• Family nights a hit with Team MacDill

    Like an ol' fashioned block party, moms, dads and children gather, laughing, chatting and filling their plates with food, as the late afternoon sun sprays rays of golden light on everyone.But family nights at MacDill Air Force Base are a little different. Faces in the crowd can be more reminiscent

  • Sports drinks: when you need them and when you don't

    Summer looms, and in Florida she's a dragon. Jogging or exercising outdoors becomes an epic struggle to endure heat and humidity, the dynamic duo of dehydration that burrows its way into the body and chases out what's in us - water, salts and essential minerals. Putting those elements back in the

  • MacDill service members graduate from ALS

    Congratulations to the latest graduating class of Airman Leadership School! The class graduated on March 28. The following are the graduates:290th Joint Communications Support ElementSenior Airman Calvin Robinson Jr6th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Shanell CaddellStaff Sgt. Anthony

  • Welcome, Airmen

    New Airman have joined Team MacDill and have completed the First Term Airman Course. MacDill Air Force Base would like to welcome all of the new Airman and congratulate them on beginning their journey.6th Aerospace Medical SquadronAirman 1st Class Herbert Hart-Wellsville, Ohio6th Air Mobility

  • Child Abuse Prevention Month; multiple parent support events scheduled

    April marks Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. It has been observed since 1983. The blue ribbon campaign began in 1989 and serves as a physical reminder to end child abuse. The initiative began with a grandmother's personal commitment to end child abuse by tying a blue ribbon to her van. Since

  • South golf course reopening

    The south course of the Bay Palms Golf Complex at MacDill Air Force Base re-opened Saturday, with 272 people in attendance for the celebration.Senior leadership from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, Tampa Bay leadership and former New York Yankees players David Wells and Ron Guidry celebrated the

  • Tuition Assistance cut; there's hope thanks to other options

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced March 11, 2013 that the Air Force has officially suspended tuition assistance for the remainder of fiscal year 2013 in response to sequestration.Airmen currently enrolled in, or approved for future courses are not affected by the TA suspension.

  • Cadets get BDUs courtesy of 927th ARW

    The Civil Air Patrol 89th MacDill Aviation Cadet Squadron was presented with 50 sets of woodland style BDUs by Col. Douglas Schwartz, 927th Air Refueling Wing commander, in the Air Traffic Control tower at here March 12.Members of the 927th Force Support Squadron Honor Guard collected uniforms and

  • Commander's PT builds unit pride

    Preparation is key when it comes to achieving cohesiveness and mission readiness within a unit, and attempting to move forward without it can increase vulnerability put the mission at risk. The 2nd Joint Communications Squadron conducted a "Commander's PT" recently to build esprit de corps and

  • Patriot award goes to Troy University official Walters

    Military members often receive much praise for their selfless service and the many sacrifices that come with the call of duty. Oftentimes gone unnoticed, is the man or woman dressed in civilian attire, who play contributing roles in the success of these members and of our nation.Last month, a local