• Former Army flyer was part of important WWII history

    With trademark corn-cob straight pipe clamped in his teeth, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's profile remains one of the enduring images of WWII history, and one Capt. JR "Bob" Normile remembers distinctly as a part of his personal history. Mr. Normile, who will turn 91 Monday, served with Gen. MacArthur, as

  • Top chefs shine at MacDill dining hall competiton

    MacDill's got talent in the kitchen, and it showed last week when two teams of budding chefs squared off in an all-out effort to best the other in the Top Chef cook off at the base dining facility. Two teams of four Airmen and one advisor squared off with assigned ingredients they transformed into

  • Operation Homefront offers free backpacks to dependants

    Operation Homefront and Dollar Tree have teamed up to help military families get their children ready to go back to school by collecting new school supplies for military dependants grades K-12. The backpacks will come in all sizes and will be filled with age-appropriate school supplies. The school

  • MacDill’s website is upgraded

    Team MacDill has a new look for the base's official web site. The redesigned site features a larger layout, larger photos, new technology and less clutter. It offers users new content types with the inclusion of slideshows, new video capability, blog-like commenting on content and improved search

  • 6 FSS downs Med Group B

    The 6th Force Support Squadron took their second win of the season defeating Med Group B as intramural volleyball continued last week. The 6 FSS team defeated Med Group B 2-1 (26-24, 25-21, 15-5) July 22 at the MacDill Fitness Center. With power serving from Liz Wehr, a stand-in for Med Group B, Med

  • Air Force officials establish core team for Nuclear Surety Inspections

    Air Force Inspection Agency officials here recently created a new team to increase the standardization and consistency of Nuclear Surety Inspections across the Air Force. The establishment of a centralized team of nuclear inspectors, known as the Air Force NSI Core Team, is another critical

  • Can you recognize OCD symptoms?

    Performing repetitive actions within a day may seem unrealistic, but for many Americans this is a way of life they can't prevent. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder have persistent, upsetting thoughts or obsessions and use rituals or compulsions to control the anxiety these thoughts

  • Total dance experience summer camp; keeping youth active

    Children at the MacDill Youth Center learned new dance skills, and enhanced their fitness at a Total Dance Experience Camp July 14. The participants at the camp were taught line dancing, swing, ballroom and hip hop styles during the camp. There were brief discussions on dance and dance related

  • WW II Vet. creates clean cuts

    For more than 26 years Mario Pujol's specialty has been taking care of servicemembers here on MacDill Air Force Base. He cuts hair at the barber shop on base and maintains his regular customers with his sharp precise styles. His customers range from Airmen to generals and civilians to family

  • Tips for a quick visit at PharmaCARE

    The renovations and addition to the PharmaCARE complex was completed in March 2009, adding an additional 7,200 square feet to the existing structure. This addition has allowed the consolidation of the BX Refill Pharmacy with the PharmaCARE Center. Prescription pickup at the BX pharmacy was