• 6th ARW hosts senior spouse immersion tour

    The 6th Air Refueling Wing hosted a senior-leadership spouse immersion tour here Sept. 24. The tour provided new 6th ARW leadership spouses an in-depth look at the wing’s mission and familiarize them with base services and operations.

  • 11th annual Helton Haul 5K run held at MacDill

    Jiffy Helton, the mother of 1st Lt. Joseph Helton, addresses the 6th Security Forces Squadron before the 11th annual Helton Haul 5K run, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 18, 2020. Each year 1st Lt. Helton’s family attends the event in order to thank those in attendance, and also participates

  • MacDill first sergeants provide mentorship to new supervisors

    Becoming a new supervisor is a reality many service members eventually face as they progress through their individual service career paths. To assist members of Team MacDill gain insight and knowledge of how to be a better supervisor, the MacDill first sergeants’ Gasparilla Diamonds Council

  • Team MacDill commemorates 9/11

    On Sept. 11, 2020 U.S. Special Operations Command hosted an observance ceremony to commemorate the sacrifice of the 2,997 men and women killed 19 years ago.

  • 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

  • MacDill’s Short Fitness Center reopens for active duty, Guard and Reserve

    The doors of MacDill’s Short Fitness Center reopened on Aug. 19 to active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel after five months due to COVID-19.Under MacDill’s “Keep it Safe, Keep it Open” campaign, Airmen from the 6th Force Support Squadron sterilized the fitness center facility so service members

  • Reservists conduct training for AE operations

    More than 20 medics assigned to the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, conducted training with MacDill’s 45th AES to perform medical staging and in-air medical care at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020.

  • 6th CPTS assumption of command

    Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, pauses for a photo with Lt. Col. Shannon McDougald, the assuming 6th Comptroller Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 7, 2020. In compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, the

  • 6th LRS Vehicle Management Flight: moving the fight forward

    The 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight and material handling equipment shop are responsible for performing maintenance on wide variety of MacDill Air Force Base's military vehicles, including fire trucks and aircraft refueling trucks.