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  • Communications Airman wins first-ever Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege award

    According to Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion, “An object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest.”But the law doesn’t have to apply to physics; the same principle can also be applied to one communications Airman’s successes.Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Selonke, section chief of

  • Community health protects against food, vector-borne diseases

    What is Public Health? Although this section of the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, may appear as if it only administers audiographs and physicals, it actually performs a broad spectrum of duties. Some Airmen in Public Health focus on flight physicals, ensuring aircrew and

  • Comprehensive Airman Fitness: spiritual health

    Spiritual fitness can easily be a touchy subject, after all religion is a very personal matter, one in which many people are easily offended. CAF, is not here to tell you that one religion is better than another, or to even say you need to be religious. Spirituality has become a term synonymous with

  • Contracting Airman receives AMC and Air Force Level awards

    Airmen are tasked with important jobs every day. However, some people may not know the importance of a contracting specialist. Contractors work hand and hand with every unit on base to ensure money is used appropriately and effectively.

  • Cookout season approaching; safety a must

    Safety tips · Propane and charcoal BBQ grills should only be used outdoors.· The grill should be placed well away from the home, deck railings and out from under eaves and overhanging branches.· Keep children and pets away from the grill area.· Keep your grill clean by removing grease or fat buildup

  • 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

  • CPR training

    "Twenty nine, 30, breathe," counts Senior Airman Shandresha Mitchell, 6th Air Mobility Wing photojournalist, as she performs compressions during a cardio pulmonary resuscitation training at MacDill Air Force Base, July 23.The CPR training consisted of two parts; a video explaining adult, child and

  • Crafting precision for mission readiness

    For Air Force metals technology technicians, the width of half a human hair, about three thousandths of an inch, is their measurement constraint.  That precision is tested every day, as they know it might be the difference between mission failure and mission success.Metals technology technicians

  • Cramped spaces and fuel vapors: MacDill “Tank Divers”

    Tucked away behind U.S. Central Command and MacDill Air Force Base, Florida’s traditional hangars lies a hangar originally built to house fighter jets. On a given day, peeking out of that hangar will sit a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft seemingly out of place in the considerably smaller maintenance