• Honorary commanders immersed in MacDill’s mission

    As a branch of the military, the Air Force relies on partnerships. These partnerships can be amongst Airmen, or in some cases between Airmen and their local community.At MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, the Honorary Commander program does just that – bridge the gap between the military and local

  • 18th AF senior leaders show appreciation to MacDill Airmen

    The 18th Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. GI Tuck, along with Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, 18th AF command chief, visited MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 14-16, 2017, to meet with Airmen, Spouses and families, and show appreciation for their hard work... not only across the globe, but also for

  • Nurse Transition Program: Molding future AF nurses

    Major General Dorothy Hogg, the Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., attended the Nurse Transition Program graduation held at the Tampa General Hospital Nov. 29, 2017, following a visit to MacDill

  • Air Force civilian wellness program comes to MacDill

    The U.S. Air Force employs multiple free programs to keep its Airmen fit to fight. Programs such as the Health and Wellness Centers located on various Air Force Base installations, aim to keep Airmen and their families healthy and to maintain a lifestyle that will support them throughout their

  • 6th FSS at a glance

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deshaun Jones, the NCO in charge of front desk lodging assigned to the 6th Force Support Squadron, assists a MacDill Inn customer at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 8, 2017. On average, the MacDill Inn sees more than 200 customers per day averaging approximately 75,000

  • MacDill 6th CPTS to process thousands of vouchers after Irma

    As personnel evacuated MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to escape Hurricane Irma, 12 Airmen assigned to the 6th Comptroller Squadron elected to stay behind to process advances on travel vouchers for junior enlisted service members who had not received their government travel cards.Between Sept. 8

  • Contingency Response Wing supports MacDill post Irma

    Three C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and JB Charleston, South Carolina flew in personnel and supplies to assist MacDill AFB, Florida with recovery operations.

  • 621st CRG supports Hurricane Irma relief efforts

    In response to Hurricane Irma, the 621st CRW’s 621st Contingency Response Group deployed a contingency response element consisting of nearly 50 members, which included aerial port, maintenance, and command post specialists to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., where they arrived to support the Hurricane

  • New post-traumatic stress research at USSOCOM, MacDill AFB

    Medical professionals from United States Special Operations Command and the 6th Medical Group are partnering to provide a new, noninvasive treatment for post-traumatic stress at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.The treatment uses Magnetic Electroencephalogram Resonance Therapy (MeRT,) which is a