• May Fitness Month a hit

    May has passed and with more than 500 participants, May Fitness Month was a success! Kicking off the month with our walking and running incentive, more than 50 people tracked their steps for a full 31 days. Fitness assessment classes were offered every Monday throughout the month teaching

  • MacDill anti terrorism program named best in AMC

    The work of the MacDill Anti Terrorism Unit can easily go unnoticed, which is a good thing considering the objective is to make sure every day is routine and uneventful. Air Mobility Command has taken notice, however, recently awarding the MacDill unit with the Best Anti Terrorism Program - Fixed

  • MacDill Father-son Airmen agree quality time most important thing

    The influence and impact a father makes on the lives of his children is hard to overvalue, and so is the time children get to spend with dad.Father's Day, Sunday, is the one day a year that the importance of that time is officially recognized, and dad is honored for all he does, and all he is. And

  • Transitions, deployment and change is the reality

    Anyone who has prepared to leave for a vacation knows how easy it is to forget something, be it dealing with the newspaper delivery, or providing water for the plants, but multiply the "get-out- town" checklist by 100 and one can begin to appreciate the impact a deployment or change of duty station

  • Civic leaders learn what it takes to keep MacDill's tankers flying

    Keeping 50-year-old aircraft flying is no easy task, and honorary commanders for the 6th Air Mobility and 927th Air Refueling wings found out just what the job is all about last week, when they toured the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and got to roll up their sleeves.It was a hands-on demo of

  • MOBEX prepares MacDill wings for deployment

    Getting people and equipment to the fight as quickly and efficiently as possible can be a make or break proposition, which is why the 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 927th Air Refueling Wing staged a mobility exercise over the weekend, the first joint exercise since the 927th relocated to MacDill Air

  • Youth Center Camps

    MacDill's Youth Center is known as a hub of fun, activity and education during the summer, and the summer of 2010 is no different. A number of summer camp activities are on the schedule for youths between 6 and 18, and most are at no cost.From competition and individual sports, to exploring one's

  • Drinking Water Quality Report available

    MacDill AFB's annual drinking water report is now available. The report, called a Consumer Confidence Report or CCR, provides information about drinking water quality on base. In addition, because MacDill AFB obtains all of its drinking water from the City of Tampa, the report also provides

  • It’s a special summer in this Year of the Air Force Family

    "Something for all ages," sums up the summer offerings at MacDill for 2010, said Wendy Foster, head of marketing at the 6th Force Support Squadron. "We're a one-stop shop for family fun."That focus is particularly important this year, the Year of the Air Force Family, said Ms. Foster."It's been a