Jan. 9, 2022 927th OSS begins wearing new 'Kraken' squadron patch Among all of the squadrons comprised of the 927th Air Refueling Wing, organizations under the umbrella of the 927th Operations Support Squadron have the most widely varying mission sets. Now adorning each of their uniforms is an eight-armed sea monster known as the “Kraken” as well as the squadron’s
Aug. 8, 2021 Learn as much as you can Located in the countryside of eastern Georgia lies the city of Waynesboro, a suburb just south of Augusta. This was the work site for more than 160 Reserve service members from the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Air National Guard who participated in an innovative readiness training project June
April 21, 2021 Ahead of the storm: Team MacDill conducts HUREX Team MacDill conducted a hurricane readiness exercise Apr. 20–22 to review unit checklists and plans for tropical storms and hurricanes to ensure installation operations will continue during these severe weather events.
March 10, 2021 MacDill’s mobility Airmen exercise Total Force readiness Mobility Airmen from the 6th and 927th Air Refueling Wings conducted a Total Force operational readiness exercise here March 4-7. MacDill’s Total Force medical, maintenance, mission support and operations groups undergo precise training and are regularly evaluated in order to ensure that they are
Nov. 13, 2020 Team MacDill conducts FOD walk following Tropical Storm Eta On Nov. 13, Team MacDill Airmen conducted a foreign object and debris walk to clear foreign material from the flight line. FOD walks are conducted routinely to clear the flight line of foreign objects and debris to prevent aircraft damage.
Sept. 8, 2020 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
Aug. 28, 2020 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.
Aug. 17, 2020 The thirst for tanker gas carries on A year full of obstacles including a global pandemic and a rapidly approaching hurricane season didn’t stop Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing from being mission ready during the unit training assembly held August 1-2, 2020. In one of several missions flown over the weekend, a 63rd Air
May 22, 2020 Team MacDill salutes first responders, healthcare professionals with KC-135 flyover MacDill Air Force Base has called the Tampa Bay area home for more than 80 years. Through the years, the community has extended unwavering support and enabled the base to execute its mission in defense of the nation.As a salute to the community’s healthcare heroes, MacDill AFB conducted a flyover of
May 13, 2020 Team MacDill salutes Tampa Bay’s front-line heroes Everyday KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft lift off from the flight line at MacDill, take to the skies and carry out training sorties and refueling missions along the gulf and the southeast region. However, on Friday, May 15, the flight path of one of MacDill’s refueling aircraft will look completely