• MacDill motorcycle safety, mentoring, and CFC awareness ride

    More than 60 members from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., came together for a quarterly motorcycle safety and mentoring ride Nov. 1, 2013.MacDill Air Force Base's Motorcycle Operations Center coordinated the ride with the 6th Contracting Squadron's Combined Federal Campaign kickoff event. The purpose

  • "Bay Warrior" christened

    A new boat was christened at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.'s marina Nov. 1, 2013.The "Bay Warrior" was donated by several veterans' organizations to MacDill."[MacDill] appreciate[s] all of your support to make this happen," said Col. Peter Santa Ana, 6th Mission Support Group commander, "and also to

  • Building up MacDill's oceanic ecosystem

    About 65 volunteers from Team MacDill and Tampa Bay Watch, over two days, added 1,209 bags of fossilized shells to the bar along the shores at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Oct. 17 and 18, 2013."We started this about eight years ago, using two different aspects, oyster domes and oyster shell bars,"

  • MacDill Airman rectifies Army Helo hit by lightning, twice

    Lightning never strikes the same spot twice, right? Well, for Army Blackhawk helicopter 27107 that was true, until a second strike blasted its tail rotor leaving it once again grounded.Noticing unreliable compass deviation, the testing crew of the U.S. Army Reserve's 5 Batalion-159th Aviation

  • Supporting the community in which they live

    In the last week more than 300 youth from the surrounding area visited MacDill AFB. As a way of giving back to the community in which they live, service members from around the base volunteered their time to interact with the youth. ROTC Day spearheaded by Staff Sgt. Brandon Shapiro, Senior Airman

  • 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