• A day of honoring the fallen

    More than 5,000 men, women, children, veterans and active-duty service members took time out of their hectic holiday schedules, Dec. 14, 2013, to remember the men and women of the U.S. military who won't be sitting around the table with us this holiday season. The morning started off at the Florida

  • Airmen learn to bounce back: Resiliency

    "Are you going to let something out of your control, control you?" asked Chief Master Sgt. Robin Brooks, 6th Medical Group superintendent and resiliency instructor, during a resiliency training held Dec. 12, 2013 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Currently, resiliency is a topic of major importance

  • MacDill welcomes back FAMCAMP campers

    Members of the 6th Force Support Squadron hosted a Welcome Back Party in celebration of the return of our annual military "snowbirds" to the family campground Dec. 13, 2013 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The FAMCAMP is a camp site where retirees from up North come to stay during the winter months,

  • Trees for Troops

    The holiday season is here! It's time to hang lights and stockings; eat cookies, open presents, and put up the Christmas tree. Trees for Troops offered MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., 500 fresh-cut trees for the holiday. The program first started in 2005 with 4,300 trees delivered to troops and their

  • K-9 leave kids in awe

    When the students of Tampa Adventist Academy, attended school Dec. 4, it was not a typical school day, as they were treated to a military working dog demonstration from the 6th Security Forces Squadron Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base. "Anything that allows my students to see discipline, respect

  • The HAWC: Taking care of our community

    Joan Craft, director of the Health and Wellness Center, came to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. in 1997 with an idea to help improve preventative health measures. Taking this vision and not wasting any time, she started providing cholesterol screenings, bone sonograms, and blood pressure testing for

  • Team MacDill ensures children safety

    It's that time of year when the lights go up, the Christmas trees come out, and the kids are excited to find out what gifts they will get from Santa Claus this year. It is what we refer to as the "holiday season." While enjoying the holidays, we should all be cautious of potential hazards that could

  • MacDill unveils long-term ecosystem improvements

    Members of Team MacDill's Civil Engineering Squadron in partnership with Southwest Florida Water Management District, presented local media with an up-close view of the base's recently completed phase III ecosystem restoration project on Dec. 4, 2013. "The phase III restoration project allowed

  • PMIs, PMIs, PMIs

    Preventative maintenance inspections are the name of the game when it comes to nondestructive inspection technicians. It's their job to detect discontinuities in aircraft parts before they can become a big enough problem to jeopardize the mission.The NDI Airmen with the 6th Maintenance Squadron at

  • MacDill Ques impact with food drive

    Each year, there are individuals and families in the Tampa community who do not have the food or resources to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, and due to this members of MacDill Air Force Base placed it upon themselves to meet the need.On Nov. 25, 2013, The Epsilon Mu Mu chapter of Omega Psi Phi