• Rising Star Program

    The 6th Maintenance Group hosted The Rising Star Program at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., May 1, 2015. Approximately 50 students were selected to attend the event as Rising Stars from Gibsonton Elementary School.The Rising Star Program is a partnership between The Mosaic Company, Gibsonton

  • MacDill helps keep Tampa Bay beautiful

    Members of Team MacDill tackle approximately three miles of base shoreline to contribute to keeping Tampa Bay beautiful April 24, 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."For the past 20 years, MacDill has been hosting an annual coastal clean-up, which allows service members to volunteer roughly

  • MacDill's Diner's Reef brings home the Hennessey award

    The results are in! MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Diner's Reef dining facility won the 2015 Hennessy Trophy Award for their excellence in food service.The John L. Hennessy Award is the oldest military food service award and is named after a hotel and restaurant executive who led a special Hoover

  • MacDill spouses hold annual Battle of the Branches

    Spouses of members of Team MacDill participated in the annual Battle of the Branches Bowling Bonanza at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 19, 2015."Battle of the Branches is a competition between the various branches of service represented by MacDill spouses," said Courtney Bilyeu, MacDill

  • MacDill pharmacist wins Air Force level award

    In February, the office of the Air Force Surgeon General released the Air Force Medical Service 2014 annual award winners, and one of MacDill's own was on the list: Capt. Rohin Kasudia, 6th Medical Group Satellite Pharmacy officer in charge.Kasudia, a Chicago, Illinois native, was named the

  • Tinker students to endure one less transition

    New buildings, along with the middle school curriculum, are scheduled to be developed for Tinker Elementary School K-8 to prepare for the 2015-2016 school year at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida."This is a collaborative effort between Hillsborough County Public School district and MacDill AFB,"

  • AMC seeks competitive team for 2015 Air Force Marathon

    Air Mobility Command is sponsoring a competitive active-duty team to participate in the 19th annual United States Air Force Marathon held Sept. 19, 2015, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.The AMC team, comprised of male and female runners and representing various age groups, will

  • Partnership sends enlisted cruising

    Approximately 40 junior enlisted service members assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, enjoyed a free lunch cruise along the Tampa Bay March 8, 2015, by courtesy of the MacDill Network 5/6 and MacDill Alliance.The 5th Annual Enlisted Meet & Greet Reception provided the attendees an avenue to

  • Elite, joint communications unit completes Warrior Spirit '15

    The Joint Communications Support Element kicked off their annual exercise Warrior Spirit March 2 through March 6, 2015, on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The JCSE is an elite, specially trained group of communications experts with the unique mission to provide immediate deployment support to

  • MacDill hosts first ever joint port security exercise

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing hosted two Coast Guard exercises for the Port Security Unit 309 from Feb. 18 through March 1, 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The PSU 309, out of Port Clinton, Ohio, is an elite Coast Guard Reserve task force with the unique mission of maintaining readiness to