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  • So much to be thankful for this holiday

    This Thanksgiving, Team MacDill truly has much to be thankful for! We have outstanding Airmen and families with an incredible mission providing world class distinguished visitor airlift and air refueling. Not to mention the finest Air Force Base on the face of the planet, and an amazing community

  • Team MacDill, this is our time

    Airmen of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, you heard your Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Victoria Gamble, say it at the pep rally last Thursday but it bears repeating, "Team MacDill, this is our time!" On Nov. 12 we welcomed the first wave of inspectors to Tampa, and as of today that number has grown to

  • There I was: Eager to embrace the challenge

    I was fresh off of a four-year Air Force recruiting assignment in Vacaville, Calif., and got stationed at MacDill Air Force Base. I was in my original career field as a member of the 6th Security Forces Squadron. I had been at MacDill for approximately three and a half months before I was informed

  • The essentials of winning teamwork

    This is my favorite time of the year. Football season is in full swing, hot stove baseball talk is on the airwaves, and basketball and (possibly NHL) hockey seasons are about to begin. Yes, I enjoy sports - whether I have the opportunity to play or to watch. I appreciate watching teams, especially

  • How about them apples?

    Stop for a moment and imagine a big, red, juicy, perfect apple. Now think about the best squadron you've ever been a part of. Can you think of anything in common? Probably not... So how could thinking about an apple help make your organization the best it can be? Let me explain. I like to think of a

  • Kandahar deployment a great learning experience

    At the beginning of my deployment, I did not know what to expect. I knew there would be challenges deploying with the Army and Navy, and we would have to work together in order to succeed. There were many aspects of uncertainty, but the intense training I would have to endure was certain.I did not

  • It's time to focus!

     Happy birthday Airmen! This year, Airmen all over the world are celebrating our Air Force's 65th birthday. If you had the chance to attend the Air Force Ball in Tampa Sept. 29, you heard our former Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, celebrate our Airmanship culture and challenge us to continue

  • Retiree Activities Office - A message from the director

    Greetings to all retirees and families.The MacDill Retiree Appreciation Day is now beginning to look like it will again be a great day for all of us. Oct. 20 we will have all base facilities open from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Numerous support units will again be in the Army and Air Force Exchange Service

  • 'Brilliance in the Basics'

    I won the lotto! No, not that lotto -- the one where my winning ticket was permanent-change- of-station orders, assigning my family and me to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, in the larger sense to Team MacDill and the greater Tampa area. Being newly assigned to MacDill, I have what I call "new guy

  • To support and defend

    As members of the profession of arms, we share a common bond in our oath of enlistment into military service. While federal law requires the oath for anyone who enlists or re-enlists, many military members voluntarily take the oath several times throughout their career to reaffirm this pledge. As we