• Hangar 1 Reconstruction

    The 6th Civil Engineering Squadron is projected to continue their efforts in extending the life and function of Hangar 1 in May 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.In 2014, the historic aircraft hangar reached its 70-year life expectancy, which required the exterior siding, windows and doors to

  • MacDill commemorates black history month with cultural event

    Each year Team MacDill does its part to commemorate black history in the month of February. This year a black history cultural event was held and a guest speaker was invited to speak at the Airman Leadership School auditorium, Feb. 17, 2015.The event began with the presenting of the colors by the

  • Education Excellence Meeting

    The MacDill Council for Education Excellence will be holding a quarterly council meeting on March 19 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Corona Room located in the Davis Conference Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The meeting will consist of 6th Air Mobility Wing and Hillsborough County Public

  • Thunderbirds name MacDill's '14 Tampa Airfest 'Best Military Show Site'

    In the 61st year of their world famous demonstrations, the United States Air Force Thunderbird's named MacDill's 2014 Airfest the "Best Military Show Site." Commemorating the event was Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, who presented Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn with the award Feb. 9,

  • MacDill program helps Airmen, families find balance in lives

    The Air Force is always searching for and creating ways to improve and maintain the overall health of not just its personnel, but also their families. One specific program, the Group Lifestyle Balance Program, has been enacted on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as well as other installations across

  • 6th AMW pauses for safety day

    On Jan. 20, 2015, the men and women of the 6th Air Mobility Wing paused from their every day jobs for the wing Safety Day at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."With the theme of 'Back to Basics', my guidance to all units was to remember what it was like to be a brand new Airman straight out of

  • MacDill hosts first of numerous '15 cross-service exercises

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing kicked off its first of numerous cross-service exercises, as they hosted a massive 300 sortie Navy F-18 pilot training exercise from Jan. 4-17, 2015.The F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet jet aircraft belong to the Strike-Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO SIX (VFA-106), a Navy training

  • Youth Sports on MacDill

    "Blue 42, blue 42, set, hike," echoed through the air as MacDill's youth flag football teams took to the field at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 10, 2015. Eighty children from ages five through 15 are participating in the youth program's inaugural flag football season."We're really excited to

  • 290th JCSS honors fallen with brick dedication

    "We are here, 33 years after Air Florida Flight 90 crashed, to honor those fallen JCSE leaders by dedicating the first brick in our unit brick garden to their legacy," said Master Sgt. Sean Abene, 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron Element NCO in charge, during the squadron's brick

  • 6S Success

    Squadron commanders started 2015 by exhibiting improvements their Airmen have made to their work environment to apply the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century "6S" initiative at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."AFSO21 is about continuously improving to meet the 6th Air Mobility Wing