• Catching up with the commander: Senior Airman Jeremy Francisco

    U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing Commander, recognizes Senior Airman Jeremy Francisco, a military working dog handler assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, during a game of catch at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 18, 2025. As a patrol unit, Francisco and

  • Back in the Bay: 6th ARW Airmen return home

    Family and friends welcome deployed service members assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 16, 2025. The support of military families is the backbone of the 6th Air Refueling Wing’s ability to deliver hope and project lethality, anytime and anywhere.

  • One mission, one family: Serving together at MacDill AFB

    During MacDill’s first-quarter all-call, U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, recognized top performers from the wing's Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection held May 1-4, 2025. Among them were two Stangs, a father-daughter duo currently stationed at MacDill

  • JCSE: the voice heard around the world

    From Tampa to Kin, Japan, more than 13,000 miles away, Airmen and Soldiers from the 2nd Joint Communications Squadron proved that distance is no obstacle for high-frequency communication. Behind the signal is the Joint Communications Support Element, one of the Department of Defense’s most agile and

  • Joint Army partnership keeps K9s mission ready

    The force that helps keep the 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dogs fit to fight is none other than the U.S. Army veterinarian team from the 45th Medical Group at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.

  • Hegseth, Caine laud success of U.S. strike on Iran nuke sites

    During a press conference at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded the success of the U.S. Central Command's overnight strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities. 

  • CSAF and CMSAF visit MacDill AFB

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi hosted an all-call for Airmen at MacDill Air Force Base, highlighting the base’s vital contributions to force readiness, talent development and global power projection.