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  • MacDill reserve chaplain assistant receives life changing message

    The paths we choose in life are influenced by many factors, parents, teachers, friends, society and for one 927th Air Refueling Wing Airmen it was an explosive experience while downrange.The pathIn 2010, deployed as a pest control specialist to northern Iraq, mortar and rocket attacks became part of

  • Driving in a flood

    For the East Coast, the busiest time during hurricane season is between mid-August and mid-September. On August 1-3, 2015, Tampa Bay, Florida, experienced first-hand just how quickly a flood can develop during a rainstorm, forcing drivers to find alternate routes or ultimately abandoning their

  • MacDill Reservist commander gives back through softball

    "Swing batter batter, swing batter batter... strike-three, you're out!" yells the umpire at home plate. These are both common things to hear while at a competitive fast-pitch softball game. Although, at the Pro Fast Pitch X-Treme (PFX) field near Orlando, Florida, you can also expect to hear Col.

  • 75 years serving in the Tampa community

    With MacDill's 75th birthday approaching next spring, we take a look into MacDill Air Force Base, Florida's mission over the years and how it has been an integral part of the Tampa community for nearly 75 years.MacDill is named in honor of Col. Leslie MacDill, a pilot in the Army Air Corps who died

  • Citizen Airman lives in one big happy family

    Father, husband, manager and Airman. For most, any one of these tasks would be a lot for one person to handle.Imagine yourself with two-pairs of twins, one set 22-years old the other set 7-months. Now, picture a 14-year old daughter and a 3-year old son also. This is something Senior Airman Jeff

  • Total Force Integration leads to successful decon training exercise

    A 10,000 gallon fuel truck has rolled over and is leaking all over the roadway during rush hour. Seconds later at the MacDill Air Force Base fire station, fire fighters jump into their boots and strap on their suspenders to the beat of the piercing siren.On scene, the firefighters arrive to meet

  • Love for the game

    "I can't explain how grateful I am to have had this opportunity to play on a great team with great girls," said Senior Airman Jessica Gonzalez, 6th Security Forces Squadron entry controller and U.S. Special Operations Command Rover. "I hope I will be accepted again next year and continue to

  • PTSD Awareness Month: learn, connect, share

    Since 2013, the Senate has designated June as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month to educate members of the Armed Forces, veterans, family members and the public about the causes, symptoms and treatment of PTSD.It was once considered a psychological condition that primarily affected

  • MacDill Reservists to spend Memorial Day providing hope and healing

    For many, Memorial Day is just another day off of work, an extra day to spend with family and friends while flipping 'burgers and dogs', few even know the meaning and even fewer take a moment to reflect and honor the memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S.