• Baldomero veterans get a much-deserved ‘thank you’

    The true price of freedom may be difficult to calculate, and impossible to repay. So, we make due with holidays like Veterans Day."Thank you," may seem wholly inadequate, but it was all the veterans at Baldomero Lopez Memorial Veterans Nursing Home in Land O' Lakes were looking for Friday, when

  • MacDill Library introduces Universal Class Library Edition

    MacDill base library in partnership with Recorded Books, and the Air Force Library Program is pleased to announce the introduction of Universal Class Library Edition, a powerful new online continuing education service designed specifically for use by the patrons of public libraries. Universal Class

  • Congratulations to 6th MDG lab team on no-notice inspection

    Congratulations to the 6th Medical Group's laboratory team on a very successful College of American Pathology inspection. The inspectors arrived early Monday morning, the day after AirFest, for their no-notice inspection, less than a 30 minute notice. The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is an

  • HAWC staying vigilant on breast cancer through Oct. month

    The MacDill Health and Wellness Center's push for awareness of breast cancer has been ongoing this month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but the fight against the disease that strikes one in eight American women will not end with October.This cancer, and women's health overall, is a

  • MacDill agencies come together to take back unwanted meds

    The Drug Enforcement Agency has scheduled another National Drug Take Back Day Oct. 29 to allow the public to dispose of unwanted or unused medications. To help address this vital public safety and public health issue the 6th Medical Group, 6th Security Forces Squadron and the 6th Air Mobility Wing

  • Juvenile curfew and supervision

    Did you know the juvenile curfew policy is 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday nights and 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., Friday and Saturday nights and evenings before legal holidays? This policy applies to everyone on base under the age of 16. Violations of the curfew may result in the child being

  • Halloween fun depends on following good safety practices

    Halloween is an exciting night to allow our children to get all dressed up, go trick-or-treating, attend parties and get FREE goodies!! As the MacDill community is looking forward to a safe and secure night of fun the hours for Trick-or-Treating on base will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31.Harbor Bay

  • 6th AMW scores big on first cyber security inspection

    It was the first time the 6th Air Mobility Wing was subjected to the Cyber Command Readiness Inspection, and it emerged with the highest rating possible - "outstanding" overall.The inspection, which is described as being similar in form to an Operational Readiness Inspection, was held Sept. 26

  • Uniform updates: BDUs out, ABUs in

    Nov. 1 is on the horizon, do you know what that means? It is the latest changes to the Air Force's uniform policy. For those of you who are the holdouts of BDUs, I'm sorry to say but you need to now tuck them away in the back of your closet. ABUs are now the mandatory utility uniform. As for those

  • Uniform updates: BDUs out, ABUs in

    Nov. 1 is on the horizon, do you know what that means? It is the latest changes to the Air Force's uniform policy. For those of you who are the holdouts of BDUs, I'm sorry to say but you need to now tuck them away in the back of your closet. ABUs are now the mandatory utility uniform. As for those