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  • What does it take so others may live?

    They get to work by parachute and operate on airfields with motorcycles and dirt bikes. Their office view is from the top of a mountain and can be the most beautiful but deadly they will ever see. They travel to clients on skis.This is Air Force Special Tactics. Ten of Team MacDill's own, along with

  • Enjoy the summer responsibly

    When you enjoy something you are likely to spend time, energy and money to engage in that behavior. Human behavior suggests that if we have a choice we are likely to avoid behaviors that bring us pain or discomfort. How do you enjoy something responsibly?For instance, if you enjoy cookies or chips,

  • MacDill Airman lucky to be alive after fireworks accident

    "I never would have imagined that I would be rushed off to the hospital, being 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 Staff Sgt. Aaron Youngblood, 6th Medical Group NCO In charge of

  • The secrets of the giant golf ball

    Usually on the running path down to SeaScapes, on the beach, people see the giant white golf ball on the southern end of base and ponder its purpose. Is it the reason that cell phones continue dropping calls? Do they get free cable TV? Are they communicating with aliens? The answer to these

  • There I was: a new adventure

    There I was, an Airman thinking I was going on a normal Air Force deployment--normally a couple weeks of training and then four to six months in theater. Usually we are grouped with a few other Airmen in the same career field and everyone is doing their normal job. A provincial reconstruction team's

  • There I was...: A combat medic who saw a share of combat

    There I was, on an eye-opening deployment. I thought as an Air Force medic I'd be working at a theater hospital. I found out it would not be the case for this deployment. Before leaving the states, I attended three months of training to prepare myself for combat operations and convoys. I landed in

  • Team MacDill Airman named tops in AMC

    Airmen on MacDill Air Force Base have the pleasure of congratulating one of their very own on becoming the 2012 Air Mobility Command Airman of the Year.Senior Airman Devin Jaggers, 6th Security Forces Squadron Phoenix Raven team member, has proven himself worthy of the title.Each year, packages are

  • Honoring a fallen hero

    The men and women of MacDill Air Force Base paid tribute to Major Raymond G. Estelle II, who served as the 6th Communication Squadron chief of maintenance support for the from Feb. 1999 to Jan. 2001, with the Jan. 16 dedication of a new Consolidated Communication Facility.Raymond Estelle was one of

  • Halloween safety tips

    Here are eight safety tips that will help ensure a fun, safe Halloween this year:When choosing a costume, stay away from billowing or long trailing fabric.If a child is wearing a mask, make sure the eye holes are large enough so they can see out of it. Provide children with flashlights or glow