• 373rd TS Det 2 train Airmen to keep the fleet flying

    Airmen from the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 2 instruct service members on aircraft maintenance training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida , Sept. 23, 2025. Instructors develop skilled maintainers, building a strong workforce and gaining skills vital to Air Force readiness.

  • Catching up with the commander: Staff Sgt. Jake Magda

    U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Staff Sgt. Jake Magda, 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, have a candid conversation over a game of catch at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 16, 2025. Magda shares his story recovering from the 2008 financial

  • 21st AF and USAF EC command team tour MacDill AFB

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Darren Cole, 21st Air Force and U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Fuselier, 21st Air Force and U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief, have breakfast with junior enlisted Airmen at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Sept. 17,

  • MacDill celebrates POW/MIA Recognition Day

    CDR Bradley E. Smith, U.S. Navy retired and former Vietnam POW, shares his story with MacDill service members during the POW/MIA Recognition Day Opening Ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 18, 2025. At the time, Lieutenant Smith was an A4C pilot assigned to Attack Squadron VA-76

  • Fueling Lethality: 6th ARW extends Airpower during exercise Combat Archer

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron during exercise Combat Archer, Sept. 12, 2025, over the Gulf of America. Combat Archer provides the 6th Air Refueling Wing an opportunity to

  • DAF launches Culture of Fitness initiative

    The initiative aims to reinvigorate a holistic culture of well-being that empowers Airmen and Guardians to be more dominant, agile and lethal through physical fitness.

  • ALS shapes next generation supervisors

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sergio Zavala Salas, Airman Leadership School Class 25-F student, lowers the flag at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 2, 2025. ALS students performed reveille and retreat practices daily. The repetition allowed students to embody the Air Force’s core values while