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  • Airmen 1st Class Mathew Rozean (left) and Theodore Dykstra, 673rd Security Forces Squadron, participate in training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2015. A new Air Force medical unit called an Operational Support Team is embedded with the base guard squadron to improve unit health and readiness by studying and addressing issues specific to the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

    Operational Support Teams work inside “beating heart” of USAF

    Each squadron in the Air Force faces different stressors and health challenges that require unique solutions. General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, is leading an effort to revitalize Air Force squadrons.
  • All Airmen should be aware of what resources are available for victims and know what role they can play in prevention and response. Sexual assault is extremely traumatizing and can affect an Airman’s well-being and ability to complete the mission. At every base, Airmen have access to a SAPR office staffed by professionals to address the needs of victims. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Josh Mahler)

    SAPR empowers, supports Airmen

    Sexual assault can be a deeply traumatizing event in anyone’s life. Across the Air Force, Airmen and their families have access to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response or Family Advocacy Program resources to get support and guidance on how to move forward.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein passes the Air Mobility Command guidon to Gen. Maryanne Miller, who assumed command of AMC, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 7, 2018. Miller assumed command from Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, who retires after 35 years of service to the Air Force. AMC provides rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces through airlift, aerial refueling, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jodi Martinez)

    Air Mobility Command welcomes new commander

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command welcomed a new commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 7.Air Force Gen. Maryanne Miller took command of AMC from Air Force Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, who retires after more than 35 years of service. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, officiated the change of command
  • Despite strict policies on tobacco use and awareness of the risks to health, readiness, and performance, some Airmen continue to use tobacco products. Retired Col. G. Wayne Talcott, consultant, Chief of Air Force Health Promotions at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas and director, Military Population Health Program at the University of Virginia, and his team are working to understand what factors contribute to Airmen’s tobacco use and improve current tobacco cessation efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erica Crossen)

    Researchers study factors influencing Airmen’s tobacco use during technical training

    The Air Force strictly regulates tobacco use during basic and technical training, but some Airmen still use it. Air Force researchers are working with the University of Virginia to uncover why Airmen use tobacco.
  • The 6th Force Support Squadron military personnel flight assists customers with common access cards, dependent IDs, reserve IDs, retiree IDs, and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) updates at the DEERS & ID Cards office on base on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 23, 2018.

    MacDill ID card office adds new online service, reduces wait time

    The 6th Force Support Squadron’s military personnel flight (MPF) serves a large military population that includes active-duty service members, reservists, dependents, retirees and civilian contractors.
  • Why I serve: The Kalkbrenner story

    Why I serve: The Kalkbrenner family

    As of 2017, approximately two million people currently serve in the U.S. military with millions of veterans serving before them in the several hundred year history of the country’s armed forces. All of these service members chose to don their respective service’s uniform for varying reasons. Many sign up to give back to their country. Others join for a steady paycheck, to learn a new skill, or for the numerous benefits such as medical and education, available to service members. For some, they join to continue a family heritage. Such is the case for Marco and Ivan Kalkbrenner, two brothers who chose to continue their family’s legacy of service, following in the footsteps of their father and grandmother. Ivan is an Air Force staff sergeant currently assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, as a security forces member. Marco retired in 2017 as a master sergeant following 20 years of service, also as a security forces member.
  • Fire and Emergency Services leadership pause for a photo with members of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International in honor of the MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., being awarded international reaccreditation status. The MacDill Fire and Emergency Services is currently one of only 24 Air Force agencies to receive this status.

    Team MacDill fire, emergency experts never settle

    Recently, the Fire and Emergency Services at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, was awarded international reaccreditation status by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for their continuous commitment to quality improvement and enhancement of service delivery to the community.
  • Joint Base Charleston and MacDill Air Force Base leadership pose for a picture with Charleston civic leaders, Aug. 16, 2018. The civics took a two-day tour of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., allowing them to learn more about the overall Air Force mission.

    JB Charleston civic leaders tour MacDill AFB

    Joint Base Charleston civic leaders, along with base leadership, toured MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 16-17, 2018. Seventeen local civic leaders, who serve as conduits for leadership and advocates for the Air Force, flew on a JB Charleston C-17 Globemaster III to MacDill’s 6th Air Mobility Wing in order to gain a broader understanding of the Air Mobility Command mission.
  • The men and women of the 6th AMW are a force capable of rapidly projecting air refueling power anywhere in the world. We are organized into five unique groups to carry out our mission to be America’s premier mobility team providing world-class air refueling, responsive airlift and airbase support to Headquarters U.S. Central Command, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command and 33 other mission partners that call MacDill home. Here's a quick look at the Operations Group by the numbers from April - June 2018.

    Operations Group by the Numbers

    The men and women of the 6th AMW are a force capable of rapidly projecting air refueling power anywhere in the world. We are organized into five unique groups to carry out our mission to be America’s premier mobility team providing world-class air refueling, responsive airlift and airbase support to Headquarters U.S. Central Command, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command and 33 other mission partners that call MacDill home. Here's a quick look at the Operations Group by the numbers from April - June 2018.
  • Tinker K-8 Tours MacDill

    Tinker teachers experience MacDill military life

    For the first time ever, Tinker K-8 teachers, administrators and Hillsborough County School Board members participated in an immersion tour of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, August 7, 2018.
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