• Team MacDill and Tampa pledge to end Sexual Violence

    Leaders of Team MacDill, along with members of the Tampa Bay community, pledged to help end sexual violence during the Sexual Violence Task Force of Tampa Bay and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay's "Take Back the Night" event at Curtis Hixon Park in Downtown Tampa, April 27, 2014.Michael Neely, pastor of

  • MacDill continues to build success with 6S

    During May 2014, MacDill Air Force Base will continue to build on the "continuous process improvement" focus of Air Mobility Command's Air Force Smart Operations efforts. In an ongoing effort to increase efficiency, eliminate waste and live within fiscal constraints Team MacDill will focus its

  • USCENTCOM hosts open house for families

    U.S. Central Command leaders opened the doors to the headquarters April 18 to host the families of USCENTCOM personnel during the first ever Family Open House.The event, which drew more than 1,300 family members, gave families the opportunity to learn more about the contributions their USCENTCOM

  • 6th SFS runs the "Flame of Hope" torch

    It was a typical sunny day; however, the wind was relentlessly bone chilling, nevertheless, more than 50 members of the 6th Security Forces Squadron and other Airmen gathered at Davis Pier, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. and waited for the "Flame of Hope" torch to be passed on by the Tampa Police

  • Disabled vets partake in MacDill's healing waters

    As a way to give back to the community, and serve disabled veterans and resilience seeking active duty military members, a mind/body initiative was created--Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing."Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of veterans,"

  • JAHVH Ribbon Cutting

    What had been a decades-long dream for the Tampa community finally became a reality for our wounded warriors and their families at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (JAHVH).After years of planning, months of construction, weeks of training, and countless hours of preparation, Tampa's JAHVH

  • MacDill commits to serve through conservation

    As a way to conserve natural resources and ensure the sustainability of the Air Force mission, Team MacDill has committed to the implementation of a Qualified Recycling Program, also known as Integrated Solid Waste Management.The QRP is a Department of Defense initiative with a strategic mission to

  • From saving lives to a life of leisure--MWD Eddie retires

    One of MacDill's most recognized heroes in the Tampa Bay community, Eddie, a military working dog assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, retired with full ceremonial honors on April 11, 2014. During the ceremony, MWD Eddie's former trainer, Staff Sgt. Shannon Hutto, 6th Security Forces

  • Out with the old, in with the new: COMM changes

    Members of 6th Communications Squadron airfield systems at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. are embarking on a new journey. Not only are they moving from the 6th CS to the 6th Operations Support Squadron, but they are also beginning to modernize maintenance equipment, which is being done Air Force wide.

  • MacDill kicks off Month of the Military Child

    Team MacDill Child Development Centers kick off the Month of the Military Child with the proclamation signing by Col. Scott DeThomas, 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, followed by a parade honoring military children April 3, 2014 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The parade featured members of the base