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  • The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) officially kicked off at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 18, 2018.

    Combined Federal Campaign encourages MacDill to “Show some love”

    With the season of giving right around the corner, the season of charity and the Combined Federal Campaign kicked off at the base theater on MacDill Air Force base, Fla., Oct. 18, 2018.
  • ThunderBug, the mascot for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Sparky, the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection mascot, ride a towed marine patrol boat at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 13, 2018.

    Extinguishing danger: MacDill Fire Prevention Week

    Between Oct. 9 and 13, the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection team held its annual Fire Prevention Week to promote awareness. Using the slogan, “Look. Listen. Learn.,” aimed to inform patrons on the importance of fire safety.
  • Attendees listen to the National Hispanic Heritage month luncheon opening remarks by U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Snelson, 6th Air Mobility Wing Commander, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 11, 2018.

    National Hispanic Heritage month luncheon celebrates culture

    Navy Operational Support Center hosts National Hispanic Heritage month luncheon at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 11, 2018. The luncheon was coordinated to celebrate and promote Hispanic culture through food, song and dance.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean May, 290th Joint Communication Support Squadron cyber transport systems specialist from MacDill Air Force Base, operates a Joint Communications Support Element Joint Building Blocks (JBLOX) system at the Florida National Guard Armory tactical operations center in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 13, 2018. JCSS, a Florida Air National Guard unit, and JCSE, part of U.S. Transportation Command, train together year-round at MacDill, driving their success as a Total Force team rapidly restoring communications capabilities for Hurricane Michael disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lieutenant Allison Mills)

    MacDill key in Hurricane Michael relief efforts

    Imagine thousands of people - doctors, firefighters, rescue swimmers, road crews and more - ready to save lives and rebuild, but no one could communicate where or when to go. The Joint Communications Support Element, which consists of active duty, reserve and National Guard squadrons, ensures vital communications between those heroes for Hurricane Michael response.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erica C. Funke, right, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), 514th Air Mobility Wing, and 1st Lt. Bogdan N. Suciu, a flight nurse with the 439th AES, unload a stretcher prior to the return trip to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 7, 2018 after a joint training mission with the 514th AES, 45th AES, and the 439th AES at Barbers Point, Hawaii. The 514th is an Air Force Reserve Command unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The 45th and the 439th AES are Air Force Reserve Command units from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

    Joint training bonds AE Airmen

    This is not your run-of-the-mill training flight.The first clue is the three different squadron patches on the Reserve Citizen Airmen’s flight suits: the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s (AES) “Alis Aquilae” - On Eagles’ Wings, the 45th AES’s “Global Care,” and the 439th AES’s “Delivering America’s Promise.”Eleven AES Airmen boarded a C-17
  • The aircraft and crew departed to pick up search and rescue equipment as well as supplies to support civil authorities in Hurricane Michael relief efforts. The cargo will be delivered from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona to Meridian Regional Airport, Mississippi.

    AMC provides support in aftermath of Hurricane Michael

    Air Mobility Command is prepared to support victims affected by Hurricane Michael, which hit landfall in parts of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama on Wednesday.
  • The aircraft and crew departed to pick up search and rescue equipment as well as supplies to support civil authorities in Hurricane Michael relief efforts. The cargo will be delivered from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona to Meridian Regional Airport, Mississippi.

    AMC provides support in aftermath of Hurricane Michael

    Air Mobility Command is prepared to support victims affected by Hurricane Michael, which hit landfall in parts of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama on Wednesday.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Rodriguez, an investigator assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, provides cover at a simulated forward operating position during a 6th Air Mobility Wing operational readiness assessment (ORA), Oct. 4, 2018 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

    Ready to roll: MacDill Airmen thrive during readiness assessment

    At a moment’s notice any military unit may be called upon and must be ready to perform its warfighter mission. Remaining prepared to answer that call, the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, conducted a routine operational readiness assessment Oct. 2 through 5.
  • The quiet flightline on a Monday morning at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 1, 2018.

    MacDill team keeps flightline, skies clear for take off

    Collaboration from above and below within the 6th Operation Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, ensures all Total Force aircraft can take off or land at any moment. Airfield Management and Air Traffic Control teams keep MacDill’s flightline clear and safe -- together they are always ready, always on watch. (U.S. Air Force photo story by Airman 1st Class Ryan C. Grossklag)

  • Air Force begins transition of hospitals, clinics to the Defense Health Agency

    The Defense Health Agency officially assumed administrative and management responsibilities of a handful of hospitals and clinics as part of the Military Health System reforms mandated by Congress. The transition of the facilities is part of a phased implementation plan developed by DHA and Services medical departments that begins on Oct. 1, 2018.
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