• Reservists conduct training for AE operations

    More than 20 medics assigned to the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, conducted training with MacDill’s 45th AES to perform medical staging and in-air medical care at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020.

  • AMC welcomes new commander during ceremony

    Air Mobility Command welcomed its new commander during a ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 20. The ceremony marked a historic Air Force first with back-to-back female generals commanding a major command.

  • 50 ARS arrives at AUAB replacing 349 EARS

    The 50th Air Refueling Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, along with several of their KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as part of a mass unit deployment, Aug. 18, 2020.

  • 18th Air Force changes command

    Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Bibb Jr., took command of 18th Air Force during a change of command ceremony Aug. 18, 2020, at Scott Air Force Base. Bibb, who most recently served as the director of strategic plans, programs, requirements and analyses at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command at

  • The thirst for tanker gas carries on

    A year full of obstacles including a global pandemic and a rapidly approaching hurricane season didn’t stop Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing from being mission ready during the unit training assembly held August 1-2, 2020. In one of several missions flown over the weekend, a 63rd Air

  • 6th CPTS assumption of command

    Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, pauses for a photo with Lt. Col. Shannon McDougald, the assuming 6th Comptroller Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 7, 2020. In compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, the

  • Mosquito surveillance underway at MacDill

    West Nile Virus and other mosquito borne diseases that can lead to serious illness or death can be a concern this time of year. However, positive steps are taken each year at MacDill to prevent mosquito infestations that could lead to infections. During mosquito season, public health will be

  • MacDill beating the heat with innovation

    It is 5 P.M. and you have been outside on a hot and humid 105-degree day for 12 hours. All you can think about is being able to go inside and feel a cool breeze from the air conditioning unit in your car and house; imagine if you did not have to go inside to stay cool.Aiming to allow military

  • Kidney cousins

    Scrolling through Facebook, a 927th Air Refueling Wing Honorary Commander, Debbie Lundberg saw a shared post that changed both the lives of Debra Palmer and herself. Lundberg and Palmer have only met a few times throughout the years from being active in the community and from being part of the Tampa