Those Who Heal, Those Who Serve: Do you have what it takes?

Only a small percentage of Americans are healthy enough to join the Armed Forces, making it an elite group. The 927th Air Refueling Wing, the reserve unit stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., is interested in finding the people who keep their communities that way - medical and health

Riding The Storm Out: MacDill is safe haven for some of the Air Force's largest aircraft

With the eastern seaboard of the United States preparing for Hurricane Sandy, people are gathering their belongings and getting out of town. On Sunday, October 28, a group of Air Force Reservists found themselves hurrying out of the storm's path with a fleet of planes that each weigh the same as 36

Tampa USO Benefits 927th ARW Family

Fight In Color: Be aware and win your battles

"When I saw that piece of garbage on the road in Iraq, I knew I was about to die," said Tech. Sgt. Jason Knepper, a reservist with the 927th Security Forces Squadron. He currently serves as a combat arms non-commissioned officer in charge. Knepper said that everything looked lethal on his first

Problem-Solve Like An Air Force Pilot

The Air Force is known for their innovation in air, space and cyberspace. When an Air Force pilot has to make decisions, he relies on a specific decision-making process that helps win wars and save lives. If you want to problem-solve like an Air Force pilot, follow these steps:1. Clarify and

Protect Your Information The Way The Military Does

When the military needs to protect something, its first weapon is not an encrypted database or an armed guard. Servicemembers use a sophisticated weapon they always carry. It is called Operational Security, or OPSEC, for short. Most people don't have to worry about a slip of the tongue costing the

Back To School: Reservists visit new University of South Florida medical facility

Representatives from each of the 927th Air Refueling Wing's four medical units toured the new Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in downtown Tampa September 14, 2012. The facility is operated by the University of South Florida Health, which hopes to make its state-of-the-art

Flying High With The Tampa Buccaneers

Liberty Bells Visit 927th Members

Three members of the Liberty Bells, the only chartered United Services Organization show troupe, performed for the 927th Air Refueling Wing Friday, September 7, 2012. The trio were in Tampa for the opening of the USO Tampa Bay, and made time in their schedule to serenade members of the wing with

Fighting As A Family: Reservist and her mother fight breast cancer

It was a warm day in July when Senior Airman Andrea Lucy, a dental technician with the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, awoke. When she went to bed that night, her life would be changed forever. That day, her mother was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer."One minute it was all fine, and the