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  • From military child to military physician

    With the ever changing lifestyle of United States Armed Forces members, it is important to ensure that the safety and wellness of the military child is maintained. Therefore, the flawless execution of our medical professionals in the military, more specifically pediatricians, is vital to all

  • From sea to shining sea: Honor Flag flies high

    When former U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Heisler was gifted the Honor Flag by the Texas House of Representatives following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York, he had not quite realized the adventure that awaited him.

  • From service as an Afghan translator to service as an Airman

    Airman Ahmad Farid, a services journeyman assigned to the 6th Force Support squadron, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, spends his time cooking and serving food to service members. However, his service didn’t start in the Air Force.

  • From small town Iowa girl to MacDill Airman

    Growing up in the small town of Clinton, Iowa, Airman 1st Class Devin Matheny, an aerospace ground equipment apprentice assigned to the 6th Maintenance Squadron, never dreamed she would one day be in the military.

  • From Terrible Twos to Terrific Twos

    It's hard to believe your sweet, happy baby is now a loud, whiny toddler who gets into everything. Parents of toddlers are faced with many challenges to include temper tantrums, bedtime and meal time battles, potty- training and discipline techniques. Unfortunately, temper tantrums are normal 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

  • Fuel to the Max

    "People are so amazed that they can increase muscle and lose fat while improving their strength and endurance when they follow the appropriate diet," explained Susan Haley, 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron health promotion dietician, when talking about the Fuel to the Max class.Fuel to the Max is a

  • Fueling MacDill's future, one gallon at a time

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.— The Defense Logistics Agency and personnel assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, work hard to provide jet fuel for MacDill’s aircraft and surrounding locations near Tampa, Florida.

  • Fueling the fight: One inspection at a time

    Over the past three months, fuel systems technicians from the 6th Maintenance Squadron completed a full top coat inspection on all 16 KC-135 Stratotanker at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Fueling the Mission

    "Over the past year our total force mobility Airmen moved over 320K tons of cargo, 876K passengers, offloaded over 1.2 billion pounds of fuel, and transported over 4K patients," said General Carlton Everhart II commander of Air Mobility Command.AMC would not be able to provide rapid global mobility