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  • Dear Wing Ma'am: "Our teen daughter is starting to date..."

    DEAR WING MA'AM: Our teen daughter is starting to date. Although I absolutely dreaded the idea of her dating, the day has come and I want to make sure I am preparing her and myself for this new stage in her life. ~ Colonel Daddy Dearest DEAR COLONEL DADDY DEAREST: Teen dating can be tough and not

  • Dear Wing Ma'am: "Too busy to spend time with each other..."

    DEAR WING MA'AM: The last couple years have been a whirlwind. With deployments, kids getting out of school, work schedules and everything in between, my husband and I have really become close roommates rather than a loving couple. It's starting to feel like we are too busy to spend time together,

  • local Sheriff's provide hero's final ride home

    The Hillsborough County Sheriff's office in partnership with members of Team MacDill conducted a fallen hero's dignified transfer here for the second day in a row July 18.Over the years' service members have given the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Since 2009 the Hillsborough County Sheriff's

  • Important fire safety message from the MacDill Housing Office

    With summer cookouts, bonfires and outdoor camping activities, now is the season to be smart about fire safety.Here are a few pointers to keep in mind when flames breakout: When using a cell phone to call 911 be aware that depending on the cell tower it hits, it might go to the Tampa 911 Emergency

  • Disc golfer visits MacDill; hopes course on base becomes reality

    It's been said golf is a sport you take up when you don't have enough frustration in your life.Not so with a free-wheeling, up and coming variation of the sport played without clubs, balls or tees, says Larry Kirk, a California resident and technical sergeant in the Air National Guard. Kirk dropped

  • Dear Wing Ma'am: "Works is getting stressful"

    DEAR WING MA'AM: Things at work are getting really unbearable. The ops tempo is at a break neck pace and it's starting to effect how I feel about my job. The pressure to meet deadlines and the workload is nuts! The other folks in my shop are starting to show it too. It's affecting my marriage and my

  • Carbon monoxide safety; know how to avoid this 'silent killer'

    Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil and methane) burn incompletely. In the home, heating and cooking equipment that burns fuel can be sources of carbon monoxide.Carbon

  • Dear Wing Ma'am: "How do I get back the trust?"

    DEAR WING MA'AM, In no way am I perfect. I'm not the best husband and have made my share of mistakes. Unfortunately, these mistakes have taken a toll on the strength of our marriage. We want to have a stronger foundation for our relationship and overcome some of these hardships. How can we build the

  • Deployed MacDill Airmen lead base tour with Kyrgyz students

    Airmen deployed from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron participated in a community support project at their deployed location last month. Capt. Ryland Tecson and Airman 1st Class Maria Wilson, 91st ARS members assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Refueling Squadron, led a base tour along with 42 other