• Honoring the heritage of the Fighting Sixth week 4

    This year marks the 100th anniversary of the unit presently designated the 6th Air Mobility Wing. The wing moved without personnel or equipment to Eielson AFB, Alaska, and became Strategic Air Command’s Alaskan base of operations, the 6th Strategic Wing. Known after that as the 6th Strategic

  • Honoring the heritage of the Fighting Sixth week 2

    This year marks the 100th anniversary of the unit presently designated the 6th Air Mobility Wing. In 1944, the 6th Bombardment Group reactivated to support the air offensive against Japan. As part of the 20th Air Force, the Group’s B-29 Superfortress aircraft relocated to North Field on the small

  • Honoring the heritage of the Fighting Sixth

    This year marks the 100th anniversary of the unit presently designated the 6th Air Mobility Wing. The Sixth traces its roots to Sept. 30, 1919 when the U.S. Army Signal Corps organized it to defend the Panama Canal. Initially named the 3rd Observation Group, the unit was redesignated the 6th

  • MacDill expands efforts to commemorate rich history

    Progress continues off the curve of North and South Boundary Blvd. expansions in the Memorial Park project on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.The project, which began in December, will display plaques and models of the bases’ various aircraft to commemorate the history of MacDill. Included in the

  • Honoring Heritage: Revitalizing Memorial Park

    Following the decommissioning of the static display aircraft at Memorial Park on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, efforts to sustainably expand and revitalize the park into a communal and historical destination will begin.