• AFSO21 Large Aircraft Parts Storage

    The 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron is a unit with many moving pieces as it supports the logistical needs for all of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. In doing so, the Airmen of the 6th LRS often times perform high risk tasks. One such task is the manual maneuvering of large KC-135 Stratotanker parts

  • New body, new view

    The Short Fitness Center celebrated the completion of renovations to improve the facility for its patrons with a ribbon cutting Jan. 31, 2014.The old free-weight room has been under construction since July 2013 while builders added a second floor mezzanine. "The need for more for gym space was

  • MacDill builds camaraderie: Gladiator Challenge

    The purple challenges are designed to challenge service members' physical fitness and build a stronger relationship with the Combatant Commands on base. Members of Short Fitness Center hosted its third purple challenge, the Gladiator Assault Challenge, Jan. 24, 2014 at Lewis Lake on MacDill Air

  • Kids achieve excellence through reading

    Airmen from 6th Air Mobility Wing  attended the third annual Hillsborough County Public Schools "Read on myON" Winter Reading Challenge awards breakfast to help represent local hometown heroes Jan.27, 2014.Seventeen children throughout Hillsborough County, from preschool to fifth grade, were

  • It’s Gasparilla Time: MacDill and the city of Tampa collaborate

    Nine Gasparilla parade safety briefings were held at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. on Jan. 13 -14, 2014. A member of the Tampa Police Department briefed all military personnel 26 years-old and younger on safety, security and force protection rules for the series of events that make up the Gasparilla.

  • MacDill honors a legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    The 6th Medical Group hosted a ceremony to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 17, 2014, at the chapel on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The ceremony included the base honor guard posting the colors, invocation, a short video of MLK Jr.'s last speech, presentation of plaques and

  • 6th Contracting Squadron best of AMC

    The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency announced the 2013 Air Mobility Command Contracting Annual Award winners. Of the 19 categories, the 6th Contracting Squadron garnished the following five:Outstanding Contracting Unit - Large: 6th CONS, MacDill AFBOutstanding Contracting Officer - FGO:

  • Hangar 1 reaches life expectancy

    The construction on hanger one began on August 19, 2013 and is estimated to be completed April 2, 2014. The hangar was first built in 1941 and has reached its life expectancy of 70 years.The 1940's era exterior siding, windows and doors will be replaced due to extensive deterioration that can

  • Team MacDill gets 'Hooked for the Holidays'

    Fifty service-members from MacDill Air Force Base partook in the first ever 'Hooked for the Holidays' fishing event, Dec. 20, 2013, due to generous donations from five Tampa Bay community organizations.Leaving the docks from Madeira Beach, Fla. on the Hubbard Marina's Friendly Fisherman, the group

  • MacDill unveils new ADA housing

    MacDill Air Force Base presented 10 qualifying families with newly constructed Americans with Disabilities Act homes on Dec. 18, 2013. The newly constructed homes are specially designed to assist special needs families. The homes include unique features such as, sliding pocket doors, roll-in