• " Alive at 25" teaches Airmen to drive and survive

    The "Alive at 25" traffic safety program kicked off at the MacDill Education Center Sept 1 to educate 18 to 25 year olds about the hazards faced each day on the area roads, and the importance of being responsible drivers. Mr. Tom Diveley, National Safety Council certified instructor from the McGuire

  • Why buy when you can borrow?

    What to do? Rent or buy? Lease or own? How about borrowing it? These can be tough decisions for Airmen who must be prepared to move on what sometimes is short notice, which is what makes the base Loan Locker such a valuable asset for those who find themselves arriving in Tampa Bay well ahead of

  • 9/11 a wound unhealed; a resolve unshaken

    Eight years have passed since the security and peace of life in the United States was shattered in a few disastrous moments in the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 - 9/11. Like the attack on Pearl Harbor five decades before, the country and world was stunned, our military scrambled and our leaders rallied

  • MacDill receives big check from TECO

    Col. Larry Martin, 6th Air Mobility Wing Commander, was presented a check from Tampa Electric Company for $59,750.00 for on-base energy conservation measures Sept. 2. "I speak on behalf of TECO when I say this is such a great accomplishment," said Bruce Nazissenfeld, TECO representative. "We are so

  • The Judge Advocate General’s Corps Announces Law School Programs

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program are being accepted from Jan. 1 through Mar. 1, 2010. Interested officers are encouraged to compete. "Our Air Force missions are constantly changing, and commanders deserve to have access to legal advisors with a broad

  • AFOSI seeks Special Agents

    Military members looking to cross train into a challenging and rewarding career field should look no further than becoming a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Every Special Agent is a volunteer. They're members of a highly-trained team that investigate crimes against

  • Update on H1N1 (swine) Influenza

    H1N1 Influenza (formerly called Swine Flu) is present in the local area and is likely here to stay. Since late April, H1N1 Flu has spread from Mexico into the United States and around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Global Influenza Pandemic in June. H1N1 Flu will continue

  • 2009 Mattar Relay

    The Joint Communications Support Element would like to announce the 29th running of the George G. Mattar Relay race Nov. 25. Annually, JCSE dedicates this relay race to three members who perished aboard Florida Airlines Flight 90 when it crashed into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington D.C: Lt.

  • U.S. Central Command officially opens the Joint Intelligence Operations Center

     After nearly three years of construction, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held here Aug. 26 to officially open the Joint Intelligence Operations Center, also known as the "Vince," named after Lt. Cmdr. Otis Vincent Tolbert who was assigned to CENTCOM from 1996 to 2000 and killed during the attack on