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  • The 6th Communications Squadron set up a mission defense team as part of the Cyber Squadron Initiative at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

    6th CS mission defense team protects MacDill from cyber threats

    In 1909, a new warfighting domain was created with the U.S. Army’s purchase of the Wright Model A aircraft. Back then, taking the fight to the air was unfamiliar and on the cutting edge of technology, but fast forward to today, the U.S. Department of Defense finds itself once again facing new and unfamiliar warfighting domains and now, there is a sense of urgency to be ready.
  • Senior Airman Christian Dufresne and Senior Airman Nicholas Dufresne, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controllers, pose for a picture July 1, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    Defying the odds: identical twins serve together

    The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot is 292 million to 1, which is more likely than the odds of twin brothers serving in the same military branch, at the same deployed location, in the same unit, while also performing the same job at the same time. This unlikely scenario is once in a lifetime and may never happen again, but for these twin brothers at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, they are defying the odds.
  • Red Devils demonstrate full mission readiness

    Red Devils demonstrate full mission readiness

    Since Gen. Charles Q. Brown’s, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, implemented his “Accelerate Change or Lose” directive, Airmen across the Air Force have taken ownership to deter near-peer adversaries and push innovation.
  • Contributions to the 101st Air Force uniform board have led to the first major hair policy change for Air Force women since the late 1940s

    Women's Initiative Team: Taking initiative, breaking barriers

    Thousands of women across the Air Force provided feedback to the Women’s Initiative Team, playing a pivotal role in the first women’s hair policy change in 70 years. On February 19, 2021, U.S. Air Force senior leaders directed a second racial, gender and ethnic disparity review of racial, gender and ethnic disparity in the Department of the Air Force.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shawna Wise, 6th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School (ALS) lead instructor, smiles for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 26, 2021. As the lead ALS instructor at MacDill, Wise guides her students through the curriculum and leads her team of instructors to set an example for MacDill’s newest leaders.

    Courage, discipline; the road less traveled

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shawna Wise, a 6th Air Refueling Wing Airman Leadership School instructor, commands a room full with the newest Air Force non-commissioned officers. She leads them with a calm, disciplined demeanor and effortlessly steers them along a path of study, encouraging them to lead themselves.
  • A U.S. Air Force Airman walks past a sign at the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office (TMO) entrance at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 26, 2021. Any military member who is retiring, separating or changing duty stations will work with TMO, specifically personal property and passenger travel, to get their personal belongings shipped to their next home.

    6th LRS TMO delivers during peak season amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    The 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office is comprised of four sections: personal property, passenger travel, outbound cargo and inbound cargo.
  • ABMS Illustration

    Valenzia: ABMS Will Deliver the "Decision Advantage"

    Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia is director of Joint Force Integration and head of the cross-functional team responsible for establishing the manpower, resources, and doctrinal infrastructure for the Advanced Battle Management System program.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Battle, 6th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) NCO in charge of aircraft operations (right) inspects a vest worn by Airman 1st Class Daunte Morrison, 6th OSS AFE journeyman (middle) while Airman Nikolai Wroblewski, 6th OSS AFE apprentice (left) waits for his vest inspection at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 14, 2021. 6th OSS AFE members must be fully trained on lifesaving equipment and survival components as well as keep air crews trained and proficient on the use of such equipment.

    MacDill’s AFE ensures strategic deterrence through air refueling support

    When walking through the belly of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., it is easy to notice the little green pouches hanging from each seat against the walls, oxygen tanks on the right-hand side with masks attached and multiple other items secured throughout the aircraft. Each of those items could be the ticket to survival in the event of an in-flight emergency – and the 6th Operations Support Squadron’s Aircrew Flight Equipment Airmen are the ones responsible for properly maintaining that lifesaving equipment.
  • Members of Team MacDill and Tampa Bay Watch work together to build up an oyster reef along MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.’s shoreline Oct. 17, 2013. The reef, made of mesh bags filled with fossilized shells, helps to prevent erosion by trapping sediment once it has passed over the reef and provides a habitat for some sea life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Hall-Kirchner/Released)

    6th CES environmental leads effort to protect MacDill shoreline

    Since 2003, MacDill Air Force Base has partnered with wildlife organizations for the Oyster Reef Stabilization Project, a recurring effort aimed to advance MacDill’s ecosystem while restoring over seven miles of shoreline. The process calls on Team MacDill as well as Tampa Bay community members to volunteer in the construction of reefs along the shores.
  • U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons

    6th MSG adapts, earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The Novel Coronavirus has made a global impact in 2020, and in many ways, it affected how a military unit operates. Despite this new challenge, the 6th Mission Support Group at MacDill Air Force Base was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.
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