• Turn off your lights or pay the price

    During March 2015, the revised utility allowance approved by the Air Force went into effect. As part of the Office of the Secretary of Defense mandate, privatized housing projects are required to participate in a utility billing program.This UA is reviewed monthly and updated annually by the Air

  • Financial Peace course offered at MacDill

    The Air Force stresses to its personnel that wellness in all areas of life is very important. One particular component, financial wellness, is crucial to Airmen maintaining their mission readiness.At MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, a free 12-week Financial Peace course is being offered to anyone

  • Children perform "Jungle Book" at base theater

    The Youth Programs hosted the Missoula Performing Arts "Jungle Book", August 21, 2015, in the base theater at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The play was a five-day event which involved auditions on Monday, followed by practice throughout the week, and a performance on Friday.One week every

  • Wingman Day: A day to come together

    Team MacDill focused on Comprehensive Airman Fitness during the bi-annual Wingman Day August 17, 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.CAF is comprised of the mental, physical, social and spiritual aspects of life. During this Wingman Day, MacDill focused on the physical and social aspects.The

  • Tinker K-8 School: great effort to support military families

    The first day of the General Clarence Tinker K-8 School year is scheduled to begin Aug. 25, 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It was through the collaborative effort of MacDill and the Hillsborough County Public School district that the transition from elementary to kindergarten through

  • MacDill discusses gate traffic in town hall

    Traffic congestion at the four main entrances Dale Mabry Gate; Tanker Way Gate; Bayshore Gate; and MacDill Gate, on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida has been a major concern for the members of Team MacDill.To discuss the problem and potential solutions, MacDill AFB held a town hall in the base

  • MacDill Partnership Council

    MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is a unique base in that the host unit, the 6th Air Mobility Wing, employs just a fraction of the military and non-military personnel who work on the base. This is because MacDill is home to 38 tenant units all with their own unique missions.To put this into

  • After deployment TSgt Hutto meets his new addition

    Tech. Sgt. Shannon Hutto, 6th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, was greeted by his family after a seven-month deployment in Kuwait, July 21, 2015 at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida.This was the first time he was able to meet his daughter, Addelyn, who is now six months old. As a

  • Road Closures: Bayshore Blvd

    Ground broke on the second phase of a five-part road construction plan to improve traffic flow on and around Bayshore Boulevard on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 29, 2015.Phase 2 of the Bayshore Boulevard construction is widening part of the road to allow two outbound lanes between Tampa

  • HAF A1 Roadshow visits MacDill

    The enlisted evaluations and promotions systems revision process has been one of the biggest topics in the Air Force in 2015. To inform personnel of the impending changes, as well as clear up any confusion, Brig. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, Manpower, Personnel and Services director, and key personnel