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  • MacDill invests in our future Airmen

    MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is home to one of 11 Digital Imaging Phase II Technical Schools in the Air Force due to the major retirement population in the community, and the active-duty personnel and their dependents.The Digital Imaging Phase II technical school is an eight-month long training

  • Toastmasters: Good leaders are good communicators

    The Air Force, and the military as a whole, has always searched for and discovered ways to groom and develop effective leaders. Often times, personnel take the initiative to discover resources to help themselves and others develop better leadership skills.It is said that one important characteristic

  • A1C Franklin: MacDill's one-man fuels lab

    When it comes to ensuring the purity of the more than 7 million gallons of jet petroleum 8 fuel used on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, annually, only one name fits the bill - Airman 1st Class Corey Franklin, 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician."Fuels lab is a branch off of

  • Professionals professionally enhancing

    The MacDill Professional Development Center is unique in the aspect that it offers over four times more professional development opportunities than the average base. Consisting only of a career assistance advisor and a First Term Airman Center team lead, the PDC team's job can get a little

  • An Air Force Ambassador: MSgt Leon White

    Day in and day out people enter a recruiting office excited about joining the United States Air Force or curious about what the Air Force has to offer them. If they were to stop by the recruiting office in St. Petersburg, Florida, Master Sgt. Leon White would be there to greet them.White became a

  • Zombie Run invades MacDill

    Have you ever wanted to know how it feels to run for your life? On Aug. 22 the Air Force Sergeants Association made that a reality for Team MacDill and their family members by holding a 5K zombie run at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The goal of the run was to make it to the finish line without

  • A Hero's Tribute

    Looking around MacDill Air Force Base, Florida it is easy to find tributes of fallen American heroes-- from Helton Hall, in honor of 1st Lt. Joseph Helton who was killed in action while deployed in Iraq to the Short Fitness Center named after Chief Master Sgt. Donald Short, popular for his

  • A Call to Men- Ending men’s violence against women

    With the recent topic of sexual assault being a hot button in the military, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida is taking proactive steps to encourage a culture of dignity, trust and respect.Ted Bunch, co-founder and director of The National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence

  • MacDill's very own is truly among the best

     Becoming one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year takes superior leadership, outstanding job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements.An Airman at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida's has demonstrated the aforementioned characteristics immaculately. Tech. Sgt.

  • Col. MacDill's memory lives on through base and Army staff sgt.

    Many people are unaware of the origin of MacDill Air Force Base's name. It is common knowledge that the installation was named after U.S. Army aviation pioneer and WWI veteran Col. Leslie MacDill, but the actual history behind it, to some, is still somewhat a mystery.To add to the intrigue, one of