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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  • Assumption of Command

    Lt. Col. Dorneen Shipp assumed command of the 927th Maintenance Group at an Assumption of Command ceremony here Feb. 20. Shipp oversees the 927th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 927th Maintenance Operations Flight and the 927th Maintenance Squadron.  The ceremony opened with the arrival of the

  • 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Command and Control in HaitiPort

    Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- As the aeromedical evacuation command and control center for Operation Unified Response in the Haiti, the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron based at MacDill  is responsible for the coordination and sustainment of all medical evacuation teams supporting the operation

  • Troops return home from deployment

    Airmen from the 927th Air Refueling Wing returned here from a 60-day Guam deployment Saturday. The airmen, who returned in three of the wing's own KC-135 refueling planes, were greeted by family, friends, co-workers and Ronald McDonald, who marshaled in the aircraft.Casper Company of Tampa, which

  • Reservists spend Christmas Eve with Veterans

    Reservists from the 927th Air Refueling Wing at Macdill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL took time way from their families and loved ones to spend Christmas Eve with veterans at the Baldomero Lopez State Veterans' Nursing Home in Land O Lakes, Fla.  Senior Master Sgt. Tom Lehman, Tech. Sgt. Denise Hauser

  • First Annual Children's Holiday Party

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing held its first annual Children's Holiday Party attended by wing members and their families.  Colonel Lewis presented opening remarks to welcome all of the families and to begin the festivities.  Free face painting, arts and crafts, hoola-hoop competitions, and food were

  • "Yankee Pirates" Compete in Australian Ultra Marathon

    Lieutenant Colonel Tim Martin led a team of 11 Air Force Reservists from the 63rd Air Refueling Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in a recent ultra-marathon relay race as team "Yankee Pirates."  The reservists were on a tour of duty at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley for a three week

  • WWII and Korean Veterans Receive Medals

    World War II and Korean War veterans received various campaign medals during a Veteran's Day ceremony at Baldomero Lopez State Veteran's Nursing Home last week.  The ceremony was presided by Ann Hildebrand, Pasco County Commissioner District 3.  It was a patriotic ceremony with the presentation of

  • Reserve Unit Hosts Individual Ready Reserve Muster

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing Military Personnel Flight conducted an Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) enhanced muster over the weekend at the MacDill Chapel annex.  A total of 118 members attended. All members who entered the Armed Forces on or after 1 June 1984 incurred, by law, a military service

  • HRDC Conference Held at MacDill

    The 927th Air Refueling Wing played host recently to a Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) Conference.  Approximately 80 participants representing 13 separate Air Force Reserve wings came to present their programs and discuss future HRDC endeavors. Major General Mitchell was the keynote