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  • Airman now has 'clear vision of the costs of war'

    "Sadness and reverence, pride and honor; I have never been so proud and distressed by my service all at the same time.These were the gut-wrenching emotions that Senior Airman Laura Beckley, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations broadcaster, experienced as she performed her first historical

  • Helping Hands—Feeding those in need

    The Tampa-St. Petersburg metropolitan area has the largest homeless population in the United States. Having a bed to lie in and a hot meal each day is not a luxury many individuals are able to enjoy.Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, 12 Airmen from the 6th Air Mobility Wing volunteered three hours of their

  • Good Communication

    Air traffic controllers rely on extremely complex equipment to be able to communicate with aircraft pilots in order to safely fly and land the Air Force's multimillion dollar jets; the smallest error can threaten a mission or ground an entire air wing.Tasked with maintaining these systems is the job

  • Back to basic

    On November 18, 2012, 19 year old Carly Thompson left her home town of Cincinnati, Ohio to start the next chapter of her life at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.She rushed off a bus at Air Force Basic Military Training, terrified of what the next two months would have in store for her and the others

  • Setting goals--The journey of an Airman

    From the big city of Detroit, Mich. to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Irina Velanovich embarked on a journey to accomplish the goals that she had set for herself and become the person she is today."I wanted to do something that would benefit society," said Velanovich. "I decided that the Air Force

  • MCMAP--A lifestyle not a hobby

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Randy Bochner, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion Marine Corps Martial Arts Program 2nd degree black belt instructor trainer, expresses that MCMAP is not just a hobby, but a lifestyle.Before Bochner joined the Marines, he grew up training in the arts.Early in his career, Bochner

  • MacDill Airman Lucky to be Alive After Fireworks Accident

    "I never would have imagined that I would be rushed off to the hospital, injected with morphine, and wondering if I would ever be able to use my hands again."This was one of the grim thoughts that raced through the mind of SSgt Aaron Youngblood, 6th Medical Group NCO In charge of physical therapy,

  • AFSO21: Waiting time is wasted time

    "Waiting time is wasted time," said Col. Scott DeThomas, 6th Air Mobility Wing commander, in regards to Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century.In the 1950's U.S. Air Force Col. John R. Boyd created the Observe, Orient, Decide, Act loop. The OODA loop describes the decision making process to

  • FAB-ulous: 6th AMW fabrication flight makes it from scratch

    At a time when Department of Defense budgets are under the microscope, each organization must come up with new and resourceful ways to continue the mission with limited manning and assets.For the members of the 6th Air mobility Wing's fabrication flight, this new and resourceful mindset led to the

  • CPR training

    "Twenty nine, 30, breathe," counts Senior Airman Shandresha Mitchell, 6th Air Mobility Wing photojournalist, as she performs compressions during a cardio pulmonary resuscitation training at MacDill Air Force Base, July 23.The CPR training consisted of two parts; a video explaining adult, child and