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  • Child of War: An Airman’s journey to freedom

    “It’s the only thing I remember vividly,” said Airman 1st Class Seng Thao, a medical records technician assigned to the 6th Medical Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. “I was at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and had just got off the airplane

  • Fueling the mission: One tank at a time

    It’s early morning and the sun is just rising over the horizon. Petroleum, oil, lubricants (POL) Airmen are already hard at work inspecting, testing fuel and fueling aircraft. These Airmen never stop; with 24-hour operations that handles up to two million gallons of fuel, they are mission ready at

  • Childhood dream becomes reality for MacDill sergeant

    “It’s been a pretty long journey for me,” said Tech. Sgt. Jessica Grogan, contracting officer and team lead with the 6th Contracting Squadron. “I have been going to school for the last 10 years and have often been discouraged thinking about all the school I’ve completed without earning that piece of

  • MacDill Airman begins new journey on Air Force Cycling Team

    An Airman cyclist, donned in blue-and-white Air Force spandex notices a fellow cyclist has a broken bicycle. He pulls to the side of the road and offers assistance.The Airman helps fix the bike, but it can only be used in a high gear, making the Iowan hills a challenging prospect. Seven miles

  • A defender’s legacy honored: Remembering 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton

    First Lieutenant Joseph D. Helton was the embodiment of an Air Force leader. Voluntarily deployed out of the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Helton served as a flight commander for the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron in Iraq. Instead of going home

  • U.S. Air Force Honor Guard instructors train MacDill base honor guard team

    Thirteen simple yet meaningful folds make up the ceremonial flag fold. The edges are aligned; every crease is crisp; each movement precise; the standards are set. Attention to detail and precision are on the minds of ceremonial guardsmen as they honor fallen service members. Although expertly

  • Seeing the world through a different lens

    “I was nervous and scared out of my mind, but I didn’t have time to think about those feelings. All I could focus on was going through door after door and shouting out the last four of my social,” said Senior Airman Tori Schultz, a photojournalist assigned to the 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) Public