• ALS shapes next generation supervisors

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sergio Zavala Salas, Airman Leadership School Class 25-F student, lowers the flag at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 2, 2025. ALS students performed reveille and retreat practices daily. The repetition allowed students to embody the Air Force’s core values while

  • MacDill celebrates 78th AF Birthday

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sean Farrell, U.S. Special Operations Command deputy commander, left, and Airman 1st Class Noah Fritz, 6th Communications Squadron cybersecurity technician, cut the cake during the Air Force Ball in Tampa, Florida, Sept. 13, 2025. The cake cutting is an Air Force Ball

  • 16th annual Helton Week defenders challenge

    U.S. Air Force defenders assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, participate in the 16th annual Helton Week defenders challenge at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 10, 2025. The challenge was held in memory of 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton Jr. who was the first security forces officer killed

  • 6th ARW honors 9/11 first responders

    Airmen assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing pose for a group photo with Hillsborough County Firefighters after completing a 9/11 Memorial Climb at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sep. 11, 2025. Participants climbed nine flights of stairs 411 times to honor the 411 first responders who lost their

  • CHPS Launches Fall Wellness Campaign: Check It To Protect It

    The Civilian Health Promotion Services program has launched its quarterly campaign, “Check It to Protect It.” The campaign encourages participants to take charge of their health by understanding the causes of high blood pressure and adopting simple, sustainable lifestyle habits that support

  • Prepared through training, defined by action: Heroism beyond the mission

    An off-base break-in in a Tampa neighborhood escalated into a life-threatening confrontation when a homeowner faced intruders. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakotah Smith, a 6th Security Forces Squadron evaluator and defender, used his 12 years of security forces training and experience to step in, stop