• Mosquito season is here; take precautions outdoors

    Spring in Florida brings warm, sunny weather and increasing humidity. This year the rainfall has also been abundant. As you may have noticed by all the buzzing and biting, these conditions are prime for mosquito breeding.Mosquitoes can be more than a nuisance however; they may carry a variety of

  • Security Forces armory a storehouse of firepower

    It's the trained and ready manpower of the 6th Air Mobility Wing Security Forces Squadron that guarantees the security of MacDill Air Force Base, but it's a job that requires good equipment. Enter the Security Forces Squadron armoror.Put simply, it is the job of the armoror to control and maintain

  • Military spouses benefit from new relief act law

    On Nov. 11, 2009, the president signed The Military Spouses' Residency Relief Act (MSRRA), extending some benefits under the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to military spouses. The new law provides that when a servicemember's spouse leaves his or her home state due to the servicemember's

  • AMC Safety Stand Down - Show up, speak up, step up

    Across the command, AMC is standing down May 10. The impact to our worldwide operations will be significant, as we continue our very high operations tempo in our ninthyear of multi-front combat operations following 9/11.Why would our major command stand down during such a busy period? As Gen. Norton

  • Mammograms make a difference; get yours today

    Early detection can save lives. Among women, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, the chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer is one in eight. Breast cancer death rates are declining and the American Cancer Society

  • Fitness Center hosts R.A.W. powerlifting competition

    MacDill Air Force Base's Short Fitness Center hosted the 2010 United We Stand Tampa Classic, a powerlifting competition, Sunday. On a wet and dreary April day when mostpeople would likely be content to stay home, more than 30 powerlifters were hard at work, competing in the event.The contest was

  • It was a drive-by grenade near Saigon

    Staff Sgt. Jerry Kmieciak and Senior Airman Mike Donovan were walking along the side of a road in a town in the Mekong Delta region, Nov. 17, 1968, when the explosion threw them to the ground.Their bodies fed by adrenaline and their brains rapidly accessing the stored lessons of their training and

  • April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

    April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child. This is a time to focus on the protection and care of our most vulnerable and trusting family members.Child Abuse Prevention Month has been observed each April since its first presidential proclamation in 1983. Since that time,