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  • MacDill radiology tech trains next generation

    "The Air Force gave me a chance to go out of my comfort zone and buckle down on studying, which helped me get where I am today," said Senior Airmen Corey Silfen, radiology technician with the 6th Medical Support Squadron.Silfen, a North Carolina native, enlisted in the Air Force a year after

  • MacDill retiree perseveres, becomes bodybuilding pro at 57

    Last year, she continuously trained and competed all around the United States. This year, on July 19, 2017, she kept at it and after the USA Masters Nationals in Pittsburgh, she finally earned the title she had been striving for - an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB)

  • MacDill roots run deep for Tinker teachers

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – “On my first day of work, I was so excited. I could not believe it! I thought to myself, ‘I get to work at Tinker. I went to school here,’” exclaimed Tara Quinn, first grade General Clarence Tinker K-8 School teacher, who not only attended Tinker from Kindergarten

  • MacDill Safety Team named best in 2015

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing Safety Office recently earned the 2015 Air Mobility Command Safety Office of the Year Award. After competing against 33 other units within the command, the safety office came out on top as the best unit overall.   "I am very proud of the safety team and this huge

  • 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

  • MacDill selects Levitow winner for class 15-E

    To conclude the Chief Master Sgt. Aubert E. Dozier Airman Leadership School at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, a graduation is held and four awards are given out to highlight the exceptional graduates of each class. One particular award, the John L. Levitow award, is given to the Airman who has

  • MacDill selects Military Youth of the Year

    Since 2003, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America have partnered with the Department of Defense to sponsor the Military Youth of the Year competition, which recognizes high school students based on their merits of leadership, service, and academic excellence.

  • MacDill spotlights National Energy Action Month

    In September 1991, former President George H. W. Bush declared October as National Energy Awareness Month, also known as National Energy Action Month, to raise awareness on the importance of sustainably managing the nation’s energy resources.