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  • Modernization: making it from scratch

    Making everything from scratch takes on a new meaning as aircraft metals technology Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida prepare to fabricate a time-saving and efficient paint rack.Over the past few months, construction has begun on a new paint booth for the aircraft structural maintenance's

  • Molding new NCOs

    "Every day is different in the Professional Military Education world," said Staff Sgt. Andrea Berggren, 6th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor. "You can never quite be prepared for all that may come your way. That's why I love it." On average, 168 students go through ALS in a

  • Molding yesterday’s trainees into tomorrow’s Airmen

    In the early hours of darkness, the sound of reveille routinely rings throughout Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Trainees spring out of their beds to begin days filled with training, instruction and loud orders from their military training instructors.

  • More than brothers… wingmen

    Zade and his younger brother, Austin, grew up on a small farm at the basin of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming. Living in the country meant not having any neighbors around, so the brothers spent a lot of their time together playing on the farm.

  • Moving forward...In reflection

    Despite the many options and places to turn to when you need help dealing with overwhelming life situations, the reality is that many people know or will know someone who'll still be overwhelmed.Support systems like the Base Chapel, the Medical Group's Mental Health and the Base's Military Family

  • Much more than a gateway: Dale Mabry

    On an average day more than 20,000 people find their way through the gates of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, the majority of whom arrive by one of the state's most famous roads--Dale Mabry Highway.Buried beneath the popularity of its modern day relevance, Dale Mabry Hwy. is much more than a road

  • Multilingual ATC Airman sets sights for diplomacy

    Throughout the world, the universal language of aviation is English. However, one Airman at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, has been honing his fluency in multiple languages since birth.Staff Sgt. Dhanajay Patel, an ATC watch supervisor-in-training assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron,

  • NCOs: unprecedented challenges, effective leading

    In the profession of arms, the noncommissioned officer is often considered to be the backbone of the force. NCOs, being technical experts themselves, are entrusted to develop, lead, manage and mentor subordinate troops as front-line supervisors.

  • NDI: "Cracking" down on mishaps

    When it comes to aircraft, the smallest crack on any part could jeopardize a mission, ground the fleet, or lead to something as catastrophic as a crash landing.Tasked with finding these blemishes are the nondestructive inspection Airmen of the 6th Maintenance Squadron, whose mission it is to make