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  • Honoring the heritage of the Fighting Sixth week 3

    Honoring the heritage of the Fighting Sixth This year marks the 100th anniversary of the unit presently designated the 6th Air Mobility Wing. In the early 1950s, the Korean conflict and the Cold War resurrected the need for strategic bombers. Out of the 6th Bombardment Group, the Air Force created a

  • 6th CONS small business specialist wins 2018 SAF award

    For the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, the small business program has a dedicated department led by the 6th Contracting Squadron small business specialist, Lilliam Maldonado-Gutierrez.To recognize her outstanding work between Oct. 1, 2017 and Sept. 30, 2018, she was

  • 6th MXS, AMXS teamwork ensures rapid global mobility

    MacDill’s fleet of KC-135 stratotankers leave a global footprint delivering fuel on time and on target every day. This constant demand requires upkeep and repairs along the way to maintain safety for aircrew.

  • MacDill officer educates Airmen on commissioning opportunities

    It takes great personal dedication, drive and discipline to succeed in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program, but some Airmen aren't aware of how to take the first step. U.S. Air Force Capt. David DeLeon, an intelligence officer assigned to 6th Operation Support Squadron, took the

  • MacDill officer educates Airmen on commissioning opportunities

    It takes great personal dedication, drive and discipline to succeed in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program, but some Airmen aren't aware of how to take the first step. U.S. Air Force Capt. David DeLeon, an intelligence officer assigned to 6th Operation Support Squadron, took the

  • 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,

  • MacDill educates the future officers of the Air Force

    Every year, Airmen separate or retire from the Air Force due to many different reasons. However, those voids are filled by new and eager Airmen who join the ranks to serve their country.One of the programs responsible for cultivating the young Airmen of tomorrow, while also offering significant

  • Training exercise bolsters MacDill’s wartime proficiency

    Military operational readiness is paramount in preventing the loss of life and surviving in austere conditions. Between Feb. 12 and 15, the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, conducted an operational readiness assessment to exercise the wing’s wartime readiness.

  • MacDill uses texts to notify “FamCampers”

    Remotely located near the beach and recreation center at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, lies the family campground, more commonly known as FamCamp, a popular visitation program that operates year-round allowing people to rent one of 366 full-service sites complete with electricity, water, waste

  • Once an Airman’s son, now an Airman on his own

    Airman 1st Class Randall M. Bagtas, a food service journeyman assigned to the 6th Force Support Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, grew up with an example of what it takes to be a successful Airman.