• 373rd TS Det 2 train Airmen to keep the fleet flying

    Airmen from the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 2 instruct service members on aircraft maintenance training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida , Sept. 23, 2025. Instructors develop skilled maintainers, building a strong workforce and gaining skills vital to Air Force readiness.

  • Catching up with the commander: Staff Sgt. Jake Magda

    U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Staff Sgt. Jake Magda, 50th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, have a candid conversation over a game of catch at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 16, 2025. Magda shares his story recovering from the 2008 financial

  • Fueling Lethality: 6th ARW extends Airpower during exercise Combat Archer

    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron during exercise Combat Archer, Sept. 12, 2025, over the Gulf of America. Combat Archer provides the 6th Air Refueling Wing an opportunity to

  • ALS shapes next generation supervisors

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sergio Zavala Salas, Airman Leadership School Class 25-F student, lowers the flag at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 2, 2025. ALS students performed reveille and retreat practices daily. The repetition allowed students to embody the Air Force’s core values while

  • MacDill celebrates 78th AF Birthday

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sean Farrell, U.S. Special Operations Command deputy commander, left, and Airman 1st Class Noah Fritz, 6th Communications Squadron cybersecurity technician, cut the cake during the Air Force Ball in Tampa, Florida, Sept. 13, 2025. The cake cutting is an Air Force Ball

  • 16th annual Helton Week defenders challenge

    U.S. Air Force defenders assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, participate in the 16th annual Helton Week defenders challenge at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 10, 2025. The challenge was held in memory of 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Jr. who was the first security forces officer killed

  • 6th ARW honors 9/11 first responders

    Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing pose for a group photo with Hillsborough County Firefighters after completing a 9/11 Memorial Climb at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sep. 11, 2025. Participants climbed nine flights of stairs 411 times to honor the 411 first responders who lost their

  • Catching up with the commander: Senior Airman Jeremy Francisco

    U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Szczepanik, 6th Air Refueling Wing Commander, recognizes Senior Airman Jeremy Francisco, a military working dog handler assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, during a game of catch at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 18, 2025. As a patrol unit, Francisco and