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  • "Each component gives the AF its strength" CMSAF tells Tinker reservists

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody emphasized the importance of the active, Guard, reserve and civilian components during a visit with reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 513th Air Control Group here Aug. 2."Anything that affects one component affects us all," the top

  • Humanitarian Assistance Continues in Iraq

    The United States and Britain have flown 14 humanitarian airdrops since Aug. 7 to Yezidi refugees in the Sinjar Mountains in Iraq, a Defense Department official said today.The Yezidis, a Kurdish-speaking ethnoreligious minority group, fled into the mountain area as terrorist forces from the Islamic

  • Air Force Marathon seeks more volunteers

    The Air Force Marathon is still in need of volunteers to assist with the upcoming race, the desired number of volunteers is 2,300, according to Jeanette Monaghan, the Air Force Marathon volunteer coordinator."Volunteers are vital to the success of the marathon," Monaghan said. "They do everything

  • Col. MacDill's memory lives on through base and Army staff sgt.

    Many people are unaware of the origin of MacDill Air Force Base's name. It is common knowledge that the installation was named after U.S. Army aviation pioneer and WWI veteran Col. Leslie MacDill, but the actual history behind it, to some, is still somewhat a mystery.To add to the intrigue, one of

  • 927 ARW announces quarterly award winners

    Colonel Randal Bright, 927th Air Refueling Wing Commander, and Command Chief Master Sergeant Michael Klausutis recognized the wing-level quarterly award winners for the third quarter, 2014, during a wing commander's call Aug 2. Each quarterly award winner will compete for the annual wing award to be

  • Register now for the Pennies For Pegasus 5K

    The "Pennies for Pegasus" Monster Dash 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held October 4 on base. Prizes go to the best costume for male and female. Everyone participatingwill receive a t-shirt! Submit your registration form with payment to one of the POCs listed below. Ifyou have any questions call Dale Nyack

  • Air Force to change enlisted evaluations, promotions

    Air Force officials announced a series of sweeping changes to the Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System July 31.The changes are intended to ensure the Air Force truly makes job performance the driving factor and will be implemented incrementally beginning in August 2014 and

  • MacDill kennel master renders first-aid, saves life

    "I didn't take the time to think whether or not to help him. I saw him get struck by the vehicle and by the time he hit the ground, I was running to his aid," exclaimed Tech. Sgt. Lewis Collins, 6th Security Forces Squadron military working dog kennel master.Collins, a Chester, Virginia, native, was

  • 45 AES concludes three day training mission

    Members of the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida completed a three-day training mission July 20 to maintain their currency on a KC-135 Stratotanker.The 13 member team accomplished multiple scenarios including a patient succumbing to altitude sickness due to an

  • Meet the Commander

    Colonel Randal L. Bright assumed command of Florida's only air refueling wing during an official ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, July 13. Bright replaces Col. Doug Schwartz, who is currently the wing commander at the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana.In