U.S. Air Force aircrew assigned to the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron and the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron respond to an alert call during a Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 3, 2025. The Air Force maintains and validates high standards of readiness through periodic inspections required by the nuclear mission, such as the NORI. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monique Stober)

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  • Preparing for War with China, 2025–2032

    The US needs to prepare for potential war with China in the 2025–2032 timeframe. Some leaders may choose to ignore the signs of China’s designs for altering the world’s balance of power. However, that does not erase China’s aggressive behavior in the SCS and ECS over the past

  • Mental Health Restoration

    When the New Year comes around, many people look at re-establishing positive aspects of of their life. They declutter their homes, start a new workout routine, work on paying off debt or start a new hobby. Either way, the decisions they make is beneficial to restoring their mental health.If there is

  • 927th OSS begins wearing newly approved Squadron patch

    Among all of the Squadrons comprising the 927th Air Refueling Wing, organizations within the umbrella of the Operations Support Squadron have the most widely varying mission sets. Now adorning each of their uniforms is an eight-armed sea monster known as the kraken, as well as the Squadron’s motto

  • DAF processes religious accommodations requests

    Each request is individually reviewed by Religious Resolution Teams at the wing, garrison, major command and field command levels, which are made up of chaplains, medical providers, judge advocates, and other subject matter experts.

  • MacDill Reservists to fly the KC – 46A Pegasus

    With the recent announcement from the Department of the Air Force, reservists from the 927th Air Refueling Wing along with their active duty counterparts from the 6th Air Refueling Wing have retraining in their future. “The Citizen Airmen of the 927th Air Refueling Wing are very excited and proud to

  • F-15C Eagle makes a stop at MacDill

    An F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 159th Fighter Squadron, 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, takes off from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 3, 2021.