• High flying cooking; culinary class feats at 30,000 feet

    Think cooking at home is hard? Try cooking on a C-37A in cramped quarters while flying at 30,000 feet. Flight attendants from the 310th Airlift Squadron do it all the time. Joy Rupe, a comfort cuisine personal chef, taught a culinary class recently to current flight attendants and to recruit others.

  • Honor, support and patriotism

    Every Friday between 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Team MacDill members are greeted warmly by a group of patriots standing and waving eagerly at the oncoming traffic along the corner of Bay-to-Bay and Bayshore. They are a dedicated group of individuals who show their support for America's Armed Forces in a

  • Tax Season

    It's close to April 15 and MacDill's tax season is almost over. Many have procrastinated up to this point and as the deadline draws near, Team MacDill members should take advantage of tax services provided on base. The Retiree Activities Office has been providing free tax service to active duty and

  • Fit to Fight, Airmen doing their part

    It's the moment of truth, the finish line within sight down the dusty steady path, panting heavily with air filled lungs at the point of explosion while sweat drenched and aching joints stumble to the end. What was the time? Not enough; maybe better luck next time. These are the words MacDill Airmen

  • MacDill holds rich history of women in uniform

    On April 27, 1943 MacDill went coed by welcoming women from the Tampa Bay community and across the country that had joined the military to do their part in serving the country. They would no longer just be the wives of Soldiers, and Airmen. They became an integral part of the Armed Forces missions.

  • Patient Safety Awareness Week

    This week, Team MacDill celebrates National Patient Safety Awareness Week. The theme for this event is "Prevention is better than a cure" and members of the 6th Medical Group have dedicated their time to helping the base populace become more involved in their health. The 6th MDG Public Health

  • Dorm Construction

    Construction for MacDill's new and first ever quad-dorm, dorm 253, is on time and scheduled to be completed on Labor Day. The $11 million project, that began 35 weeks ago, is equipped with 20 modules containing four individual rooms. The 1,500square foot modules will include a dining room, a kitchen

  • MacDill energy savings project reaches halfway point

    If you've noticed work crews on step ladders changing light fixtures, installing new thermostat controls or monkeying with the plumbing or late, there's a good chance it is more than routine maintenance. MacDill is about halfway through a retrofitting process designed to save energy and conserve

  • LINES system provides Airmen life-saving self defense lessons

    Make no mistake, the LINE system of fighting is not to be confused with the country and western dance of the same name. In fact, the only thing ache and breaky in the Linear Infighting Neural Override Engagement System, is perhaps your enemy opponent's arm. First Lt. Hue Le, 6th Communications

  • Basic training for new dads

    It's not daddy's day care but more like a daddy pre-care with a staff of veteran dads teaching new dads basic skills for surviving the months before and after the arrival of their newborn. The Family Advocacy Program staff developed DAD 101 to improve expecting military father's childcare taking