• Daughter of MacDill chaplain makes harrowing journey

    Most people pedal a bike for fun and recreation, but it was the very serious business of combating the sex slave trade that motivated the daughter of one of MacDill's own to make a harrowing, cross-country winter bike journey.Janna Buttrick, college student and daughter of Chaplain (Maj.) David

  • MacDill moms get new support group

    A new Mothers of Preschoolers chapter started at the base chapel, Jan. 13. MOPS is an international organization designed to offer social, emotional and spiritual support to moms while also providing parenting skills. There are about a dozen MOPS locations around Tampa already, but the MacDill

  • Medical Group standouts honored with AMC awards

    Fifteen individuals and three teams from MacDill took top honors in recent 2010 Air Mobility Command Medical Service Awards. The showing is one to be proud of, said Col. Dennis Beatty, 6th Medical Group commander."There is a lot of the great work being done every day by the members of the 6th

  • MacDill top HAWC again

    Winning recognition is something the MacDill Health and Wellness Center has gotten used to, but when news came recently that it had once again won Air Mobility Command HAWC of the year, the feeling, as go the lyrics of a famous rock ballad, was "like the very first time."Not only was it not the

  • E-cigarette like any cigarette, says 6th MDG commander

    Giving up the smoking habit may be one of the most common New Year's resolutions, but MacDill's health pros are warning that E-cigarettes, plastic cigarette doppelgangers that deliver nicotine-charged puffs of water vapor, are not an Air Force approved smoking alternative for Airmen.While the

  • Teddy Bear Drop shows difference a single Airman can make

    People ask, "What difference can an ordinary Airman make?" The answer is, "A lot," said Chief Master Sgt. Craig Hall, 6th Mission Support Group.His assessment was proven recently by Airman 1st Class Derek Furlong, a 6th Maintenance Squadron journeyman, who in a regular meeting for dorm residents

  • Air Force Priority: Develop and Care for Airmen and Families

    For MacDill, 2010 brought major changes and upgrades to the base and to the quality of life of the men and women who work and live here. Upgrades came in changes to living quarters and working areas. Officers moved into their new quarters in January and the renovation of dorm building 375 was

  • MacDill members supporting Toys For Tots

    Military and civilian members at MacDill Air Force Base are helping to make a difference this year supporting Toys for Tots Tampa Bay.The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is a premier community action program and the only charitable endeavor within the Department of Defense reaching

  • Manatee finds new home

    A five-year-old manatee now known as Guacara was escorted by Dr. Antonio A. Mignucci, Director Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center, Dr. David Murphy, South Florida Museum and Parker Museum consulting veterinarian, and six biologists. Scheduled to be euthanized Dec. 10, Guacara was transferred

  • Manatee catches Air Force flight to Puerto Rico

    The Air Force partnered with the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the South Florida Museum to transport an 840 pound male West Indian manatee, six biologists and two veterinarians, from here to San Juan, Puerto Rico today. The Fish and Wildlife Service requested the Puerto Rico Air National Guard's