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  • The body shop of the Air Force: Corrosion control

    If you ask the service members stationed at MacDill Air Force Base what they love about the location, many of them might say the warm weather and proximity to the ocean. However, the maintainers who service 60-year-plus old aircraft might have a different opinion.

  • Airmen at sea

    Airmen from the 6th Security Forces Squadron marine patrol unit monitor the coastal restricted area surrounding MacDill Air Force Base, Mar. 7. Marine patrolmen provide waterborne deterrence, detection and respond to any threat within MacDill’s surrounding waters. The 6th SFS marine patrol unit is

  • MacDill Airman Leadership School nominated as AMC's ALS of the year

    Learning leadership skills can be a crucial aspect of growing in the military as they are one of the many key principles to how service members operate in their careers. The Airman Leadership School is designed to be a great first step to enhancing an Airman’s knowledge of important leadership

  • 91st ARS refuel USAF Thunderbirds

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron flew a KC-135 Stratotanker out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 22, 2022 before escorting the U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” back to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The KC-135 is capable of pumping thousands of

  • 24th SOW Det. 1 conducts first readiness exercise under AFSOC

    Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, participated in their first joint deployment exercise since transitioning from United States Special Operations Command to Air Force Special Operations Command Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 2022, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • 6th OG Airman wins Levitow award at Gunter NCO Academy

    The John L. Levitow award is the highest award an enlisted Airman can receive during a professional military education class at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.It is presented to the student who demonstrates the most outstanding