• Before there was a MacDill; pre-base history

    July 13, 1939: The Tampa Tribune headline proclaimed "We get the big air base."It was the news leading up to the official dedication of MacDill Field in 1941 - 70 years ago this week. But for the peninsula where MacDill Air Force Base, it was not the beginning of its local history or its military

  • You say it's your birthday?

    When was MacDill Air Force Base's birthday? In 1939? Maybe 1941? How about 1948? While that question probably wouldn't even spark a classic Leonard Hofstadter-Sheldon Cooper debate (if you don't know, ask your kids about the TV show The Big Bang Theory), it's kept at least one local historian busy

  • Snakes on a base

    When construction began on the 6,400-acre base that would become MacDill Field in 1941, it was a wild and overgrown thicket. It didn't take long for workers to discover that in those thickets, there was a dangerous threat that plagued the work crews. The land was covered in rattlesnakes - and not

  • Start young – Start Smart

    The fundamentals of any sport are best learned early, which is the idea behind the Start Smart sports program at the MacDill Youth Center, which is preparing to kick off its baseball program for 3- and 4-year-olds.The idea of the program is to get parents active in the process, with each child

  • New dining hall policies paying dividends for Team MacDill

    Add a new menu; open dining rules to include family members and civilians; simmer for three months and what have you got? An overall positive experience and a greater "sense of community" at MacDill, said Michael Pardue, referring to the new way things are being done at the Diner's Reef on base.The

  • Job Opening at Davis Conference Center

    The Davis Conference Center has two openings for a staff sergeant - technical sergeant any Air Force Specialty Code (5- or 7-skill level) may apply for the positions with a report date of June 1. Duties include tasks required for the daily operations of the DCC: Support to event planning

  • Airman Leadership School Class 11-C Grads

    Award WinnersJohn Levitow Award -- Senior Airman David Poppe - 6th Contracting SquadronDG Award -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Treiber - United States Coast GuardAcademic Achievement Award -- PO3 Ross Treiber Commandant Award -- PO3 Ross Treiber Graduates Staff Sgt. Jarvis Beauchamp, 6th Security

  • 6th CONS Guide to Spending FY11 Funds

    As we near the mid-point of fiscal year 2011, it's vital to note the following important dates in forecasting your unit's spending.* A bottleneck effect tends to develop as we near the end of each fiscal year, Sept. 30. In order to ensure that 6th CONS is able to process your requirements and

  • The SHAPE of things to come

    Failing to meet Air Force fitness standards will get Airmen a lot of attention starting April 1. Not to worry, though, as that attention will be positive, personal and will demonstrate the kind of caring that can turn one's life around.Superior Health Assessment Program Enterprise is a new system of