• USTRANSCOM commander visits Team MacDill

    The commander of U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, visited MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Feb. 8, 2019, to meet the innovative Airmen who generate airlift and aerial refueling capabilities.As USTRANSCOM commander, Lyons leads an enterprise of more than 144,000 logistics and

  • 6th Air Mobility Wing Airmen fuel Emerald Warrior 2019

    MacDill Airmen from the 6th Air Mobility Wing participated in Emerald Warrior 2019, a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored total, joint tactical warfare training exercise, Jan. 14 to 25.During the two-week training exercise, 50th and 91st Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and

  • MacDill Guardsman saves life, receives Airman’s Medal

    Airman 1st Class PeeJay Jack, a 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron vehicle maintainer with the Florida Air National Guard, was awarded the Airman’s Medal by Maj. Gen. Lenny Richoux, the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command commander, during a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb.

  • Emerald Warrior combat search and rescue training

    A distinct and repetitious sound rumbles through the air above Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida as a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft violently unleashes 4,200 rounds per minute from its 30mm hydraulic rotary cannon, breathing fire upon its target.The A-10s from the 107th Fighter

  • EX Cobb Ring: Enhancing joint, bilateral interoperability

    Members of the Joint Communications Support Element from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, participated in the annual Cobb Ring exercise Jan. 21 to Feb. 1, 2019, alongside the British Army’s 30th Signal Regiment, to demonstrate capabilities with coalition partners and strengthen relationships between

  • Chapman Circle honors fallen hero's legacy

    MacDill Air Force Base honored the legacy of Master Sgt. John Chapman, a Medal of Honor recipient, by renaming Staff Circle to John Chapman Circle during a ceremony Jan. 30, 2019.

  • 6th Communications Squadron commander carries on husband’s legacy

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – “I think our Air Force creed sums him up best - wingman, leader, warrior,” reflected Lt. Col. N’Keiba Estelle, when asked about her husband. “He was always willing to help fix a problem and to listen to you and always willing to bring a smile to everybody’s face,

  • 6 AMW provides air bridge for Exercise Emerald Warrior

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Michal, a 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico in support of Exercise Emerald Warrior, Jan. 17, 2019. Emerald Warrior provides annual realistic and relevant pre-deployment training

  • Active-shooter exercise strengthens Team MacDill’s readiness, resiliency

    Team MacDill participated in an installation-wide active-shooter exercise here Jan. 23, 2019, to train and evaluate the base’s emergency response and preparedness.According to Jeffrey Sickler, 6th Air Mobility Wing director of inspections, this type of training is necessary to increase awareness for