• "We will survive to operate!"

    "ALARM RED, MOPP 4!" "ALARM RED, MOPP 4!"These are words Team MacDill members will hear during the upcoming operational readiness exercise and operational readiness inspection as stated recently by Col. David Cohen, 6th Air Mobility Wing vice commander.The purpose of an ORE/ORI is to identify

  • Congratulations to the newest NCO Academy Class 10-6 grads

    Distinguished Graduates:Tech. Sgt. Richard Abbott, U.S. Central CommandTech. Sgt. Joseph Borello, 6th Contracting SquadronTech. Sgt. John Harris, 2nd Joint Communications SquadronGraduates:Tech. Sgt. Courtney Barbour, U.S. Central CommandTech. Sgt. Melissa Castellanos, 6th Logistics Readiness

  • Congratulations to the newest ALS grads

    The following graduates were singled out for special recognition for their achievements:Senior Airman Seth Parrish: Distinguished Graduate.Senior Airman Jeremy Underwood: Leadership Award.Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez: John Levitow Award.Senior Airman Phillip Calvert: Academic Award.From the 6th

  • MacDill's Transportation Incentive Program

    Have you heard your friends and co-workers talk about going to Finance to get their free bus passes and not known what they're talking about? If you are a DoD employee and have not signed up for MacDill's Transportation Incentive Program, you are missing out on a benefit that could save you hundreds

  • MacDill Fire Prevention team wins AMC, Air Force awards

    "Prevention is key," when it comes to fire, and it seems fire prevention education, particularly a program for children, was the key to MacDill's fire prevention team winning the Air Force award for top prevention program in 2010.The award, along with the Air Mobility Command award that preceded it,

  • MacDill EOD pros demo live explosives for Tampa TAS officers

    Real bombs; real explosions; real world.That was the idea behind a demonstration and training event hosted by the 6th Air Mobility Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit for members of the Tampa Transportation Security Agency Wednesday at MacDill Air Force Base.Members of the TSA, which is part of

  • Refund or Return, Exchange Policy Offers MacDill AFB Shoppers Relief

    Recent industry statistics show that more than $200 billion worth of merchandise is returned to retailers annually. Since returns are ultimately inevitable, the MacDill Exchange wants to ensure that military shoppers are aware of its hassle-free return policy. "Depending on the product, the Exchange

  • 30th Annual Mattar Relay

    The Joint Communications Support Element would like to announce the 30th running of the George G. Mattar Relay race Nov. 19. Annually, JCSE dedicates this relay race to three personnel who perished aboard Florida Airlines Flight 90 when it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington D.C: Lt.

  • Holiday weekend calls for responsible drinking

    What is drunken driving? The answer is easy, as the law in Florida defines it as anyone with a .08 blood alcohol level. But what's "buzzed" driving?It's a tricky question, says Dave O'Neil, 6th Air Mobility Wing safety specialist. That's why the best advice is to have a designated driver if you have

  • Active Directory, Exchange Migration coming to MacDill

    MacDill Air Force Base will soon become the sixth Air Mobility Command base to migrate its computer users into a "central" Air Force Network. Over a six week period, beginning Oct. 4, an Active Directory and Exchange project team will begin migrating MacDill's workstations, network users and e-mail