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  • Back to the basics: finding work-life balance during a pandemic

    Though the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced changes to the normal operating environment, the Airmen of the 6th Air Refueling Wing have stepped up, as they always do, to ensure that the mission of delivering unmatched air refueling support carries on.For Tech. Sgt. Shawna Wise, a 6th

  • Back to the lab again

    The thought of just one base sifting through millions of gallons of fuel annually, is one that seems methodical and of wit and whimsy. But the reality is, that because of the hard work asserted by one group of individuals in particular who are entrusted with this vital task, the defining mission of

  • Base Chapel wants to know

    And the survey says... . In an age of polls, questionnaires and focus groups on all manner of things from politics to soft drink preferences, the MacDill Chapel is fishing for some opinions about matters a little closer to the heart. The Chapel is running its annual online survey, asking as many

  • BASH: Keeping an eye on the sky

    MacDill Air Force Base, Florida encounters a wide range of wildlife, such as coyotes, raccoons and various types of birds throughout the base and for this, MacDill relies on the work of the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program for aircraft safety to prevent wildlife and bird

  • Battling blood suckers of the night

    "Oh, the terrible struggle that I have had against sleep so often of late, the pain of sleeplessness, or the pain of the fear of sleep, and with such unknown horrors as it has for me!"Those words in Lucy Westenra's diary are from Chapter 11 of Bram Stoker's "Dracula," and while it was a vampire Lucy

  • Be smart, take part—America’s Spring PreparAthon!

    Disasters can strike anytime, anyplace. Nearly every region of the country has experienced some form of an extreme weather event, to include the Tampa Bay Area. For this reason, thousands of individuals, organizations, schools, and local governments across the nation are actively participating in

  • Behind the Scenes

    Parking placards are in place, lodging is reserved, greeting party is on the flightline, and transportation is requested, who finalizes all these last minute details you ask? The office of base protocol.Protocol's mission is to ensure customs and courtesies are rendered to individuals, flags, and

  • Behind the scenes: driving the Air Force mission

    One Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft departs every two-and-a-half minutes, every day, 365 days a year to provide airlift and airpower to every corner of the Earth. Behind the scenes, vehicle operations Airmen drive global mobility by moving cargo, equipment and personnel ensuring AMC's aircraft

  • Beyond the surface: Airmen keep tankers flying

    Imagine getting hurt and thinking it might be a broken bone. The first thought of many is ‘hey let me go see my doctor.’ What follows next is X-rays, testing and troubleshooting broken bones.

  • Billy Waugh: One old Soldier who refuses to 'fade away'

    For most old Soldiers, especially those past their 80th year, the glory days of service and sacrifice are long past. Then again, Billy Waugh, 81, is no ordinary "old Soldier."Waugh was a U.S. Army Special Forces legend whose career spanned several years of work with the Studies and Observation Group