initiatives
Defense and National Leadership Advocacy
Enhancing Tampa Bay’s legacy, evolution and contribution to Defense and Mobility Interests
Diversifying Tampa Bay’s Economy
Improving communication across Tampa Bay’s huge defense community
Community Advocacy and Initiatives
Encouraging and coordinating private and public programs to build synergy across Tampa Bay with an eye towards assisting our servicemembers, veterans and their families
Our Mission: To Champion our Defense Community
Our mission is to facilitate resolving the challenges facing our defense community in
collaboration with military, community, and industry stakeholders.
Active Military and Families
Improve the Quality of Life of our Military Families.
Veterans and Families
Identifying opportunities for our Veterans and their families in the Tampa Bay Region.
Defense Company Employees
Tampa has been ranked among the best places for veterans and defense jobs.
Defense Contractors
Linking Public & Private Organizations to our Military Community.
Retired Military and families
Identifying opportunities for our Veterans and their families in the Tampa Bay Region
Defense Company Employees
Tampa has been ranked among the best places for veterans and defense jobs
Activities and Important Dates
The TBDA stays actively involved in our eight-county area. We support our community partners at their events, participate with the Florida Defense Support Task Force and Florida Defense Alliance at their monthly meetings, hold monthly planning sessions, monthly Board of Directors meetings and attend defense community trade shows and conferences and much more.
Defense Industry Events
Find out about our Community Partners’ and the Defense Industry Events taking place in the Tampa Bay region.
News
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