• MacDill hosts Continental U.S. NORAD Region media event

    A F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida, will be protecting the skies over the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) region during Super Bowl LV, at Tampa, Florida Feb. 7, 2021.

  • MacDill honors Tuskegee Airman as distinguished guest

    The historic Tuskegee Airmen boasted approximately 14,000 African-American service members for the U.S. Army Air Forces during and after World War II – their faithless service garnered more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses and pushed the envelope in integrating the U.S. military.

  • MacDill, 6th ARW echoes CSAF’s message

    During a commander’s call at the base theater, Nov. 6, 2020, Col. Benjamin Jonsson, the 6th Air Refueling Wing commander, doubled down on an important Air Force message and call to action. “We need to foster urgency and excellence to accelerate change in order to deter adversary powers that have

  • MacWonderland 2019

    Guests view a holiday tree lighting ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 6, 2019. Hosted by the 6th Force Support Squadron, the annual MacWonderland Winter Festival invites families to join in the holiday spirit with crafts, games, visits with Santa and reindeer. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Moody Airmen exercise combat air power at MacDill

    The skill and agility of Airmen from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, were on full display at MacDill Air Force Base from Nov. 19 through Nov. 22, 2019, during exercise Mobil Tiger. The asymmetric advantage of U.S. combat troops is greatly increased by the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft.

  • Airlift delivers Florida ANG to Bold Quest

    Members of the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, Florida Air National Guard, packed up communications equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 8, 2019, and departed for Finland to take part in Exercise Bold Quest.

  • 6th FSS named best in AMC

    The 6th Force Support Squadron was recognized as Air Mobility Command’s nominee for the Gen. Curtis E. LeMay award for best large installation-level force support squadron of the year for 2018. The award recognizes leadership, customer service, support and quality-of-life programs provided to joint

  • USTRANSCOM commander visits Team MacDill

    The commander of U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, visited MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Feb. 8, 2019, to meet the innovative Airmen who generate airlift and aerial refueling capabilities.As USTRANSCOM commander, Lyons leads an enterprise of more than 144,000 logistics and