• MacDill Defenders raise standard

    From increased efficiency improving law and order to an improved work schedule designed to help Airmen raise readiness, the 6th Security Forces Squadron is more effective than ever. Using the Reconstitute Defenders Initiative as a roadmap, they set the standard for Defenders across the force as the

  • Call in the big guns – 6 SFS heavy weapons training

    A cacophony of gunfire erupted across an expanse of Avon Park Air Force Range, about one hundred miles east of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. With no spectators in sight, defenders from the 6th Security Forces Squadron sent thousands of rounds through the barrels of M240 and M249 machine guns at

  • 6th SFS and EOD showcase readiness

    The 6th Security Forces Squadron and 6th Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight flexed their base security muscles during a leadership immersion at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 26, 2018.

  • Why I serve: The Kalkbrenner family

    As of 2017, approximately two million people currently serve in the U.S. military with millions of veterans serving before them in the several hundred year history of the country’s armed forces. All of these service members chose to don their respective service’s uniform for varying reasons. Many

  • Team MacDill tests the best for Phoenix Raven

    The Phoenix Raven program, established in February 1997, is a group of elite security forces members dedicated to providing security for Air Mobility Command aircraft transiting through high threat areas.

  • Police Week: MacDill pays tribute to fallen comrades

    Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, Police Week is a national observance that pays tribute to law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.

  • MacDill 6th SFS civilian wins Air Force-level award

    Officer Jason Atkinson, from the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) won the Air Force Security Forces Flight Level Civilian of the Year award, Dec. 14, 2016, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.Atkinson is the officer in charge of the Emergency Services Team with the 6th SFS. The EST is the military

  • MacDill defenders ride in style

    The 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) received six new Dodge Chargers in July, with the first vehicle being patrol ready in September.