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  • The Memphis Belle replica, a B-17 heavy bomber assigned to the 91st Bomber Group, arrived at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., March 13, 2018.

    Famous B-17 replica, Memphis Belle, comes back home to MacDill

    The flight line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, was much different than what it was during World War II, when aircraft flew constantly overseas to contest Nazi Germany. Some of those planes never returned to the U.S., but at approximately 10:30 a.m. March 13, 2018, MacDill welcomed back home, the famous Memphis Belle B-17.
  • Robert and Verna Cuthrell, retirees currently residing in the family campgrounds at MacDill Air Force Base, pause for a photo at MacDill AFB, Florida, Jan. 24, 2018.

    MacDill uses texts to notify “FamCampers”

    Remotely located near the beach and recreation center at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, lies the family campground, more commonly known as FamCamp, a popular visitation program that operates year-round allowing people to rent one of 366 full-service sites complete with electricity, water, waste disposal, cable TV and optional telephone service.
  • An unexploded ordnance (UXO) sits in a training sand pit created by emergency management at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 2, 2017.

    Emergency Management ensures Air Force maintains optimum readiness

    When planning for an emergency, coordination is important. These types of situations take many forms. Be it a hurricane or weapons system discovered nearby, each situation requires everyone affected to be equally prepared. The Air Force, as well as the Department of Defense, never hesitates at the importance of emergency management. As a result, there is a career field solely dedicated to minimizing any damage caused during an emergency.
  • Members from the 6th Air Mobility Wing legal office pause for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 9, 2017. The legal office is divided into two sections, general law and military justice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mariette Adams)

    MacDill legal provides helping hand while maintaining order

    An elderly couple walks into the door hand in hand; the man sporting a veteran’s cap gently worn from use. His years of service and her years of undivided support represented in their wrinkles. They are distressed; seeking a will and unsure what to do.
  • Maria Flores, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, uses a shoulder press machine during her workout at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 8, 2016. Flores, who is an award-winning bodybuilder, competed in the 2016 National Physique Committee United States Nationals for bodybuilding where she won the over 40, 45 and 50 age categories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks)

    Age is nothing but a number: Award-winning bodybuilder sculpts her way to better fitness

    She’s in the gym regularly, always pushing herself harder. Beads of sweat drip from her forehead as she looks at herself in the mirror, assessing her progress.
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