• 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

  • Bayshore Patriots honor first responders

    The early evening sky threatened rain, but still, approximately 11 smiling people stood by a 9/11 memorial, waving American flags as vehicles passed.The Bayshore Patriots, which formed just one week after the infamous terrorist attacks, stand at the corner of Bay to Bay Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard

  • Continuing education

    The Education Center at MacDill Air Force Base provides active duty Airmen with a plethora of resources when it comes to continuing their education, whether it is for their Community College of the Air Force degree or other academic degree. "Once Airmen decide to pursue a degree, they are encouraged

  • Unit Climate Assessment

    The time for you to speak up about the Air Force is now. The 2013 Unit Climate Survey runs Sept. 9-20.The survey has 60 standard questions and takes about 20 minutes to complete. The scale ranges from strongly agree to strongly disagree, with a neutral option. The wing commander picks up to 10

  • Acting SecAF Fanning meets Team MacDill

    Continuing his tour campaign to speak with Airmen, advocate their concerns and explain future force objectives, Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning made a stop to engage Team MacDill, Aug. 29.Fanning, upon becoming the acting SecAF in June and having served as the Undersecretary of the

  • The start to a new you

    "This program is not just what to do, but how I incorporate this in to my life," explains Susan Haley, 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron health and wellness dietician about the Better Body, Better Life program."Better Body, Better Life" is an Air Force weight management program to help individuals lose

  • Considering medical school: Two weeks left to apply

    Have you completed your bachelor's degree with at least 3.2 grade point average, are under the age of 33, and have been in the Air Force for a minimum of 3 years but not more than 10? If so, you may be eligible for the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program."The Enlisted to Medical Degree

  • Retraining: Better yourself, better the Force

    As the stories most commonly go, "I didn't pick this job," "My recruiter lied to me," or "I was expecting something different..." Whatever the reason may be that you were "forced" into your job, or that you need a new adventure--just know, being savvy on the following programs may open up the doors

  • Two hats one man

    During the week, Robert Foster is the battalion commander for the City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, but for one weekend out of each month for the last 20 years, he dons a different kind of uniform and provides lifesaving medical care as an Air Force Reserves chief master sergeant and 927th