• New security measures at base gates

    Gaining access onto MacDill can sometimes be a tedious process, proving that patience is a virtue. But individuals can help to expedite this process with just a little added attention focused on newly implemented policies and procedures, ultimately making it a smooth and seemingly painless process.

  • AF chief brings message of core values, modernization

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley addressed more than 600 enlisted servicemembers regarding their future in the military during a briefing held at the Base Theater May 4. Chief McKinley, dressed in the new Airman Battle Uniform, welcomed members in attendance he spoke about the

  • Boating safety practices help save lives, increase enjoyment

    Although boating safety information is located around base, printed in newspapers, sent out via e-mail correspondence and posted on memos inside safety bulletin boards, both servicemembers and their family members are still receiving serious injuries or worse in preventable boating mishaps in

  • MacDill recognizes its volunteer force

    MacDill recognized its many volunteers at the 18th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet, Thursday at the Surf's Edge Enlisted Club. This year's theme was "Volunteers Make a World of Difference." This year, 53 agencies with more than 1,000 volunteers registered. The largest representation came from

  • Summer mosquito season fast approaching; join the battle

    They buzz overhead at MacDill, diving down and swooping across the landscape knap-of-the-earth in search of a target to strike. No, they are not Air Force planes on a training mission, they are mosquitoes and they can be just as deadly. The summer mosquito invasion is fast approaching and once again

  • MacDill to participate in cycling event

    Prizes for pedaling? Bicycling already has a great set of perks: cardiopulmonary exercise, being out in the fresh air, free-wheeling along a scenic route, not to mention getting from one place to another without burning fuel. But May offers the opportunity to get more from your bike riding, says

  • Mission-driven MacDill Inn earns top honors again

    With customer service as its focus, the team at the MacDill Inn ensures every guest is given top priority. That plus much more put MacDill on top again as the Air Mobility Command announced Monday that the MacDill Inn earned the Air Force Innkeeper award in the small base category for AMC and will

  • Military children get a month of their own in April

    The service and sacrifice of military members is recognized by most as the foundation of freedom and critical to our future as a sovereign nation. But what about the sacrifices made by the children of military servicemembers? These "small" sacrifices number in the millions every year, as military

  • MacDill EOD sergeant to be awarded Purple Heart

    It's what every explosive ordinance disposal servicemember dreads. Strangely, when the improvised explosive device he was disarming blew up in his face during his second deployment to Iraq last year, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Last, a member of the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal

  • Air traffic controllers will be put to the test during AirFest

    Air traffic around MacDill can be busy at times, as KC-135 Stratotankers, C-37s and various other aircraft come and go. It's enough to keep air traffic controllers busy, for sure, but nothing like what they will see at the end of the month. With AirFest quickly approaching, this means planes will be