• FTAC introduces MacDills' newest Airmen to Air Force

    MacDills' First Term Airmen Center opened its doors to a group of 20 first-duty station Airmen Aug.13. The purpose of FTAC is to aid all Airmen who graduate from basic military training and technical school with their transition from a training environment to a self disciplined, mission oriented

  • Crew chief awarded Purple Heart after 39 year wait

    Wayne Sufficool vividly remembers what happened to him Feb. 19, 1968, when he was a crew chief on the RF4C aircraft stationed in Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base, Republic of Vietnam. It was the day the flightline area he was working on was hit with more than 40 rounds of 122 mm mortar rounds. Now Mr.

  • Weather Flight proves its worth in gold

    With America at war, the summer heat rising, and hurricane season in full effect, the 6th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight continues to excel in monitoring the weather conditions at MacDill as well as various locations around the world. They provide both the warfighter and base personnel

  • Navy admiral takes helm of U.S. Special Ops command

    Adm. Eric T. Olson became the first Navy SEAL to command U.S. Special Operations Command during a ceremony here July 9. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presided as Admiral Olson assumed command from Army Gen. Bryan Brown. General Brown had led the command since September 2003. Two of the more

  • MacDill Rodeo 2007 team ready to defend title

    The aim of Team MacDill, Rodeo 2005 champs, is to repeat and bring the 2007 event trophy home. Training and teamwork developed over the last few weeks is what's going to make that possible, said Major Thomas Lee, 6th Air Mobility Wing Operations Group commander and Rodeo 2007 team chief. It's all

  • 6 AMW takes Gulfport by storm

    More than 100 Team MacDill members traveled to Gulfport, Miss., June 24 for a week long "train the trainer" course to prepare for the upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection in October. The ORI team cadre was on hand throughout the training to steer Team MacDill members and the other wings present