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  • Air traffic controllers: training for success

    In the 6th Air Mobility Wing, readiness is mission essential. The Airmen who work in the air traffic control tower know all too well the necessary time and effort they must put forth in order to succeed.Air traffic controllers are required to keep safe and orderly operation of all aircraft,

  • Aircraft and wildlife: BASH works to ensure the twain shall never meet

    How does one woman, her dog, and a few environmental tricks-of-the-trade save lives and millions of dollars, all while ensuring the safety of MacDill Air Force Base's missions of air refueling and distinguished visitor transportation? ...Strategically and uniquely through the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft

  • Airfield management keeps jets on time

    Takeoff, refuel, land, repeat.When a KC-135 Stratotanker takes off to refuel the mission, its crew relies on a secure airfield to complete its duty in a safe and timely manner. A secure airfield would not be possible without the work of the Airmen in airfield management.MacDill Air Force Base,

  • Airman & Family Readiness: Here for you

    In a building centrally located on MacDill Air Base, is a facility that caters to military members of all services and their families. The facility named after Madeline Tinker McCormick, the wife of the first commander (Gen. Clarence Tinker) of what later became MacDill Air Force Base, is filled of

  • Airman convicted of shredding documents in Special Court Martial

    On Tuesday, March 31, 2009 prosecutors from the 6th Air Mobility Wing Judge Advocate's office tried the Special Court Martial of Airman James R. Welch. Airman Welch was charged with one specification of dereliction of duty and one specification of willful attempted destruction of government

  • Airman dedicated 27 years of service

    Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." For Chief Master Sgt. Robin Brooks, 6th Medical Group superintendent, her life has been defined by committing 27 years to serving our great nation.  At the age of 17, the Calumet, Michigan native,

  • Airman grows by overcoming “every little “ting”

    "The men and women serving in the U.S. Air Force are representative of the diversity of our nation,” said Chief Master Sgt. James Cody, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. “We value this diversity and it's one of our greatest strengths; our Airmen come together to produce an incredible team that

  • Airman honors grandfather through service

    Many people are dazzled by the beautiful sights common to the United Kingdom, and would jump at the chance to visit the patchwork fields and elegant country gardens, or some of the cities like Liverpool and Oxford.

  • Airman in pursuit of American Dream

    "The reason I decided to join the Air Force is the same as why I came to America," said Airman 1st Class Putthinan Thongmak, 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. "I wanted to set myself up for success."At age 12, Thongmak and his family uprooted their life from Phitsanulok, Thailand to