• 927th Family Day rocks MacDill's beach

    "Click-click-click-click-click ... click ... click ... click." The staccato sound of a spinning prize wheel slowly grinding to a halt kept a young lady spellbound as she waited to find out which reward would be hers.The young lady, Erin Jones, 5, was one of more than 1,500 927th Air Refueling Wing

  • Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention; Airman seeks change ASAP

    People of all ages, races, economic backgrounds, sexualities, and lifestyles have been victims. Males as well as females can be victims.After being given an opportunity to train as a volunteer victim advocate when first arriving to MacDill Air Force Base last year, Airman 1st Class Travis Lockwood,

  • MacDill kicks off 101 Critical Days of Summer with joint check-ride

    Since 2004 the Air Force has seen 2,538 motorcycle mishaps, equating to 162 Airmen fatalities. Amongst these occurrences, 2,165 resulted in lost time mishaps, totaling 44,492 production days lost.It is no secret that motorcycle safety is a hot button issue throughout the Department of Defense and

  • 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