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  • First Annual MacDill Family Cookbook

    Rusty Evers, Aramark food service director, hit the ground running upon her arrival to MacDill. With new fresh ideas, Evers has kept her staff at SeaScapes Beach Club busy.From "Friday Crab Night" to "Saturday Steak and Date Night", Evers' ideas have increased the club's traffic; however, her bread

  • One team, One fight

    The Air Force has long been a shining example of how active-duty, National Guard and reserve components can come together for Total Force Integration; together being able to achieve a greater overall effectiveness, while still preserving their separate cultures.The Airmen with the 6th Air Mobility

  • Aviators "team up" to help veterans transition

    A local member from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., has been assigned a mentor from the Veterans Airlift Command and its "Team-Up" program.A new program started by VAC founder and Vietnam War veteran Walt Fricke, Team-Up, utilizes a large nationwide network of volunteer aviators as mentors to help

  • Remembering a fallen hero

    "Liberty is a precious gift whose benefits we all enjoy every day, but too often we give little thought to the price paid for it," said Lt. Col. Marlyce Roth, 6th Communications Squadron commander. Maj. Raymond Estelle II was one of nine people killed in action on April 27, 2011, by an Afghan Air

  • Meet the new dorm superintendent

    "I am willing to lead Airmen in the right direction, even if it does not pertain to my job; I just want to provide mentorship," said Master Sgt. Patrick McSweeney, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent of unaccompanied housing. "I would like for Airmen to come see me and voice any concerns they

  • Air Force PT in the community

    "Initially, the intent was to visit the children to teach them about physical fitness and to get them excited about exercise," said Tech. Sgt. Matthew Orlando, 6th Communication Squadron.Orlando used his experience as an U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training instructor to assist in teaching

  • Nobody rocks until comm rolls

    On a daily basis the U.S. Air Force uses lines of communication to do their daily tasks. When email stops working or access is needed to certain drives, communication focal point controllers are there to save the day.Being a CFP can be challenging because they have to meet the expectations of every

  • From cradle to grave

    "When all else fails, we're the last line of defense for the safe return of our flyers." This is one of the constant reminders that Senior Airman Kevin Robinson, 6th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, think about each and every time he and his 18-man crew inspect one of

  • Paying our respects

    "Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light," in 1814, Francis Scott Key was so moved at seeing the Stars and Stripes waving after the British shelling of Baltimore's Fort McHenry that he wrote the words to The Star Spangled Banner.Monday through Friday the National Anthem plays at 5 p.m., at

  • Say Cheese!

    Airman 1st Class Derek Finster, 6th Dental Squadron dental technician, wanted a clear advantage over his peers when the time came to prepare his Senior Airman Below-the-Zone package. His strategy was to earn his Dental Assisting National Board certification."I always had intentions of [earning it]