• “Lovin’ an elevator” – new MacDill system delivers

    Innovation comes in all shapes and sizes, and at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, it came as a one-of-a-kind vertical lift storage system which boasts 9,025 cubic feet of storage space. That is similar to 573, 16-drawer tool chests.

  • KC-135 depot maintenance, first at MacDill

    The ability to adapt and react to a change in plans or process is key to high functioning operations like the 6th Maintenance Squadron. This idea is in full effect at MacDill, as Airmen are preparing a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for much more in-depth maintenance than they’ve performed before.

  • SEAC empowers the total enlisted force

    U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 11 to mentor and develop NCOs from across the installation including the joint organizations such as U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S.

  • MacDill conducts first waterborne firing training

    The 6th Security Forces Squadron conducted its first waterborne proficiency firing training 12 miles off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida, July 2, 2019.6th SFS marine patrol, with the support from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, fired an M240 machine gun

  • Prepare, Prevent, Heal, Deploy

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Innovation and technology are not new concepts, and the pace of their advancement continues to increase.

  • 6th MDG restructures, improves medical readiness

    The 6th Medical Group from MacDill Air Force Base re-designated two medical squadrons to improve operational readiness for uniformed personnel, June 14 and 24.The re-designations are a part of an Air Force Medical Service reform effort that was directed by the Secretary of the Air Force after a

  • MacDill, Tampa Bay welcome VCSAF for DOD Warrior Games

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, interacts with spectators at the Department of Defense Warrior Games, Tampa, Fla., June 23, 2019. Wilson toured the event site at the University of South Florida, meeting with Warrior Games athletes and their families.

  • MacDill, Tampa Bay fire-up DOD Warrior Games

    Over 300 athletes from the U.S. as well as Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom’s armed forces, have flocked to MacDill Air Force Base, to train for the Department of Defense Warrior Games.