A civilian was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly breaching a gate at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, Florida, prompting a security response and leaving both the civilian and an officer injured.

The civilian entered the base at approximately 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the account released by base officials.

Security personnel subsequently took the individual into custody following the unauthorized entry.

Officials said a struggle occurred during the response. Both the civilian and an officer suffered injuries that officials described as not life threatening.

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The civilian and the injured officer were transported to a local facility for medical treatment, according to local news station Tampa Bay 28.

No additional information about their medical conditions was provided in the source account.

The civilian was accused of breaching the base gate, but officials did not provide further details about how the entry occurred. The available account also did not identify the civilian or disclose whether any charges had been filed.

Base officials did not provide additional information about what happened during the struggle.

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The officer involved was not identified, and no further title or position for that officer was given.

The security incident affected access through the Dale Mabry Gate at MacDill. A Facebook post from the base said the gate was closed as of 2:53 p.m. Saturday.

The Bayshore gate remained open for base residents while the Dale Mabry Gate was closed.

The base post provided residents with an alternate access point during the closure following the breach and security response.

The incident began around 1 p.m., while the announced Dale Mabry Gate closure was in effect as of 2:53 p.m. The source did not state when the gate would reopen or whether additional access restrictions were imposed.

MacDill Air Force Base is located near Tampa, Florida, as described in the report.

The breach, struggle, injuries and gate closure all occurred on Saturday, the same day the report was published and updated.

The report was published September 26, 2026, and updated September 26, 2026. It did not provide a separate time for the update or describe any later change in the status of the civilian, the officer or the closed gate.

A photograph accompanying the report showed cars passing through the Dale Mabry Gate at MacDill Air Force Base on March 3, 2023. The image was credited to Lauren Cobin of the U.S. Air Force.

The photograph predates Saturday’s incident and depicts ordinary vehicle traffic using the same gate that base officials later reported closed. The source did not state that the image showed any part of the breach or its aftermath.

The central facts released by officials remained limited: a civilian allegedly entered the base around 1 p.m., base security took the civilian into custody, and a struggle left the civilian and an officer injured. Both were taken for medical treatment.

Officials characterized both sets of injuries as not life threatening. Beyond the custody, medical transport and gate information, the source provided no further account of the civilian’s actions after entering the base.

The Dale Mabry Gate closure was the only closure identified in the report. Base residents were directed toward the Bayshore gate, which remained open while officials dealt with the consequences of the breach.

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