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  • Paying respect to the flag

    At 1700 hours every day retreat echoes  throughout MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and service members around the base snap to attention and render a salute for the 122-second time honored tradition.In accordance with MacDill AFB Instruction 36-2203, every second Wednesday a different group leads a

  • PCSing? Retiring? Loan Locker is there for you

    At MacDill, the Loan Locker is offered by the Airman and Family Readiness Center to help ease the transition of active duty personnel, Department of Defense civilians and their families who may be experiencing a permanent change of station or retirement.A PCS or retirement can be exciting, but it

  • Perfect practice makes perfect

    The U.S. Air Force constantly strives for "Excellence in All We Do," and training is essential to that end.One of the 6th Air Mobility Wing's primary missions is aerial refueling, a capability that requires great precision."The mission can be anything; we talk about full-spectrum operations and

  • Perseverance: An Airman’s road to the Air Force

    “We were planning on driving through Mexico in a day,” he said, recalling the day he and his family packed everything they owned into a car and headed north in the pursuit of a better future.

  • Personnel Reliability Program

    With "be ready now" as one of the strategic priorities at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, the Personnel Reliability Program closely monitors Airmen to ensure they are fully qualified to perform duties involving nuclear weapons.   The program is designed to ensure that each person selected for

  • Pets and wildlife of MacDill; what is the risk of rabies?

    MacDill Air Force Base has the unique environment to play host to many species of wildlife across its acres. Although there are no major reasons residents should not feel comfortable and safe while on base, there are a few hazards that may have been overlooked. According to MacDill AFB Instruction

  • Pharmacist—changing lives one medication at a time

    "As a child I had dreams that I would either be a veterinarian or a professional basketball player," commented Capt. Thomas Waters, 6th Medical Support Squadron pharmacist. "Needless to say, I grew older...and as far as being a professional athlete, let's just say I don't believe I came from the

  • Pioneer of tactical airlift visits MacDill

    It’s World War II and Nazi Germany occupies France, an Allied nation. Somewhere in the moonlit French countryside, a modified B-24 Liberator flies overhead. Painted matte black, and stripped of unnecessary equipment, this B-24 is flying a secret mission.