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  • MacDill salutes a living legend

    Between 1941 and 1946, there were roughly 1,000 African American pilots trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Of that number, remains just a fraction of Tuskegee Airmen still living today. MacDill Air Force Base, Florida had the privilege of hosting one of these

  • TERPS watch over DoD aircraft in foreign nations

    Even a single error on an airport approach procedure could put the lives of pilots, crew members, and their passengers in danger. Therefore, it is the job of specialized teams of air traffic controllers to ensure Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft land safely around the world.The Terminal

  • Superior performance leads to opportunity

    Lt. Col. Jeremy Harmon, deputy commander of the 6th Maintenance Group (MXG), recently received the 2015 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Aircraft Maintenance Field Grade Manager for his ability to align his team toward a common goal.The AMC Aircraft Maintenance Field Grade Manager is one of the various

  • Airfield management keeps jets on time

    Takeoff, refuel, land, repeat.When a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off to refuel the mission, its crew relies on a secure airfield to complete its duty in a safe and timely manner. A secure airfield would not be possible without the work of the Airmen in airfield management.MacDill Air Force Base,

  • It's that time of year again...tax season

    As we settle into the New Year, many Service members are keeping an eye on their mailboxes for tax forms and anticipating how they will spend their tax returns.Tax season kicked off Jan. 19, 2016, and it is important to gather all the documents required to successfully file taxes. There is a new

  • Crafting precision for mission readiness

    For Air Force metals technology technicians, the width of half a human hair, about three thousandths of an inch, is their measurement constraint.  That precision is tested every day, as they know it might be the difference between mission failure and mission success.Metals technology technicians

  • Air traffic controllers: training for success

    In the 6th Air Mobility Wing, readiness is mission essential. The Airmen who work in the air traffic control tower know all too well the necessary time and effort they must put forth in order to succeed.Air traffic controllers are required to keep safe and orderly operation of all aircraft,

  • 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

  • The true meaning of 'Service before Self'

    Being in the military requires sacrifice; one Air Force couple knows this all too well.Capt. Timothy Krystosek, a budget analyst assigned to U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and his wife, 1st Lt. Lauren Krystosek, a weapons and tactics analyst assigned to the 86th Fighter

  • Operating as one of the best

    On Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, Senior Airman Aaron Pearson, a contract specialist assigned to the 6th Contracting Squadron, was announced as the Outstanding Enlisted Contracting Member in the Airman category for Air Mobility Command awards."It feels overwhelming! I have been told by many people that this