• Team MacDill tours KC-46 static

    Tour guests wait to enter the flightline at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 29, 2020. Two KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., were present for MacDill personnel to tour the Air Force’s latest refueling capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan C.

  • Professional athletes visit MacDill

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Soboleski, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) noncommissioned officer in charge, demonstrates SERE capabilities to Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner, and MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 28, 2020. Professional athletes toured MacDill’s

  • MacDill flies civic leaders

    U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Snelson, the 6th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) commander, talks with 6th ARW civic leaders aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019. Snelson piloted the familiarization flight which featured a refueling of a C-17 Globemaster III

  • Doggone bombs: Team MacDill integrates joint force counter-IED training

    The 6th CES/EOD flight held an integrated training with 6th SFS military working dog teams, aeromedical technicians with the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and veterinary technicians with the U.S. Army Public Health Activity, Fort Gordon, MacDill branch, from Dec. 9 to 13, at MacDill Air Force

  • MacWonderland 2019

    Guests view a holiday tree lighting ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 6, 2019. Hosted by the 6th Force Support Squadron, the annual MacWonderland Winter Festival invites families to join in the holiday spirit with crafts, games, visits with Santa and reindeer. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Hat-trick win: MacDill CONS remains best in the business

    In recognition of their mission-focused business leadership in support of AMC and the Air Force operational acquisition enterprise, the 6th CONS received five individual awards, an AbilityOne team award and for the third time in four years, AMC’s Outstanding Operational Unit Award.

  • 6th ARW earns 16th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 6th Air Refueling Wing was recently awarded the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2017 to Sep. 30, 2019. The award is given to units distinguishing themselves by exceptionally meritorious service or outstanding achievements that set them above

  • MacDill supports joint force exercise

    For around a week, the skies over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida buzzed with the sounds of HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, as the base hosted a Joint Force deployment readiness exercise. The 512th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force

  • MacDill broadens global strike

    When carrying out the nation’s top mission, there is no room for failure. The nation relies on the capabilities of its armed forces to ensure that freedoms endure. Strategic deterrence is the responsibility of Airmen from each of the Air Force’s major commands and Air Mobility Command’s role is to