• 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,

  • USSOCOM opens Dagger Hall, new Commando Center

    U.S. Special Operations Command's headquarters has two new additions with the official opening of Dagger Hall and the Commando Center Monday.Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of USSOCOM, James Cluck, acquisition executive and senior procurement executive for USSOCOM, and Brig. Gen. Mark Clark, director

  • Vietnam vet's long quest for Purple Heart ends with MacDill ceremony

    The Purple Heart medal had been in Staff Sgt. Jerry Kmieciak's possession since it was pinned on in November of 1968, after his head and shoulder were riddled with shrapnel near Binh Thuy Air Base, Vietnam. For him the memory of the day he and Senior Airman Mike Donovan were nearly blown to bits

  • Congratulations to the most recent graduates of Airman Leadership School

    Senior Airman Michael Anderson, 6th Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Justin Boskoski, 6th Security Forces SquadronStaff Sgt. Timothy Budzar, 6th Security Forces SquadronSenior Airman Johnnie Bukur, 6th Logistics Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Michael Conrad, 269th Combat Communications

  • 2010 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am salutes armed forces

    Officials at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, today announced their plans to pay tribute to America's military for their service, sacrifice, and courage through a week-long "Military Salute." The "2010 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Military Salute" will honor our active and retired troops in numerous and

  • CAC holders must register cards in DBID system

    It's not Visa and it's not American Express but it is recognized at military installations worldwide - it's your Department of Defense identification card. The Common Access Cards issued to military personnel, DoD civilians, and some DoD contractors and the Teslin card issued to dependants and

  • Rising Stars Shine at MacDill

    On March 19 the 6/927th Maintenance Group hosted 39 children from Gibsonton Elementary School as part of the annual Rising Star mentoring program. Upon their arrival to MacDill AFB, they were greeted by 6th Maintenance Group Commander, Col. James Howe. He expressed his pride in the students and gave