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  • Fighting the fires of the future

    MacDill’s first-ever Future Firefighters Club of America, is a Youth Center program that could change a child’s life forever.After six months of planning, MacDill’s 6th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight firefighters also joined the program to personally teach MacDill’s youth

  • Keep the fines at Bay

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, FLA. – As Florida days begin to get longer and temperatures start to rise, it’s understandable how enticing being on the water can get.

  • EFMP assists more than 1,000 military families

    Navigating through the medical and educational system for any child can be difficult. The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, makes it easier by offering a variety of services and resources for military families with children who have special needs.

  • One team, one goal; Jet engine mechanics maintain the mission

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, is home to many hard working Airmen, but one team in particular stands out to Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Alicea, an aircraft propulsion craftsman assigned to the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

  • Active Duty, Citizen Airmen work together to complete the mission

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Part of the “Total Force” concept, the U.S. Air Force strives daily to integrate active-duty and reserve Airmen. By interoperating, the Air Force is able to create a “Total Force” capable of completing the mission regardless of the full-time or part-time nature of the

  • Command post: Providing vital information around the world

    Information is critical in making decisions on a daily basis; without trusted information leaders may not be able to make properly informed decisions and Airmen’s lives could be at risk. To prevent this, the Air Force relies on the Command Post.

  • Team MacDill makes Operation Pumpkin safe for all

    This Halloween, children and parents in their best costumes will be going from house to house saying “Trick-or-treat” to receive loads of candy for Operation Pumpkin, Oct. 31, 2016, from 6-8 p.m., at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Citizen Airman continues his family’s military aviation legacy

    The history of the KC-135 dates back to August of 1956 when the first Stratotanker took to the skies to meet the demands of the new jet engine powered fighters and bombers of the day.Sixty years later it remains the workhorse of the Air Force’s air refueling capability thanks to a proud lineage of