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  • 6th Maintenance Group holds annual motorcycle training

    As temperatures in Florida rise, motorcycle riders are seen in greater numbers around MacDill Air Force Base. On May 23, 2016, riders from the 6th Maintenance Group (MXG) took the opportunity during a wing training day to complete their annual motorcycle safety briefing."Riders tend to get more

  • 6th MSG adapts, earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The Novel Coronavirus has made a global impact in 2020, and in many ways, it affected how a military unit operates. Despite this new challenge, the 6th Mission Support Group at MacDill Air Force Base was awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.

  • 6th MXS, AMXS teamwork ensures rapid global mobility

    MacDill’s fleet of KC-135 stratotankers leave a global footprint delivering fuel on time and on target every day. This constant demand requires upkeep and repairs along the way to maintain safety for aircrew.

  • 6th OSS weather flight—vital to mission success

    The mission of the Airmen in the 6th Operations Support Squadron weather flight is vital to the success of the 6th Air Mobility Wing's aerial refueling mission, as well as the safety of personnel and protection of base assets."Our mission is to brief the weather to our customers, as well as the

  • 75 years serving in the Tampa community

    With MacDill's 75th birthday approaching next spring, we take a look into MacDill Air Force Base, Florida's mission over the years and how it has been an integral part of the Tampa community for nearly 75 years.MacDill is named in honor of Col. Leslie MacDill, a pilot in the Army Air Corps who died

  • 91st Air Refueling Squadron revitalizes heritage room

    While some units are pleased with having a break room to have lunch, the 91st Air Refueling Squadron takes pride in going above and beyond for their “heritage room.”The 91st ARS heritage room will have newly refurbished tables, reupholstered chairs, frost-tinted front doors, a custom wood-finished

  • 91st ARS Airmen reflect on Operation Allies Refuge support

    During their most recent deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, not only did the 91st Air Refueling Squadron provide six months of air refueling support to U.S. Central Command operations, but they also demonstrated what it means to be multi-capable Airmen during the largest personnel evacuation

  • A bad day to be a bird

    Leaning over a guard rail atop a 137-foot air traffic control tower, a wildlife biologist stares fear and the ground straight in the eye as he meticulously loops and knots a fishing wire, tethering an 8-pound vulture effigy to the side of the tower.This sounds both dangerous and a little strange to

  • 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