• Drug testing lab ensures abuse policies not ignored

    New Air Force drug and substance abuse policies now in place provide a unified rule for Airmen to follow, and the 6th Air Mobility Wing's Drug Testing lab is there to keep everyone honest.While the procedures and policies at the lab have not been changed, new rules and regulations may be forthcoming

  • New Air Force Policy Makes Substance Abuse Clear

    If there ever was any wiggle room about what is a banned intoxicating substance, and what is an inappropriate use of it, it's all been clarified and solidified by a new Air Force drug abuse policy now if effect.According to information released this week by the 6th Air Mobility Wing Legal Office,

  • 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