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  • An HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter assigned to the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is towed on the flightline at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 5, 2019.

    MacDill supports Total Force exercise

  • Only 1/3 of parents talk to their children about Halloween safety. What are you doing to tell your children before they go trick-or-treating? Talk to your goblins about Halloween safety, and how simple precautions can make it a fun and safe night for kids of all ages.

    Be safe and seen this Halloween

    Halloween trick-or-treating on MacDill AFB is scheduled for Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. in the Harbor Bay Housing areas. Airmen from the 6th Security Forces Squadron and volunteers from other base units will conduct a “Pumpkin Patrol” to provide a safe and secure environment for children trick-or-treating through expanded foot patrols. To ensure children are safe, make sure they can be seen while trick-or-treating.
  • Retired Air Force Col. James Hass presents the MacDill Lightning Chapter the Logistics Officer Association’s (LOA) 2019 Small Chapter of the Year award to Air Force 2nd Lt. Matt Moskowitz, MacDill Air Force Base’s Lightning Chapter vice president assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron during the LOA Symposium Oct. 10 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Warren Berry, deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, left, and Carol Howitz, president of the Logistics Officer Association, join them. (Courtesy photo)

    MacDill LOA chapter receives national recognition

    The Logistics Officer Association MacDill Lightning Chapter recently won the 2019 Col. Hass Small Chapter of the Year award during the 2019 National Logistics Officer Association Symposium Oct. 10 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Small Chapter of the Year award recognizes work the chapter has accomplished in areas such as leadership, mentorship, innovation and community service. The Lightning Chapter is active in community service, often through raising funds for scholarships for enlisted logistics Airmen.
  • U.S. Navy Sailors with the Strike Fighter Squadron 106 from Naval Air Station Oceania, Va., attach a training ordnance to an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 4, 2019.

    MacDill becomes nest for U.S. Navy Super Hornets

    Fighter aircraft rip through the skies around MacDill as the community marvels at the sound they have dubbed “the sound of freedom.” It’s a comforting sound for the U.S. Air Force who specializes in fighter aircraft. For the month of October, 18 U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft with the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia have made MacDill their new home for training.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Snelson, the 6th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) commander, speaks at the 6th ARW redesignation ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 30, 2019.

    6th Air Refueling Wing Redesignation

    Team MacDill held a redesignation ceremony commencing the transition of the 6th Air Mobility Wing to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, effective Oct. 1, 2019.
  • The 6th Contracting Squadron held its first ever Pitch Day at the Port of Tampa Aug. 1, 2019.

    Speed wins: MacDill contracting awards 100k in swift fashion

    In order to compete in the future, innovative ideas to improve fleet readiness must reach the warfighter quickly. In order to do just that, the 6th Contracting Squadron hosted its first ever Pitch Day Aug. 1, 2019, where local small businesses proposed innovative ideas to help increase overall base efficiency and mission effectiveness.
  • Visitors to a Back to School Info Fair hosted by the 6th Force Support Squadron wait outside Hangar 1 on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 3, 2019.

    MacDill Back to School Info Fair: accelerating military children into school year

    The Military Child Education Resource Fair jump-started military families into the school year by providing free school supplies and family support during the annual Back to School Info Fair at MacDill Air Force Base, Aug. 3, 2019.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, interacts with spectators at the Department of Defense Warrior Games, Tampa, Fla., June 23, 2019.

    MacDill, Tampa Bay welcome VCSAF for DOD Warrior Games

  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Ruth, a wounded warrior athlete, practices a discus throw at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 20, 2019.

    MacDill, Tampa Bay fire-up DOD Warrior Games

    Over 300 athletes from the U.S. as well as Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom’s armed forces, have flocked to MacDill Air Force Base, to train for the Department of Defense Warrior Games.
  • CES Safety Stand-Down Day

    MacDill firefighters, "Cable Dogs" save lives

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Last summer, the Air Force suffered the loss of a civil engineer squadron Airman who was operating around an entry to a confined space in a deployed location. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John J. Allen the director of civil engineers, ordered that all civil engineer squadrons conduct a safety stand-down day to deter these types of incidents.
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