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  • MacDill youth receive hands-on experience with STEM camp

    Thirty students from 6th Force Support Squadron’s child development centers participated in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics camp sponsored by the Society of American Military Engineers on base, June 10-14.Throughout the week, MacDill’s youth practiced sub-surface designation

  • MacDill, TSA joint explosives training goes off with a bang

    They sometimes take on the consistency of oatmeal, while other times they're pliable like putty. Some-times they are like toothpaste, hidden in hygiene containers, or tucked into an individual's underwear or the sole of their shoe.Because of these adaptive and inconspicuous traits, Mac-Dill Air

  • MacDill’s FamCampers give back

    Every winter, he and his wife pack up their motorhome and drive 1,500 miles from Rhode Island to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. They trade in their ranch style home in the frigid Northeast for a corner lot on MacDill’s family camp grounds, where they live in a recreational vehicle for six months out

  • MacDill's first recycle team: part two

    "The most enjoyable part of the dorm recycle team is seeing the numbers increase and knowing that we are doing something good for the base," said Airman 1st Class Brandi Graves, dorm recycle team lead. "It's an awesome feeling! I love knowing the recycle team has a positive impact."It has been six

  • MacDill's veterinarians care to TSA K-9

    "The job that these dogs do is so incredibly important because people's safety is on the line, and we take great pride in keeping these dogs healthy," said Army Spc. Caleb Jefferson, an animal care specialist with the Veterinary Treatment Facility on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.When it comes to

  • Making history: 50th Red Devils take flight

    “Welcome to the first 50th air refueling flight,” said Lt. Col. Ricardo Lopez, addressing the aircrew members around the table during the historical pre-flight mission brief.

  • Making the team: MacDill’s waterborne police force

    “Growing up, my dad would tell me, ‘If you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life,’ and for me, every day of work feels like a vacation,” said Staff Sgt. Zachary Tierney, a marine patrol crew lead with the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS).Tierney is one of the newest members of the

  • Master Sgt. Scott Marshall: I was made for this

    "The job was a natural fit; I had that same feeling again that I had in Basic Military Training as an instructor, where I woke up excited and full of fire at what my day was going to bring," said Master Sgt. Scott Marshall, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant.Marshall joined the Air