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  • Wax on, Wax off

    MacDill's 16 KC-135 Stratotankers play a key role in mission success each and every day. Whether it is refueling missions or aeromedical evacuations, the last thing aircrew wants to worry about is whether or not the aircraft has been washed.Tasked with the assignment of keeping these massive

  • 1,000 fire trucks and counting

    It has been 25 years since Senior Master Sgt. James Thompson, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, joined the Air Force. Along the way, Thompson has fueled his passion for firefighting and the Air Force by collecting model fire trucks.Thompson's love for firefighting and model fire trucks

  • Fire frees the way to be

    October 4 through the 12 was National Fire Prevention week at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as well as all across the country; and in true Team MacDill fashion, the fire fighters of the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron came out in a blaze to help educate people on fire safety. In 1920, President Woodrow

  • MacDill preps for 7th straight 'perfect' pathology inspection

    Spread between two locations and catering to more than 220,000 yearly beneficiaries, MacDill's 22-member medical laboratory team is once again prepping for its biennial clinical pathology inspection.As mandated by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act, all facilities that do laboratory testing on

  • Warthogs visit MacDill

    MacDill Air Force Base received an short notice visit from 10 fighter jets Oct. 1-11, 2013."Up until three weeks ago we had planned to go to another [temporary duty] location," said Capt. James Chevalier, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron officer in-charge of the deployment to MacDill. "I'm proud

  • Trainer to trainee

    Most Airmen transition from being a trainee to a trainer, however, for Tech. Sgt. Renee Strayer, 310th Airlift Squadron flight attendant, she went from being a trainer to a trainee.Strayer began her Air Force career in airborne surveillance and worked her way up to a technical school instructor at

  • The fuel good people

    Whether holding steady at 35,000 feet, making a midair fuel transfer, or engaged in a close combat dogfight, the last thing an aircrew needs to worry about is a faulty fuel system. At MacDill Air Force Base, the 6th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems technicians have more than their fair

  • Back to the lab again

    The thought of just one base sifting through millions of gallons of fuel annually, is one that seems methodical and of wit and whimsy. But the reality is, that because of the hard work asserted by one group of individuals in particular who are entrusted with this vital task, the defining mission of

  • Defenders challenge, complete

    And they're off! Two defenders sprint towards the ocean carrying a kayak and paddles. They jump into the kayak, paddle off and the Lt. Joseph Helton Defenders Challenge begins. Team-by-team, 36 defenders from the 6th Security Forces Squadron kayaked, ran, assembled and marched through a 10-part

  • Keeping the promise 'no one left behind'

    "To me it's important to not forget the prisoners of war and their families," stated Senior Master Sgt. Deborah Parsons, 6th Force Support Squadron food service superintendent and the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 552 Buccaneers' president. "We have a POW in captivity, Army Sgt. Bowe