• HAWC hosting pedometer challenge in February

    Starting Feb. 15, the Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) is hosting the "Walk Your Booty Off" pedometer challenge at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The challenge is open to everyone and upon registration participants will receive a tracker, New You diet instructions and a pedometer."The purpose of

  • Non-lethal weapons capability demonstrated on MacDill

    The Department of Defense (DoD) Non-Lethal Weapons Program has developed technology capable of supporting the operational needs of the U.S. Armed Forces without harming non-combatants and limiting collateral damage. A two-day demonstration of the Active Denial System (ADS) was held on Jan. 27 - 28

  • Training brings Airmen to tears

    Five Airmen with the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) completed oleoresin capsicum (OC) training during a Less Than Lethal Certification Course at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 28, 2016.The training provides Airmen with a firsthand experience where they can learn how to handle themselves

  • United in mission-BSC appreciation week

    Recently, 171 officers, enlisted personnel and civilians of the Biomedical Science Corps (BSC) were recognized for their hard work and dedication to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, and its 38 mission partners at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.To commemorate the anniversary, Jan. 25-29, and recognize the

  • New gate wait app for MacDill

    Team MacDill, want a better way to plan your daily commute to work?There is an app for that!The Via511 app is now available to all MacDill personnel.On the app, each gate is listed with an estimated travel time from Gandy Boulevard to each gate and the amount of time passed since the last vehicle

  • FVAP: making voting simple

    With primaries quickly approaching and presidential elections soon to follow, the topic of voting may be on the minds of many who are away from home. For service members, and their families, voting can be a perplexing task, but with the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) it does not have to

  • 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