• 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.

  • 6th LRS slowing the spread through innovation

    Over the past four months, most Airmen have supported the mission through teleworking. However, many others have adjusted by implementing social distancing and stricter sanitization standards in their work centers, all while continuing to enable the unmatched air refueling mission.According to

  • MacDill’s newest commanders: ready to lead despite COVID-19

    The month of June marked the beginning of the change of command season for MacDill AFB, with six Air Force leaders stepping into new command positions at the squadron level, and two assuming roles as group commanders. The change of command ceremony is a deeply rooted military tradition, with

  • 6th LRS welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Martagon assumed command of the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Lt. Col. Christopher Dupuis, during a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 12, 2020.

  • 6th Medical Support Squadron welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ann McManis assumed command of the 6th Medical Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Jon Ehrenfried, during a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 11, 2020.

  • 91st Air Refueling Squadron welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ivan Blackwell assumed command of the 91st Air Refueling Squadron from Lt. Col. Jesse Caldwell, during a change of command ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, June 5, 2020.