• MacDill uses technology to inform: Force Management Programs

    The 6th Force Support Squadron hosted a Defense Connect Online question and answer sessions Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, 2014, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The sessions provided an up-to-date overview of the Air Force's fiscal year 2014 force management voluntary and involuntary programs. The DCO service

  • MacDill offers a dental assistant program

    The 6th Dental Squadron is teaming up with the American Red Cross to offer a program called "Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program" beginning March 3, 2014 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. It is a volunteer program opened to family members of active duty or retired military personnel who are at

  • Teaching as a second career: Troops to Teachers

    The Education Center hosted a Troops to Teachers Seminar, Feb. 19, 2014 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Troops to Teachers is a nation-wide program that transitions military service members to educators. It was created by the Department of Defense in 1994 to help eligible military personnel begin a

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visits MacDill

    Airmen from Team MacDill had an opportunity to engage with the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody during his visit to the base, Feb. 19, 2014.During his visit, Cody visited an NCO professional enhancement course, met with first sergeants and hosted an Airmen's Call. He also toured the

  • MacDill Fish Strike: Fishnado!

    Sharing the skies with different species of wildlife is a constant challenge for the Air Force. We stop at no end to ensure the safety of our aircrew, aircraft and all wildlife on and around the installation.Typically, we associate "sharing the sky," with birds and other wildlife that belong in the

  • MacDill prepares for Air Fest

    MacDill Air Force Base presents the Tampa Bay Airfest 2014 is just around the corner and Team MacDill is working around the clock to prepare for the Air Force Thunderbirds and other aerobatic performers.On March 22nd and 23rd, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., will open its gates to the public and host

  • A true example of service before self

    On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Desmond, 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, and his wife Lilian, a former 6th SFS Airman, demonstrated a true example of service before self. En route to their son's fifth birthday party, the Desmonds passed by the

  • 6th SFS selected for DoD video

    The 6th Security Forces Squadron marine patrol was chosen to demonstrate non-lethal maritime tactics for a Department of Defense instructional video. A film crew filmed members of marine patrol using and deploying, lasers, acoustics, bright lights, high-intensity lights, and pyrotechnics from Feb.

  • Providing Care: SrA Taryn Summers

    U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Novak, United States Special Operations Command, lay in the middle of the road waiting for care after his motorcycle had collided into a car early Tuesday morning outside of the Dale Mabry gate of MacDill Air Force Base. Senior Airman Taryn Summers, 91st Air Refueling

  • A community of culinary specialist

    MacDill's 6th Force Support Squadron dining facility teamed up with Chamberlain High School' s Culinary Operations Academy to give students an insider' s look at the culinary world, military style, Jan. 14, 2014. Upon arrival to the Diner' s Reef, 21 students received a short brief, and then paired