• Honoring Gold Star families and the legacy of the fallen heroes at MacDill

    Service members and Gold Star mothers and families gathered for a photo during the Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day event at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 28, 2025. Gold Star Mother’s Day is a nationally recognized observance that takes place on the last Sunday of September to honor

  • 6th ARW Safety participates in a joint triennial mass casualty exercise

    Firefighting crews from Tampa International Airport respond to a simulated aircraft fire during the 2025 Triennial "Double Trouble" emergency response exercise at TPA, Sept. 17, 2025. The exercise tested joint emergency response procedures and interoperability between civilian and military agencies

  • 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