• MacDill SNCOs provide mentorship to Air Force ROTC cadets

    Six senior NCOs travelled from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to the University of Florida, March 28, 2017 to meet with cadets assigned to Air Force ROTC Detachment 150.The cadets hosted a question-and-answer forum for the senior NCOs to bring light to common misconceptions of the operational Air

  • 6th Medical Group exercises aeromedical evacuations

    An Airmen screams out in pain due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Grass flies through the air as the HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approaches it’s landing zone. The injured Airman is securely strapped to a litter by a medical technician and rushed to the helicopter for rapid transport.

  • Former commander offers Airmen wisdom, encourages excellence

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing welcomed a previous wing commander to base Feb. 2-3, 2017. The now brigadier general visited the 6th AMW on behalf of the 18th Air Force Commander and served as guest speaker for the wing’s annual awards ceremony. He met with many Airmen and offered professional mentoring

  • MacDill Airman hand-selected for congressional program

    On Jan. 19, 2016, former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody contacted Senior Master Sgt. David Kolcun, a TRICARE Operations and Patient Administration chief assigned to the 6th Medical Support Squadron, to notify him of being selected to participate in the Air Force Legislative Fellows

  • Base, community partner to honor the fallen

    In 2010, families from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, started a project, called the Living Memorial Project, to honor service members in the Tampa Bay area who died in the line of duty during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

  • Airman’s heroic act prevents fiery death

    As his bare feet touched the cold morning floor, a chill ran up his spine. Sitting up on the edge of his bed, he sighed. His eyes turned to the screaming alarm clock on the bedside table -- 4:15 a.m.