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  • Cramped spaces and fuel vapors: MacDill “Tank Divers”

    Tucked away behind U.S. Central Command and MacDill Air Force Base, Florida’s traditional hangars lies a hangar originally built to house fighter jets. On a given day, peeking out of that hangar will sit a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft seemingly out of place in the considerably smaller maintenance

  • MacDill After Dark: The flight line never sleeps

    When the sun creeps down over MacDill Air Force Base, not everyone packs up their belongings and heads home. For some, including Airmen of the 6th Maintenance Group, the transition from day to night marks the beginning of their work day.

  • 6th MXS, AMXS teamwork ensures rapid global mobility

    MacDill’s fleet of KC-135 stratotankers leave a global footprint delivering fuel on time and on target every day. This constant demand requires upkeep and repairs along the way to maintain safety for aircrew.

  • Dangerous and dirty – MacDill “Tank Divers” power the fight

    Known as “Tank Divers,” Airmen with the 6th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuels systems section at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, constantly find themselves in a bind, looking for and fixing deterioration and leaks in the fuel systems of the aircraft.

  • Leadership now hiring: Rank not required

    “I just stepped up and took responsibility until we could resolve our manning issues,” said Senior Airman Michael Lewis, crew chief assigned to the 6th Maintenance Squadron (MXS).