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  • A Call to Men- Ending men’s violence against women

    With the recent topic of sexual assault being a hot button in the military, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida is taking proactive steps to encourage a culture of dignity, trust and respect.Ted Bunch, co-founder and director of The National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence

  • ‘Icon’ winner hopes to make MacDill proud

    Tech. Sgt. Sonya Byson says she's "pretty much at home with a microphone" in her hand, and that confidence paid off recently when she took home the title of MacDill Icon.Byson, a maintenance scheduler with the 6th Maintenance Operations Squadron, went up against a number of MacDill entrants, in the

  • ‘There I was...:' Deploying again, thinking, "Am I ready?"

    I was sitting at my desk cranking away on my day's work when I was notified that I had been selected for the next deployment. This particular notification marked the eighth deployment I had been selected for in my career, a by-product of 1-to-1 deployment dwells coupled with an insufficient number

  • 1,000 fire trucks and counting

    It has been 25 years since Senior Master Sgt. James Thompson, 6th Civil Engineer Squadron deputy fire chief, joined the Air Force. Along the way, Thompson has fueled his passion for firefighting and the Air Force by collecting model fire trucks.Thompson's love for firefighting and model fire trucks

  • 290th JCSS chief shares story

    The 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS) celebrated the promotion of its first African-American and female chief, July 29, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • 5-star service for the 4-stars

    Members of the 310th Airlift Squadron have a unique role in the overall mission of "rapid global mobility...unmatched installation support" at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.They specialize in providing "five-star service to the four-star generals" to include all seven of the Combatant Command