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  • Like father, like son

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Vilven, 91st Air Refueling Squadron commander, and his son pose for a photo in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 4, 2023. April is the Month of the Military Child and is dedicated to

  • Faces of freedom

    Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing pose for a photo on the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 12, 2023. The 6th ARW is responsible for carrying out 24/7 global aerial refueling, delivering hope and projecting lethality anytime and anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • MacDill welcomes home heroes

    Airmen with the 6th Aur Refueling Wing greet friends returning from deployment at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 6, 2023. The Airmen had just returned from a deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin)

  • Harlem Globetrotters experience a day in the life at MacDill

    Shane “Scooter” Christensen, left, and Joey “Hot Rod” De La Rosa, right, members of the Harlem Globetrotters, pose for a photo on the flightline during a base tour with Airman 1st Class Dakota Gross, 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 6, 2023. The

  • MacDill Champ of the Week - Nina Holmes

    U.S. Air Force Col. Adam Bingham, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, left, and Lt Col. Windel Patterson, 6th Air Refueling Wing staff judge advocate, right, present the Champ of the Week award to Nina Holmes, 6th ARW/JA legal assistant, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 4, 2023. Holmes helped

  • DAF announces 2022 athletes of the year

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Department of the Air Force recently announced a body building and fitness competitor and a three-sport adaptive athlete as the 2022 Female and Male Athletes of the Year – Tech. Sgt. Evon Pennington and Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn,

  • The USPTO helps service members start businesses on the outside

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office hosted an Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 28, 2023. Multiple panelists shared business tactics, stories, and advice that helped them through the years as they transitioned from military

  • MacDill AFB hosts DEIA Champions Symposium

    Fredrick McClure, an attorney-at-law, speaks during the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility Champions Symposium, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Mar. 29, 2023. The service members held panels to discuss topics about race relations and women in the workplace in order to better understand