Sept. 14, 2020 MacDill couple deploys in support of AUAB mission As military members, saying goodbye for temporary duties assignments or deployments are inevitable; however, for one active duty U.S. Air Force couple, deployment is the next step of developing their marriage and serving their country together.
Sept. 11, 2020 Team MacDill commemorates 9/11 On Sept. 11, 2020 U.S. Special Operations Command hosted an observance ceremony to commemorate the sacrifice of the 2,997 men and women killed 19 years ago.
Sept. 10, 2020 MacDill Suicide Prevention Month campaign kicks off with an emphasis on connectedness ach year, the DOD executes a Suicide Prevention Month campaign in September and encourages communities across the force and all individuals to get involved, and be there for others and themselves. This year’s campaign slogan, ‘Connect to Protect,’ highlights the important role connections to family,
Sept. 9, 2020 September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness month MacDill Air Force Base is committed to preventing suicide among service members and families. Suicide prevention is a Department of Defense priority throughout the year, but during September, Suicide Prevention Month, the Department brings added attention to the complex issue of suicide and
Sept. 8, 2020 MacDill Total Force team successfully conducts readiness exercise Mobility Airmen from the 6th and 927th Air Refueling Wings participated in a joint readiness exercise here Aug. 26-28, 2020. The exercise tested Team MacDill’s ability to rapidly deploy and conduct air-refueling operations while complying with real-world COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures. Through
Sept. 4, 2020 MacDill’s Short Fitness Center reopens for active duty, Guard and Reserve The doors of MacDill’s Short Fitness Center reopened on Aug. 19 to active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel after five months due to COVID-19.Under MacDill’s “Keep it Safe, Keep it Open” campaign, Airmen from the 6th Force Support Squadron sterilized the fitness center facility so service members
Aug. 31, 2020 CSAF outlines strategic approach for Air Force success The directive is a mixture of Brown’s expectations for what is required to ensure air superiority and for the Air Force to fulfill its mission to defend the United States and its interests. Though only 8-pages, the document spans a range of critical topics that touch on doctrine, Air Force culture,
Aug. 31, 2020 FOCUS resilience training now available at MacDill Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS) resilience training is now available at MacDill for service members and their family members to learn skills to address many of the changes and challenges that military families experience. When military parents fulfill occupational duties, their children and
Aug. 28, 2020 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.
Aug. 20, 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.