• MacDill celebrates MLK Day

    Each year, the 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) makes it a priority to set aside time to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his sacrifice for equality. Due to the actual day, January 18, being a federal holiday Team MacDill held a Martin Luther King Jr. Special Observance event in the base

  • Rays Rookies tour MacDill

    For the past seven years, rookies from the Tampa Bay Rays have visited MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to gain a better understanding of the teamwork that goes into accomplishing the base's mission and helps build bolster community relations.This year on Jan. 12, 2016, the rookies visited the

  • Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence

  • 6th OSS welcomes new commander

     Lt. Col. Chesley Dycus assumed command of the 6th Operations Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Travis Diltz during a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 4, 2016.Before the ceremonial gesture of handing off the unit guidon, Diltz received a Meritorious Service Medal for

  • 6th MDG holds first honorary commander immersion tour

    For the first time during their tenure, the honorary commanders for the 6th Air Mobility Wing and 927th Air Refueling Wing were invited to attend an immersion tour on Dec. 18, 2015, at the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.After a mission brief from Col. Daniel Tulley, commander

  • Lending a hand, one tree at a time

    Over 20 service members and civilians from various squadrons planted 60 Buttonwood trees, 15 Longleaf pine trees, and over 800 plugs of native grasses during the MacDill Arbor Day event Dec. 18, 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."The MacDill Arbor Day event is conducted every year to remind

  • Rachel Platten visits MacDill AFB

    Rachel Platten, singer and songwriter of "Fight Song," visited MacDill Air Force Base, Florida on Dec. 14, 2015, as part of her "Stand by the Troops" holiday season campaign."Men and women of the military give so much every day," stated Platten. "This is my way of giving back."During her tour,

  • 6th OSS best in AMC

    The 6th Operations Support Squadron outperformed 81 different units worldwide to receive the Air Mobility Command 2015 Fuel Efficiency Operations Team of the Year award, Dec. 3, 2015, during the AMC Phoenix Rally 2015.The award was presented to Col. Daniel Tulley, commander of the 6th Air Mobility

  • Operation Cookie Drop 2015

    The Operation Cookie Drop 2015 brought the sweet taste of home to dorm residents at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 8, 2015."The cookie drop was officially sponsored by the MacDill Officer's Spouses' Club and the MacDill Enlisted Spouses Club," said Holly Tulley, a member of the MOSC.

  • Team MacDill constructs new oyster reef habitat

    Members of Team MacDill and the local community gathered at the base Marina to participate in an oyster reef building on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 10-11, 2015.On day one the volunteers worked through mud, sand and heat to gather 14 tons of fossilized shells. The shells were then placed