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  • Volunteers needed to help beautify MacDill shoreline

    You'd be surprised what washes up on the shores of MacDill Air Force Base. In fact, after the annual coastal cleanup day on base, it is not unusual for trucks to haul of one to two tons of "junk," said Eric Vichich, who heads up Environmental Flight operations for the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron. He

  • Warthogs visit MacDill

    MacDill Air Force Base received an short notice visit from 10 fighter jets Oct. 1-11, 2013."Up until three weeks ago we had planned to go to another [temporary duty] location," said Capt. James Chevalier, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer in-charge of the deployment to MacDill. "I'm proud

  • What do you know about MacDill?

    There are numerous interesting facts about MacDill Air Force Base, Florida that many people may be unaware of. Facts that help shed light on just how much this installation impacts the lives of its service members, retirees, civilians, dependents and ultimately the greater Tampa Bay community. Not

  • What does it take so others may live?

    They get to work by parachute and operate on airfields with motorcycles and dirt bikes. Their office view is from the top of a mountain and can be the most beautiful but deadly they will ever see. They travel to clients on skis.This is Air Force Special Tactics. Ten of Team MacDill's own, along with

  • What is the Coalition Village?

    Tucked away inside a building at MacDill Air Force Base is a work center unlike any other in the Air Force that hosts senior officials from allied nations from around the world. While its name, the Coalition Coordination Center, is bolted on the outside walls, that doesn’t really answer the question

  • What's the hold up?

    Why does it take so long to get through the gates of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, in the morning? The wait time issue is far more in depth than most perceive.Each day, more than 17K personnel are trying to report for duty; and many of the base's personnel are travelling southbound on small

  • Years of dedication pays off for two MacDill Airmen

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Two MacDill Air Force Base Airmen, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Drake, an aerospace medical technician, and Staff Sgt. Jan Nirza, a public health technician, both assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron, earned acceptance into the 2018 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning