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June 26, 2018
MacDill contracting adopts new system to better serve joint family

Change is inevitable, but sometimes change is for the best, especially when it means the ability to procure anything and everything -- from toilet paper to runway updates to KC-135 Stratotankers -- faster.The 6th Contracting Squadron is responsible for purchasing nearly everything on the
June 20, 2018
A peak behind the curtain: PTSD barriers and stigmas

Effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder is possible, but many Airmen falsely think seeking medical help for PTSD will hurt their career and will not help them get better. These stigmas and misconceptions create perceived barriers, preventing Airmen from seeking care. Delaying treatment
June 19, 2018
After 52 years M.I.A., Colonel laid to rest in Florida

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – After volunteering to take another's place on a reconnaissance mission during the Vietnam War, Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II pilot, was shot down and declared missing in action in March of 1966.
June 18, 2018
MacDill flies classroom for ROTC, USAFA cadets

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and U.S. Air Force Academy cadets flew aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Air Force as part of a flying classroom June 14, 2018 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
June 18, 2018
Refuel to remember: Team MacDill Total Force supports 100-year commemoration flight

Ground crews from the 6th Air Mobility Wing and aircrews from the 927th Air Refueling Wing collaborated to ensure success of a 100-year WWI commemorative training mission over France. They offloaded over 65,000 pounds of fuel to a 96th Bomb Squadron’s B-52 proving Total Force Integration is key to
June 14, 2018
Mobility Forces deliver U.S., UK paratroopers to Europe for Swift Response 18

U.S. paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and British Paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, Colchester, England, arrived in Latvia with the assistance of various mobility aircraft in support of Exercise Swift Response 2018 (SR18) June 9, 2018.
June 12, 2018
MacDill fuels force en route to Swift Response 18

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida forward deployed to Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire to provide in-flight refueling in support of Swift Response 18, June 6, 2018.
June 12, 2018
Nature's hazard: Storms

Summer has arrived and with it brings the threat of severe storms. Each year the United States averages around 10,000 thunderstorms, and each thunderstorm typically produces heavy rain for 30 minutes to an hour. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are officially defined
June 12, 2018
‘We Care Guide’ available for all Airmen

Air Mobility Command launched a new online resource called the “We Care Guide” that connects Airmen to a list of resources that can meet their needs.
June 8, 2018
New change to CAC

Sometimes, the smallest changes have the largest impact. This is the case for the common access card (CAC) across the Department of Defense.