• F-16s from Shaw AFB conduct joint training at MacDill

    F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from Shaw Air Force Base’s 79th Fighter Squadron “The Tigers”, Sumter, South Carolina, conducted joint integrated training at MacDill and Avon Park Air Force Range during exercise Raider Fires 21-12 Sept. 8-15, 2021.

  • 6th MDG advancing medical readiness training with augmented reality

    Manikin-based training is currently the mainstay of military medical readiness training, however, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed some limitations to large-scale in-person training during times of social distancing. The introduction of augmented reality training increases the availability of

  • 6th OSS RAWS Airmen ensure rapid mobility

    Responsible for air traffic and warning radar systems, and fixed and deployable navigational aids, weather equipment and radios, 6th OSS RAWS specialists ensure that the equipment utilized by air traffic controllers and pilots is in perfect working order.

  • USSOCOM offers motorcycle safety courses for MacDill service members

    Did you know that in order to ride a motorcycle in the state of Florida, you are required to pass an authorized Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider Course? Lucky for MacDill motorcycle enthusiasts, U.S. Special Operations Command hosts six motorcycle safety classes to provide training for

  • Tuskegee Airman visits CENTCOM

    In the Vince Tolbert Building on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, personnel from the U.S. Central Command had the privilege of listening to living history in the form of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Thomas Newton, a Documented Original Tuskegee Airman July 9, 2021.

  • MacDill youth throwing for gold at Junior Olympics

    As the Tokyo Olympics kick off this week, one youth is getting ready to represent MacDill Air Force Base at the Junior Olympics in Northern Florida starting early next week.Benjamin Hiestand, a 6th grader from Tinker K-8 School, is competing in the discus throw event at the Junior Olympics in

  • MacDill CDC releases Kinderspot app

    In an effort to aid military service members in finding available childcare or day care service at MacDill’s Child Development Center, a mobile app called Kinderspot, developed by Oddball, will be available to families of Team MacDill beginning July 12, 2021.Kinderspot is a mobile app designed to

  • MacDill monitors red tide

    If you have recently walked along MacDill’s shoreline, you may have come across more deceased marine life in the bay than normal. Red tide, which is a bloom of red-colored algae, has made its way to the waters surrounding base, affecting fish and other marine animals.