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  • Airmen with the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshal in a KC-135 Stratotanker during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021.

    6th ARW exercises rapid global mobility during ORE

    Mobility Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing demonstrated their readiness to deploy forces and equipment to deliver rapid global mobility in a moment’s notice during an operational readiness exercise conducted Jan. 11-22.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael A. Smith, the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment function NCO in charge, holds onto a pallet strap on the flightline, Oct. 21, 2020 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The orientation of the pallet when it is loaded determines where the straps go, to prevent items from sliding around during transportation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by A1C David D. McLoney)

    Demonstrating rapid global mobility; MacDill completed base exercise

    The 6th Air Refueling Wing, working hard to ensure we are able to fulfill our mission goals, just completed a generation exercise. This was aimed to demonstrate our capability to perform our duties and deliver global mobility readiness, even during a global pandemic.
  • Flying crew chiefs with the 6th Air Mobility Wing quickly ready their aircraft for takeoff during a joint training exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 29, 2020.

    MacDill Total Force team successfully conducts readiness exercise

    Mobility Airmen from the 6th and 927th Air Refueling Wings participated in a joint readiness exercise here Aug. 26-28, 2020. The exercise tested Team MacDill’s ability to rapidly deploy and conduct air-refueling operations while complying with real-world COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures. Through robust and relevant training, the exercise is designed to build readiness and develop Mobility Airmen to ensure they deliver rapid global mobility now and in the future.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Weston Super, a 6th Security Forces Squadron entry controller, readies his training weapon during an active shooter exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 8, 2019.

    Active shooter exercise strengthens MacDill's response

  • Airmen from the 6th Contracting Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., exchange currency during the Operation Open Horizon training exercise April 16, 2019. The 6th CONS partnered with the 6th Comptroller Squadron in a simulated deployment to a forward operating base being stood up to deter a fictional aggressor.

    Operation Open Horizon: 6th CONS & CPTS maintain readiness

    The 6th Contracting Squadron partnered with the 6th Comptroller Squadron to develop the first-ever Operation Open Horizon training exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 15-19, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian Dufresne, an entry controller assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), provides security for the flightline at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 9, 2019. Dufresne secured the flightline’s resources with a team of 6th SFS Airmen during a three-day readiness exercise.

    Team MacDill executes total force readiness exercise

    The 6th Air Mobility Wing and the 927th Air Refueling Wing conducted a readiness exercise here Feb. 8-10. The total force team was tasked to simulate a short-notice deployment, testing its ability to rapidly deploy cargo and personnel, and expeditiously launch aircraft during a 72-hour training scenario.
  • Service members from the Joint Communications Support Element and the British Army’s 30th Signal Regiment gather around U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Shells (center), a JCSE systems team chief, at Beer Can Island, Fla. Jan. 30, 2019, as he demonstrates how to set up and utilize communications equipment in a deployed environment with no power source. As part of the Cobb Ring exercise, the two nations trained together to demonstrate capabilities with coalition partners and strengthen relationships.

    EX Cobb Ring: Enhancing joint, bilateral interoperability

    Members of the Joint Communications Support Element from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, participated in the annual Cobb Ring exercise Jan. 21 to Feb. 1, 2019, alongside the British Army’s 30th Signal Regiment, to demonstrate capabilities with coalition partners and strengthen relationships between the two nations.
  • Firefighters from the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron escort Senior Airman Sarah Eby, center, Fuels System Repairman apprentice with the 6th Maintenance Squadron, during an Emergency Management exercise at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 13, 2016. Eby acted as an Airman injured from a vehicle accident during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vernon L. Fowler Jr.)

    MacDill uses Emergency Management exercise to maintain readiness

    On Sept. 13, 2016, personnel from various 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) agencies around MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, participated in an Emergency Management Exercise. The exercise simulated a fuel spill that resulted from a vehicle accident.
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