• MacDill youths cook up fun

    "Baked ham with a spiced peach glaze, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans and vanilla ice cream with peaches," read the menu. The tasty delights were not the offerings of a restaurant, but a meal prepared by the children of the MacDill Youth Center, under the tutelage of a chef-instructor flown in

  • 2nd Quarter Disciplinary Actions

    During the last quarter, the MacDill Legal Office, 6th Air Mobility Wing judge advocate, conducted a Summary Court-Martial, processed 24 non judicial punishment actions under Article 15, Uniformed Code of Military Justice, and processed 11 discharges. These disciplinary actions involved service

  • Meet the new JCSE commander

    Col. Kirby Watson assumed command of the Joint Communications Support Element July 27. He took time out to introduce himself to the MacDill community and answered a few questions from the Thunderbolt.1) What do you expect of the service members under your command? I expect the service members of

  • Meet the new 6th AMW commander

    Col. Scott DeThomas assumed command of the 6th Air Mobility Wing July 27. He took time out to introduce himself to the MacDill community and answered a few questions from the Thunderbolt.Thunderbolt: What do you expect of the Airmen under your command? DeThomas: Be fit, be ready, and be part of the

  • Honor Guard Spotlight

    Rank: Airman 1st Class Full name (first, middle initial, last): Dustin G. TatemSquadron: 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Job Title: crew chiefWhy did you join the honor guard? It is an opportunity to honor the lives of other service members and help provide closure to their families; it is also a

  • New Airmen join Team MacDill

    The following first term Airmen have arrived to MacDill directly out of technical school becoming the newest addition to our team. We are excited to have them at "America's Best Wing" and wish them the best of success on MacDill!6th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronAirman Basic Aston Hemley, Newark,

  • Watson takes command of the Joint Communications Support Element

    On July 27, 2012, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stephen Corcoran relinquished command of the Joint Communications Support Element to U.S. Army Col. Kirby Watson in a ceremony at JCSE headquarters, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Corcoran was the first U.S. Marine Corps commander in JCSE's 50 year history. As

  • Meet the new 6th CPTS commander

    Lt. Col. Thomas Brown assumed command of the 6th Comptroller Squadron, July 16. He took time out to introduce himself to the MacDill community and answered a few questions from the Thunderbolt.Thunderbolt: What do you expect of the Airmen under your command? Brown: No more than what I expect of

  • Meet the new 290th JCSS commander

    Lt. Col. Van Aulen recently took command of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron. He took time out to introduce himself to the MacDill community and answered a few questions from the Thunderbolt.Thunderbolt: What do you expect of the Airmen under your command?Aulen: My expectation is we