Liposuction not an option for Airmen looking to pass PT test

Liposuction, a popular shortcut to a leaner body, might be a shortcut to a leaner paycheck, loss of rank or a career-ending ticket to civilian life for Airmen.The cosmetic procedure is not an acceptable solution to trimming inches or weight to meet physical requirements, said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Dave

Ex-Special Forces members drop into Tampa, MacDill

In the steamy jungles of Vietnam in 1957, nearly eight years before America began major combat operations there, members of the U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) were in country, advising and training indigenous warriors. It was all on the down-low, as were all missions until the end

Gates says Libya strategy 'absolutely right'

The U.S. strategy toward Libya is "absolutely right," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said on "Fox News Sunday" June 19.The secretary, who will retire June 30, also discussed Afghanistan, the fiscal future of the department and what he will miss about the job during one of his last interviews as

Airmen provide refueling support from Bulgaria

With the closure of another base's runway in the region for routine maintenance, members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 927th Air Refueling Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., are working together to ensure critical air refueling

Air Force leaders issue Memorial Day message

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz send the following Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:As we pause this Memorial Day to honor those who have died in service of our great Nation, it is also useful to

Set Up For Success: Yellow Ribbon Program Prepares Reservists For Deployments

 It was when Marilyn Leon's 8-year-old son came shuffling out of his bedroom with his father's camouflage uniform on that she knew they had a rough couple of months ahead.Although Maj. Michael Leon, a flight nurse with 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, part of the 927th Air Refueling Wing at

927th Reservists Deploy

927th Reservist takes charge of Ali Base unit

A Reservist deployed from Florida took command of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group from a Guardsman deployed from Minnesota during a change of command ceremony April 16.Col. Theodore Mathews Jr., a veteran KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with more than 4,000 flight hours, took command of the group from

Taking Care of ‘The Next Generation’: British Royal Air Force Cadets Visit MacDill

In early 2003, tens of thousands of American military forces were fighting fierce battles up the highways and backroads of southern Iraq. It was the more than forty-thousand British forces that remained largely in the South, holding hard-earned positions and protecting Iraq's valuable oilfields.

Army ROTC Cadets Receive Recognition