• 6th ARW exercises rapid global mobility during LRE

    Mobility Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing demonstrated their readiness to deploy forces and equipment to deliver rapid global mobility in a moment’s notice during an large-scale readiness exercise conducted Jan. 11-22.

  • Team MacDill celebrates local World War II veteran’s 100th birthday

    Team MacDill service members along with the local community celebrated a World War II veteran’s 100th birthday during a drive by parade at North Shore Park Jan. 16, 2021. Henry Sayler, a 1943 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, decorated fighter pilot and respected statesman, friend of Charles

  • 6th ARW welcomes new Inspector General

    The 6th Air Refueling Wing welcomes a new Inspector General (IG) who plays a vital role in ensuring the readiness, discipline and efficiency of every aspect of the wing’s global reach mission. Air Force Lt. Col. Kenneth Sierra is the new 6th ARW IG who is responsible to provide service in support of

  • MacDill integrates training with Barksdale AFB B-52s

    Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing traveled to Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Dec. 15-18, 2020, to conduct integrated training with Air Force Global Strike Command’s B-52 Stratofotress bombers assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing.For both the 6th ARW and the 2nd BW, this integrated training is an

  • Promote tobacco-free living!

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths in the U.S. annually, including more than 41,000 deaths from second-hand smoke. Smoking is also the leading cause of preventable deaths and affects nearly every organ in

  • Preventing seasonal flu

    The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs.

  • 6th Medical Group hosts nursing skill fair

    Airmen from the 6th Medical Group took part in a nursing skill fair at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 7-11, 2020, in order to stay deployment ready and up to date on important practices.

  • MacDill strengthens capabilities through integrated training with Shaw

    Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing conducted an off-site integrated training with the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, 2020. Over the course of five days, Aircrews with the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, maintainers with the 6th Maintenance Group and