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    USSOCOM offers motorcycle safety courses for MacDill service members

    Did you know that in order to ride a motorcycle in the state of Florida, you are required to pass an authorized Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course? Lucky for MacDill motorcycle enthusiasts, U.S. Special Operations Command hosts six motorcycle safety classes to provide training for service members, whether they’re a beginner that doesn’t even have a motorcycle, or someone who has been riding for years and wants to feel more comfortable on the road.
  • Documented Original Tuskegee Airman, U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Thomas Newton, right, relates his experiences serving in the 99th Fighter Squadron from 1946-1949, while host U.S. Marines Lt. Col. Karl Tinson, left, listens along with a packed audience of U.S. Central Command personnel in the Vince Tolbert Building, MacDill Air Force Base, July 9, 2021. Tuskegee Airmen were a famous group of African American pilots, bombers, and their support personnel who fought in World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Vicens)

    Tuskegee Airman visits CENTCOM

    In the Vince Tolbert Building on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, personnel from the U.S. Central Command had the privilege of listening to living history in the form of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Thomas Newton, a Documented Original Tuskegee Airman July 9, 2021.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Plopper, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft crew chief with the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, stands in front of a KC-135 on the flight line July 10, 2021. Plopper was recently named as Air Force Reserve Command's Crew Chief of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tiffany A. Emery)

    927th ARW Airman named AFRC's Crew Chief of the Year

    Tech. Sgt. Cody Plopper, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft crew chief with the 927th Maintenance Squadron, was named Air Force Reserve Command's Crew Chief of the Year.
  • U.S. Air Force Captain Florentine Hiestand, left, a nurse at the 6th Medical Group, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, stands next to her son, Benjamin Hiestand, a student at Tinker K-8 School, with his two first-place medals that he won during the United States of America Track and Field Youth Nationals in Rome, Georgia, June 2021. Hiestand’s winning shot put was 41 feet, 4 inches and winning discus throw was 109 feet, 7 inches. (Courtesy photograph)

    MacDill youth throwing for gold at Junior Olympics

    As the Tokyo Olympics kick off this week, one youth is getting ready to represent MacDill Air Force Base at the Junior Olympics in Northern Florida starting early next week. Benjamin Hiestand, a 6th grader from Tinker K-8 School, is competing in the discus throw event at the Junior Olympics in Jacksonville, Florida, July 26 through Aug. 1, 2021.
  • Capt. Eli Estrin, Readiness Integration Organization Detachment 6 Chaplain, poses for a photo in front of the 6th Air Refueling Wing Chapel, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 20, 2021. Estrin supported victims and first responders in Surfside, Florida, in the aftermath of the June 24, 2021 Champlain South Tower condominium collapse. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

    Reserve chaplain supports Surfside condo collapse victims, first responders

    First responders from Miami-Dade County, Fla., faced a nightmare scenario on June 24, 2021 when the Surfside Champlain Towers South building collapsed suddenly, trapping many residents and leading to a desperate search for survivors and casualties. Search-and-rescue efforts spanned across multiple agencies and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency. U.S. Air Force Capt. Eli Estrin, a Rabbi and chaplain assigned to MacDill Air Force Base's Readiness Integration Organization Detachment 6, put his own skills as a military chaplain to work aiding rescuers and victims.
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    San Antonio Innovation Summit open for registration

    The event – a partnership between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, Air Force Services Center, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Education and Training Command, and AFWERX – will bring innovation collaboration opportunities to an expanded installation and mission support audience.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks during a mental health discussion panel at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 13, 2021.

    MacDill helping agency leaders host mental health panel

    To increase leadership awareness concerning the seriousness of service member mental health issues, the 6th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron’s Mental Health Flight, hosted a mental health panel here July 13, 2021.
  • In an effort to aid military service members in finding available childcare or day care service at MacDill’s Child Development Center, a mobile app called Kinderspot, developed by Oddball, will be available to families of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, beginning July 12, 2021. The Kinderspot app will allow service members whose children are enrolled at the CDC, to sublet their children’s spot to outside members seeking short term childcare.

    MacDill CDC releases Kinderspot app

    In an effort to aid military service members in finding available childcare or day care service at MacDill’s Child Development Center, a mobile app called Kinderspot, developed by Oddball, will be available to families of Team MacDill beginning July 12, 2021. Kinderspot is a mobile app designed to streamline the process of temporarily renting out a child’s spot to families who need short-term child care, whether because they are going on vacation or are going on a TDY for the next 2 months.
  • Participants of the Air Force Reserve Command diversity and inclusion program managers course from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, pose for a group photo on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 16, 2021. The course taught wing vice commanders and program implementors the skills to promote the Air Force Reserve’s vision for diversity and inclusion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bradley Tipton)

    Diversity and inclusion program managers train at 927th ARW

    A key step toward Air Force Reserve Command’s vision of weaving diversity and inclusion into the fabric of the organization is the education and training of program managers. The 927th Air Refueling Wing hosted one such course here on June 16-17, 2021
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    HURCON All Clear status issued at MacDill

    As of 12 p.m. July 7, 2021, MacDill Air Force Base has declared Hurricane Condition (HURCON) All Clear status. MacDill AFB will be opening for routine access today starting at 12 p.m. and will resume full operations tomorrow, July 8. Please contact your unit leadership for any questions.
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