• AIM lands in Puerto Rico

    Several members from MacDill Air Force Base’s Aviation Inspiration Mentorship (AIM) team traveled to Puerto Rico to meet with local schools in the community to enhance their understanding of aviation careers within the Air Force, Feb. 12-14th, 2024.

  • 6th ARW accelerates innovation through USF partnership

    Leadership throughout the 6th Air Refueling Wing traveled alongside Airmen from the 6th ARW Bolt Cell to the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 16, after agreeing on an educational partnership agreement with USF alongside a blank purchase agreement with the University’s Institute of

  • UCF AFROTC cadets fly with the 91st ARS during AIM flight

    Cadets with Air Force ROTC Detachment 159 at the University of Central Florida joined the 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) on an air refueling mission as part of the Aviation Inspiration Mentorship (AIM) High program April 11, 2022.

  • 509th Bomb Wing receives historical painting of Enola Gay

    509th Bomb Wing leadership put "The Peacemakers", a painting by John Shaw, on display on Dec. 1, 2021, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. A community partner originally donated the painting, which depicts the Enola Gay being prepared for the first atomic bombing mission, to the 6th Air Refueling

  • MacDill Airman Leadership School nominated as AMC's ALS of the year

    Learning leadership skills can be a crucial aspect of growing in the military as they are one of the many key principles to how service members operate in their careers. The Airman Leadership School is designed to be a great first step to enhancing an Airman’s knowledge of important leadership

  • MacDill Force Support Squadron launches virtual EFMP “One Stop”

    On Dec. 6, 2021, the 6th Force Support Squadron unveiled its new Exceptional Family Member Program webpage. MacDill AFB supports over 1,000 EFMP family members in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas; making it one of the largest EFMP support areas in the Air Force with respect to size and diversity.

  • MacDill AIM wing supports STEMtober at MOSI

    Three units from the 6th Air Refueling Wing attended the STEMtober event hosted by the Museum of Science and Industry Oct. 21, 2021, in Tampa, Florida, to teach science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students about STEM careers in the Air Force.

  • MacDill youth throwing for gold at Junior Olympics

    As the Tokyo Olympics kick off this week, one youth is getting ready to represent MacDill Air Force Base at the Junior Olympics in Northern Florida starting early next week.Benjamin Hiestand, a 6th grader from Tinker K-8 School, is competing in the discus throw event at the Junior Olympics in

  • MacDill CDC releases Kinderspot app

    In an effort to aid military service members in finding available childcare or day care service at MacDill’s Child Development Center, a mobile app called Kinderspot, developed by Oddball, will be available to families of Team MacDill beginning July 12, 2021.Kinderspot is a mobile app designed to