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  • Running the Distance

    Typically, running long distances is an acquired taste for most people, but for Master Sgt. Matthew Mancuso, U.S. Central Command commander's administrative staff manager, it's a way to getaway, stay in shape and physically challenge himself."I run to stay in shape as well as to remain focused and

  • From trainer to communicator

    "When I was at Basic Military Training, I told my instructor 'I'll be back down here someday,'" recalled Tech. Sgt. Matthew Orlando, 6th Communications Squadron client systems supervisor.Orlando was a military training instructor for Air Force BMT at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas from 2009 to

  • Training for the elite

    "It is a great honor to earn the title of a Phoenix Raven," said Senior Airman Jeffery Beilman, 6th Security Forces phoenix raven. "Upon graduation candidates receive a designation number from Air Mobility Command Headquarters, only the elite are awarded a number."Phoenix Ravens are specially

  • 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 base chapel receives donation from President Bush

    It is not an everyday occurrence to receive a letter from a former president of the United States and his family requesting that something be donated on their behalf. Steve Angelozzi, a retired federal Department of Defense employee with 33 years of experience with the U.S. Navy, received one such

  • MacDill Airman prepares for fitness competition

    The sun isn't even up when Senior Airman Charisse Starr, 6th Force Support Squadron force management technician, steps foot into the gym to begin her daily training workout routine."I've always been into fitness," said Starr. "However, it wasn't until I saw Ms. Nathalia Melo grace the cover of a

  • Live well in paradise

    Men and women from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. waited for the doors to open at the Teco Room in the Tampa History Museum, to kick-off the 18th Annual Woman's Health Seminar Luncheon May 15, 2014. The main goal of the day was to raise awareness and provide preventative health measures you can take

  • Like father, like son

    "I cried with joy when I received the news from Congresswoman Kathy Castor," said Master Sgt. Timothy Sewell, 6th Operations Group C-37A flight engineer senior flight examiner. "It was like the feeling you get when your child takes their first steps or rides a bike for the first time, but this joy -

  • Airman recognized for excellence in spiritual support

    Staff Sgt. Frank Rivas, 6th Air Mobility Wing chaplain's assistant, was honored by the Air Force Thunderbirds in a special recognition ceremony on the flight line at the Tampa Bay Air Fest held on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. March 23, 2014.With thousands of spectators from the Tampa Bay community

  • A story of hardship—Jeanne Rapp

    Eugenia Szaban was only six years old when she and her family were taken from their home and forced into slavery. She recalled the following events as if they happened yesterday."On the night of Feb. 9, 1940, a blistering cold night, we [my family and I] were aroused by a banging on our door by