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  • MacDill hosts first ever STEM event

    Volunteers from around MacDill Air Force Base, Florida teamed up to host more than 350 students for MacDill's School Day, April 29, 2016.Formerly known as Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Day, School Day included not only JROTC students from multiple schools, but science, technology,

  • Words of wisdom from finance superintendent of the year

    On his 22nd anniversary of serving on active duty, a senior master sergeant with the 6th Comptroller Squadron on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, was awarded the finance 2015 Chief Master Sergeant Larry P. Gonzales Superintendent of the Year award.Although it is an individual award, Senior Master

  • Part-time defender

    Strapping on second chance body armor, and arming up with a baton, M-16, and 120 rounds of 5.56 ammunition is not a usual procedure outside of the security forces career field. However, a wing-wide program offers qualified Airmen from any specialty the chance to do just that, and take watch over key

  • Fighting fire with fire

    Through a thick cloud of smoke, the crackling of flames becomes more distinct. Firefighters push through the woods, guiding the fire with precision and control. With the use of science and skill, they burn the brush and debris from the forest floor without harming the trees.The 6th Civil Engineer

  • MacDill salutes a living legend

    Between 1941 and 1946, there were roughly 1,000 African American pilots trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Airfield in Tuskegee, Alabama. Of that number, remains just a fraction of Tuskegee Airmen still living today. MacDill Air Force Base, Florida had the privilege of hosting one of these

  • TERPS watch over DoD aircraft in foreign nations

    Even a single error on an airport approach procedure could put the lives of pilots, crew members, and their passengers in danger. Therefore, it is the job of specialized teams of air traffic controllers to ensure Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft land safely around the world.The Terminal

  • It's that time of year again...tax season

    As we settle into the New Year, many Service members are keeping an eye on their mailboxes for tax forms and anticipating how they will spend their tax returns.Tax season kicked off Jan. 19, 2016, and it is important to gather all the documents required to successfully file taxes. There is a new

  • Growing holiday collection spreads cheer

    Although it is still early in the holiday decorating season, drivers are already slowing down to view the dazzling light display of one house on Constellation Boulevard at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.Without fail, every night from 6 -10 p.m., the Groover's home illuminates the street with a

  • The Tank Perspective

    "As Airmen, we are so focused on completing our jobs to the best of our abilities that sometimes we give ourselves tunnel vision, and we only see our piece of the pie instead of seeing our overall impact to the mission," said Senior Airman Caleb Cano, a type 3 hydrants operator with the 6th

  • MacDill’s Trusted Agent

    Just like in the movies where spies have a trusted team helping them successfully carry out a mission, members of the Air Force can trust the operations intelligence analysts to watch their backs.These highly trained Airmen are responsible for constantly collecting and piecing together open-source