• Caring for children’s teeth

    How early should tooth care start?By the time your baby has at least two teeth that touch each other, usually around 6 months, their teeth need to be cleaned twice a day.Parents often underestimate the importance of brushing baby teeth; which sets the decay pattern for the adult mouth. In fact,

  • MacDill hosts community National Police Officers Week

    Since 1962, when President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, law enforcement officers and Americans nationwide have celebrated the outstanding sacrifices defenders have gone through to keep our country safe.Following this time-honored tradition, members of the 6th

  • Students learning to mentor students

    "The known is always much more comfortable than the unknown," said Delaney Wilson, Military Child Education Coalition student initiatives trainer, as students sat around collectively formulating ideas of what makes their school special. Four middle schools-- Eisenhower, Orange Groove, Randall, and

  • New Airmen, FTAC grads welcomed to Team MacDill

    New Airmen have joined Team MacDill and have completed the First Term Airman Course. MacDill Air Force Base would like to welcome all the new Airmen and congratulate them on beginning their journey.The following Airmen graduated from FTAC during the month of May:6th Aeromedical SquadronAirman 1st

  • Guide to use of dietary supplements; info to live by

    Military operations are nothing new to service members, nor are health initiatives. The funny thing is, a service member who thinks he or she is building their operational capabilities by boosting health, it might be just the opposite -- if banned dietary supplements are used.That is the concern

  • Tinker students help celebrate Arbor Day

    MacDill Air Force Base students from Gen. Clarence Tinker Elementary School helped celebrate Arbor Day on April 26 with a tree-planting event and the annual reading of the Arbor Day Proclamation.Robert Hughes, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron director, was on hand to read the proclamation and participate

  • Environmental self-assessment brings opportunity to MacDill

    Every day, we train to become proficient in our jobs and continuously check our work to ensure our aircraft and support functions are mission ready. We also perform many activities to protect the natural environment and comply with environmental regulations and directives. Opportunities abound in

  • Student beach bash a hit with children, parents and teachers

    Military students change schools frequently, moving between six to nine times during their military lives - three to six times more than their peers. With such frequent relocations, it is important to have systems in place to connect military students with other students, not only at school, but

  • MacDill motorcyclists conduct safety ride

    Motorcycle owners from U.S. Central Command and various MacDill Air Force Base units gathered to conduct a motorcycle safety class and ride April 26.The event was organized to stress the importance of safe motorcycle practices in addition to providing some additional riding time for newer riders,

  • MacDill children put on the Ritz at Youth Center

    It was a Friday night to remember for the children of the MacDill Youth Center -- and their parents -- as the youths staged a fashion and talent show in celebration of the Month of the Military Child.The event was the idea of Christine Moore, assistant programs director of the center, who dubbed the