March 11, 2019 STEAM day fuels, inspires thousands MacDill Air Force Base opened its hangar doors for more than 2,300 students for the second annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) Day, March 8, 2019.
March 11, 2019 National Patient Safety Awareness Week: United for patient safety It’s that time of the year again to celebrate the National Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) March 10-16, 2019. Our focus is to keep all healthcare constituents, from patient to provider, involved, informed and invested in making health care safe. Patients and providers play separate roles in
March 6, 2019 MacDill spouse named Marine Corps Spouse of the Year After being selected as MacDill Air Force Base’s Spouse of the Year in February, Holly Vega has now been named as the 2019 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Spouse of the Year. Vega has served the military in numerous volunteer capacities to include family readiness volunteer coordinator, liaison
March 4, 2019 6th MXG implements idea, improves warfighting effectiveness During MacDill’s inaugural Fuel Tank innovation competition last June, 6th Air Mobility Wing Airmen brought forth their innovative ideas to wing leadership to improve workplace efficiency.Senior Airman John Cuttito, a 6th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics systems journeyman, was deployed during the
March 1, 2019 AFSFC begins delivery of new Air Force-wide handgun The Air Force Security Forces Center, in partnership with the Air Force Small Arms Program Office, has begun fielding the new M18 Modular Handgun System to Security Forces units.
Feb. 26, 2019 6th FSS named best in AMC The 6th Force Support Squadron was recognized as Air Mobility Command’s nominee for the Gen. Curtis E. LeMay award for best large installation-level force support squadron of the year for 2018. The award recognizes leadership, customer service, support and quality-of-life programs provided to joint
Feb. 22, 2019 MacDill’s 2018 Military Youth of the Year Gregory Davis, a 17-year-old high school senior at Jesuit High School in Tampa and member of the MacDill Youth Center, was presented the 2018 Military Youth of the Year award during a presentation ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 11, 2019.
Feb. 20, 2019 6th AMW refuels Red Flag NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – Airmen and aircraft from the 6th Air Mobility Wing MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, teamed up with U.S. and allied air forces during combat training exercise Red Flag 19-1 here Jan. 29 - Feb. 15, 2019.
Feb. 20, 2019 Team MacDill executes total force readiness exercise The 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 927th Air Refueling Wing conducted a readiness exercise here Feb. 8-10. The total force team was tasked to simulate a short-notice deployment, testing its ability to rapidly deploy cargo and personnel, and expeditiously launch aircraft during a 72-hour training
Feb. 15, 2019 18th Air Force commander’s spouse highlights education, license reciprocity (Editor's Note: The state of Arkansas passed an amendment on April 9, 2019, for automatic licensure for active-duty service members, returning military veterans and spouses. "Automatic licensure" means the granting of occupational licensure without an individual's having met occupational licensure