• MacDill remembers Beirut bombing

    On this day 30 years ago, a violent bombing ripped through the barracks of the 1st battalion, 8th Marines Landing Team in Beirut, Lebanon. Subsequently, this attack resulted in the deaths of more than 240 Marines, soldiers, and sailors. In commemoration of the tragic event, MacDill hosted an

  • K-9s conquer water

    "Halt! Halt! Halt! Or I will release my dog," was the common phrase heard throughout the five-hour controlled aggression water training for military and police dogs on Oct. 15, 2013. Tampa, Largo, Clearwater, Hernando, and Pinellas County police department K-9 units joined forces with the 6th

  • MacDill receives accreditation

    Under the guidelines of the Center for Public Safety Excellence Incorporated., MacDill fire and emergency service department became the seventh department in the U.S. Air Force, 150th in the country, to gain international accreditation with the Commission of Fire Accreditation International on Aug.

  • Zoo animals visit MacDill

    Furry friends from Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Fla., visited MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. on Oct. 4, 2013.During Seascape's' weekly Friday Family Fun Night, the animals and their handlers educated fascinated children and adults."The presentation is more educational than just going to the zoo," said

  • Operation Detect and Deter: Random is random

    "Each morning we come in and start the Air Force Drug Demand Reduction Program software to see whether it will be a testing day or a non-testing day," stated Andre Johnson, 6th Air Mobility Wing drug demand reduction program manager.If it is a testing day, the random selection drug testing program

  • Airmen EPRs and the future Force, AMC command talks

    To "hear individuals' stories" and "spread inspiration" was why Air Mobility Command's highest enlisted leader came to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. During his visit Chief Master Sgt. Richard A. "Andy" Kaiser, command chief Air Mobility Command, held an enlisted "all-call" with more than 500

  • Selva challenges innovation at MacDill

    Gen. Paul J. Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, visited MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to get a first-hand Airman perspective and to find out what is important to them during a two-day tour Sept. 26-27, 2013. Selva visited twice before, however, this was his first opportunity he had to interact

  • Our roots

    "I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor, and a legacy of valor," is a line that resonates in the voices of American Airmen as they recite the Airman's Creed.This proud heritage, which the U.S. Air Force was built upon, began long before 2007, when the Airman's Creed was written.Long

  • A “home away from home” celebrates

    Senior Master Sgt. (ret.) Walter Lamerton, USO Tampa Bay CEO and founder, was walking through Tampa International Airport with his wife a few years ago when he saw something which broke his heart.On the floor, underneath a row of payphones, a service member was asleep, with his backpack under his

  • A long time coming--Medals well deserved

    Sixty-seven years after his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class McPherson Plecker finally received the nine military decorations he earned for his service during World War II, defending Wake Island and enduring four years as a prisoner of war in Japanese war camps. Plecker