• Bikes lend mobility to dorm residents

    Dorm residents have been one of the biggest customers of the bicycle loan program at the MacDill Health and Wellness Center, but the limited hours of use permitted left them with no transportation on base afterhours and on weekends.That all changed recently when the HAWC presented the dorms with

  • Safety: school year starts

    The start of school is upon us, and there are a few topics I'd like to share from a safety standpoint.If you have a teenager that drives to school, here are a few facts to remember. Knowing the risks such as: fatigue, night driving, inexperience, distractions (cell phones), drugs and alcohol can

  • McRaven assumes command of USSOCOM

    Adm. William H. McRaven assumed command of U.S. Special Operations Command from Adm. Eric T. Olson during a change of command ceremony here today at the Davis Conference Center.Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta presided over the ceremony, praising Olson for the work he and the command have

  • Congratulations to our new staff sergeants

    6th Air Mobility Wing Staff:Ramon Torres 6th Force Support Squadron:Stephanie Bowen, Brian Brockhoff, Ericka Endara Cedeno, Randall Rogers, Laquenda Ward, Jessica Wheeler6th Civil Engineering Squadron:Patrick Bellamy, Kyle George, Benjamin Gonsales, Jerry Hann, Dallas Harperstaub, Joshua Reyes6th

  • Operation Homefront, MacDill A&FRC team up

    While budgets decline as summer vacations rise, and worries of obtaining adequate amounts of back to school supplies parade through the minds of parents, the MacDill Air Force Base Airman & Family Readiness Center and Operation Homefront worked together to provide more than 600 backpacks and schools

  • MacDill Airmen fighting to put Pankration on the map

    Pankration. No, it's not the latest special at the local waffle house, but a form of mixed martial arts one 6th Air Mobility Airman hopes will catch on with other MacDill members, and the Air Force.It's roots go back to ancient Greece, and it was practiced by Spartans as a form of boxing and

  • New Partnership emerges between 6th Medical Group, Tampa General

    Downtown Tampa, in a room overlooking the bay, with a glimpse of Davis Island Bridge on the horizon, a ground-breaking event was in progress.Military members, families and friends, and Tampa General Hospital staff gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony signifying the new partnership between Tampa

  • Officers' Spouses' Club kicks off membership push

    The MacDill Officers' Spouses' Club is kicking off its 2011/2012 membership drive with a Meet & Greet Mixer at Harbor Bay at MacDill Welcome Center on Sept. 15, 2011, 10:30 am - 1 pm. The new Welcome Center is located at 8414 Fortress Drive, MacDill AFB (located to the left of Tinker Elementary

  • Meet the new 6th SFS commander

    Lt. Col. James Zirkel assumed command of the 6th Security Forces Squadron last week. 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? Zirkel: Adherence to the core values

  • Team MacDill returns from Rodeo; gets warm welcome

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Cheers rang and a colossal applause was heard as members from MacDill Air Force Base returned from a week-long trip to the 2011 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 30.The team was greeted by Col. David Almand, 6th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, Col. David Pavey, 927th