• Air Force announces 2018 Innkeeper Award winners

    Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas – The Air Force recently announced the winners of the 2018 Innkeeper Awards for best lodging operations across the service. The award, managed by the lodging division of the Air Force Services Activity, recognizes inns that provide the best hotel-type lodging

  • Air Mobility Command announces KC-135 simulator relocation to MacDill

    Today the commander of Air Mobility Command selected Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as the relocation sites for the next two KC-135 Stratotanker pilot flight simulators.KC-135 pilot flight simulators, also known as Operations Flight Trainers or OFTs, provide

  • Runway construction paves safe path to blue skies

    Team MacDill began airfield construction, June 23, 2018, to repair pavement, lighting and more to ensure safety for the joint, total force missions that utilize the runway around the clock.

  • Joint, total force enhances MacDill EOD training

    For the first time, the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. used its semiannual training exercise as a foundation to become something more. The 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Joint Communication Support Element and the U.S. Army’s 5th

  • MacDill expands efforts to commemorate rich history

    Progress continues off the curve of North and South Boundary Blvd. expansions in the Memorial Park project on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.The project, which began in December, will display plaques and models of the bases’ various aircraft to commemorate the history of MacDill. Included in the

  • A peek behind the curtain: Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD

    Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, but there are therapies that can reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and help Airmen return to duty.One of the most effective therapies, practiced by many Air Force mental health professionals, is prolonged exposure therapy.

  • FUEL TANK: Team MacDill turns ideas into reality

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, Col. April Vogel, hosted the first Fuel Tank event at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 27, 2018. Fuel Tank, much like the Air Force’s Spark Tank competition, called upon Airmen to pitch their innovative ideas to 6th AMW leadership.

  • A peek behind the curtain: The first step of PTSD care

    Perhaps the most difficult part of seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder is making that first appointment, since Airmen are often unsure of what to expect. Not knowing what to expect from mental health providers can get in the way of effective PTSD treatment.