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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  • Team MacDill participates in Honduran Air Show

    Aircrew and maintenance members from Team MacDill provided support to an F-16 Demo Team 16-21 June for an airshow in Honduras. The following individuals represented the 6th Air Mobility Wing and 927th Air Refueling Wing, Maj. Nathan R. Diaz, Capt. Tyrone S. Frost, Capt. Isaiah L. Oppelaar, Tech. Sgt

  • 45th AES Medical Service Corp Officer Receives Nationwide Award

    The 45 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mission is to provide theater-level command and control for all aeromedical evacuation activities supporting the Worldwide Aeromedical Evacuation System (WAES).  The 45 AES routinely deploys highly trained personnel to support the movement of patients for

  • Fitness Fun On and off Duty

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla is a very unique unit for many different reasons.  The unit has been stood up for a little over a year and accomplished so many tasks two years ahead of schedule and have gone above and beyond in so many areas.  For example, when the unit

  • 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron Annual Tour in Mildenhall

    The 927th  Logistics Readiness Squadron performed their annual training with the 100th LRS at RAF Mildenhall 22 May 2009 - 7 June 2009.  It was the first off station annual tour involving the whole squadron since the unit stood up in May 2008.  The  areas of LRS that participated are Supply, Vehicle

  • 927th Leans Forward With AFSO21 Level II Certification

    Air Force Smart Ops For the 21st Century (AFSO21) is an improvement model customized to the unique environment of the United States Air Force which leverages improvement methods from various sources such as: Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints and Business Process Reengineering.  AFSO21 is a

  • 927th Air Refueling Wing is "Mission Ready"

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing is truly "The Premier Wing", especially when it comes to performance, mission planning, continuation training, unit training and standardization. An inspection team from Headquarters, Air Mobility Command conducted an Aircrew Standardization/Evaluation Visit (ASEV) of

  • Lt Col Mansfield gets "fini" flight

    This flight marked the end to a 27 year military flying career for Lt Col Michael Mansfield. Retiring on 31 May 2009 as the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron Commander, this was his "final flight" piloting a KC-135.  The mission was to refuel a C-17 out of Charleston AFB, SC who were practicing multiple

  • Congress Honors Chief Langston's Grandfather

    Chief Master Sgt. John Langston's grandfather, the late jazz great Al Downing, was officially presented the Congressional Gold Medal for being a pioneer as one of the Tuskegee Airmen.  The ceremony took place at the Royal Theatre Boys & Girls Club Arts Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla. Edna "Bunny"

  • Wing moves, begins new chapter

    Airmen searching for new 'Reserve' homes, choosing retirement or assignment to Air Force Reserve Personnel Center and some making the decision to become Florida residents took on a feverish pace as the day of change, the day of the inevitable ceremony subtly arrived. Col. Gary E. Beebe, 927th Air

  • Commander Recognized as 'Honorary Chief'

    With anticipation reaching new heights, wing personnel anxiously filed into the base dining facility to hear the most recent relocation news from our commander, Col. Gary Beebe. As the process to move personnel and assets to MacDill AFB continues it has been wing leadership's goal to keep