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  • Famous B-17 replica, Memphis Belle, comes back home to MacDill

    The flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, was much different than what it was during World War II, when aircraft flew constantly overseas to contest Nazi Germany. Some of those planes never returned to the U.S., but at approximately 10:30 a.m. March 13, 2018, MacDill welcomed back home,

  • Father and son captains cross paths at MacDill

    His father is Navy, as was his father, and his father before him, but the tide turned with Joseph Hinson the IV, who went Air Force.There are no hard feelings, though, said Navy Capt. Joseph Hinson the III, who is a Reservist assigned to Naval Forces Central Command and who last week had a chance

  • Flying classrooms – teaching future leaders in the air

    Leadership – a quality that may come instinctively to some, can be learned. Since military members are charged with the responsibility of taking care of and connecting with the men and women serving alongside them, this quality is one of the priorities of military service. Many leadership courses

  • Former AF flier brings message of 'victory over adversity' to MacDill

    Getting what you want out of life is about overcoming obstacles, the biggest of which can be those self-imposed barriers built on a foundation of complacency, fortified by doubt and hardened by an unwillingness to forgive.Such is the wisdom of one retired Air Force Col. Richard Toliver, who was at

  • From Hurricane Irma evacuation to Maria recovery – the 6th OSS

    Prior to Hurricane Irma, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, made preparations in anticipation of a probable direct hit. Aircraft and other assets were moved to alternate locations, and Col. April Vogel, the commander of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, issued an evacuation order..The credit for all of the

  • From lunch break to Achievement Medal

    Only a few minutes away from their destination, two Airmen pulled up behind a car in a left turning lane. Suddenly, the car in front of them turned while the light was still red. As they exchanged looks of confusion, there was a loud screeching sound...That's when the collision happened.On Aug. 18,

  • From sea to shining sea: Honor Flag flies high

    When former U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Heisler was gifted the Honor Flag by the Texas House of Representatives following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York, he had not quite realized the adventure that awaited him.

  • From small town Iowa girl to MacDill Airman

    Growing up in the small town of Clinton, Iowa, Airman 1st Class Devin Matheny, an aerospace ground equipment apprentice assigned to the 6th Maintenance Squadron, never dreamed she would one day be in the military.