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  • Success begins with you

    For Staff Sgt. Brian Kramp, 6th Maintenance Squadron crew chief and First Term Airmen Class team leader, being a crew chief in the U.S. Air Force has been a childhood dream. Now almost seven years later, as he graduates his final FTAC students Sept. 18, 2015, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, he

  • From lunch break to Achievement Medal

    Only a few minutes away from their destination, two Airmen pulled up behind a car in a left turning lane. Suddenly, the car in front of them turned while the light was still red. As they exchanged looks of confusion, there was a loud screeching sound...That's when the collision happened.On Aug. 18,

  • Driving in a flood

    For the East Coast, the busiest time during hurricane season is between mid-August and mid-September. On August 1-3, 2015, Tampa Bay, Florida, experienced first-hand just how quickly a flood can develop during a rainstorm, forcing drivers to find alternate routes or ultimately abandoning their

  • 75 years serving in the Tampa community

    With MacDill's 75th birthday approaching next spring, we take a look into MacDill Air Force Base, Florida's mission over the years and how it has been an integral part of the Tampa community for nearly 75 years.MacDill is named in honor of Col. Leslie MacDill, a pilot in the Army Air Corps who died

  • Airman dedicated 27 years of service

    Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." For Chief Master Sgt. Robin Brooks, 6th Medical Group superintendent, her life has been defined by committing 27 years to serving our great nation.  At the age of 17, the Calumet, Michigan native,

  • TRANSCOM’S elite JCSE trains British army at MacDill

    After months of planning, MacDill's Joint Communications Support Element and Britain's 258th Signal Squadron, part of the 30th Signal Regiment based in Bramcote, Warwickshire, joined forces for Cobb Ring '15, a rigorous two-day physical and mental field readiness exercise, June 24-25 in Tampa,

  • Displaying the American flag properly

    The American Flag is the ultimate symbol of freedom and justice that Americans have risked their lives to preserve for generations."The flag is the single thread that binds us as military personnel together," said Senior Master Sgt. Justin Papalia, Joint Communications Support Element operations

  • MacDill lieutenant to compete for AMC marathon team

    Competing as one of the top Airmen in a unit, squadron, or on an installation is always noteworthy; but, there is something to be said about an Airmen that is competing as one of the best in a major command or the Air Force overall.For 1st Lt. Christopher Chorney, 91st Air Refueling Squadron wing

  • MacDill leads the way in new AMC program

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and two other Air Mobility Command wings led the way in hosting a pilot course for the new Flight Commander/Officer in charge Leadership Development Program.MacDill, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and Joint Base

  • Medically prepared through deployment medicine

    Every day the Airmen of the public health deployment medicine section at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, are dedicated to ensuring the readiness of Team MacDill."Airmen are the human weapon system," said Staff Sgt. Aundre Lawrence, 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCO in charge of deployment