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  • Four Marine Patrol Airmen assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron patrol the 7.2 mile coastline of MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., May 4, 2018.

    Marine patrol Airmen save lives during Gasparilla

    MacDill's Marine Patrol saves seven individuals from a sinking boat.
  • A 6th Medical Support Squadron (MDSS) pharmacy technician fills a prescription at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 11, 2019.

    MacDill pharmacy team ensures patient safety

    The 6th Medical Support Squadron’s pharmacy team at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida serves more than 215,000 beneficiaries and strives to create the best customer service experience.
  • 6th Maintenance Group (6 MXG) and 927th MXG maintainers from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., gather at the 2018 Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium, Tampa, Fla., Dec. 19, 2018.

    MacDill fuels innovation at DOD Maintenance Symposium

    Like gas to a flame, the 6th Maintenance Group fuels systems team showcased their spark for innovation at the Department of Defense Maintenance Symposium in Tampa, Florida between Dec. 17-19.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ralecia Ogburn and Airman 1st Class Amari Alexander, 6th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technicians display their Joint Service Commendation honors at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 20, 2018. Ogburn and Alexander distinguished themselves by providing urgent medical treatment and life-saving aid to a critically wounded civilian at a parachute airdrop zone.

    MacDill Airmen jump into action, save life

    Senior Airman Ralecia Ogburn and Airman 1st Class Amari Alexander received the Joint Service Commendation for distinguishing themselves by meritorious achievement from Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, Commander of United States Special Operations Command on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
  • The 6th Contracting Squadron Airmen and civilian employees pause for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 11, 2018.

    Outstanding outcome: Team MacDill CONS sweeps annual awards

    The 6th Contracting Squadron handled business this year for MacDill Air Force Base, obligating government funds and ensuring compliance with contracted work in support of more than 19,000 base personnel. As a result of their efforts, the 6th CONS team received all five individual 2018 Air Mobility Command contracting awards, and topped it off with the coveted AMC unit award.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rachel Urquhart, the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCO in charge of food safety and sanitation, inspects the water lines at a MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., dining location, Dec. 6, 2018.

    From farm to table... public health ensures food safety

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people get sick from more than 250 different foodborne illnesses each year. The symptoms of which can easily stop workers in their tracks. In the military, defense is vital on all fronts, including preventing foodborne illnesses that may take a service member away from the mission. At MacDill, the 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's public health section ensures food safety and upholds quality fuel for MacDill service members.
  • Service members from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participate in a joint-service Tactical Combat Casualty Care course Nov 14-16, 2018. TCCC is designed to reduce preventable combat deaths by teaching life-saving trauma care techniques used on the battlefield.

    Tactical Combat Casualty Care course: Maintaining MacDill's joint readiness

    In the pursuit of maintaining full spectrum readiness and remaining the world’s preeminent fighting force, members from MacDill Air Force, Florida, participated in a Tactical Combat Care Course Nov. 14-16, 2018.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathan Hiesterman, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, attaches a chain hoist to a dynamometer at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 8, 2018.

    6th MXS, AMXS teamwork ensures rapid global mobility

    MacDill’s fleet of KC-135 stratotankers leave a global footprint delivering fuel on time and on target every day. This constant demand requires upkeep and repairs along the way to maintain safety for aircrew.
  • Capt. David Deleon, an intelligence officer assigned to 6th Operation Support Squadron, far left, poses with nine U.S. Air Force Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from DET-158 at the University of Florida in Tampa on campus, Sept. 20, 2018.

    MacDill officer educates Airmen on commissioning opportunities

    It takes great personal dedication, drive and discipline to succeed in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program, but some Airmen aren't aware of how to take the first step. U.S. Air Force Capt. David DeLeon, an intelligence officer assigned to 6th Operation Support Squadron, took the initiative to educate interested Airmen on commissioning opportunities and offered his experiences as a University of South Florida DET-158 ROTC alumni.
  • Capt. David Deleon, an intelligence officer assigned to 6th Operation Support Squadron, far left, poses with nine U.S. Air Force Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. and Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from DET-158 at the University of Florida in Tampa on campus, Sept. 20, 2018.

    MacDill officer educates Airmen on commissioning opportunities

    It takes great personal dedication, drive and discipline to succeed in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program, but some Airmen aren't aware of how to take the first step. U.S. Air Force Capt. David DeLeon, an intelligence officer assigned to 6th Operation Support Squadron, took the initiative to educate interested Airmen on commissioning opportunities and offered his experiences as a University of South Florida DET-158 ROTC alumni.
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