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  • A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., for a refueling, Jan. 30, 2020.

    Delivering excellence: MacDill boom operators train for perfection

    There’s a saying in the Air Force about refueling aircraft, something along the lines of nothing accomplishes mission success without tanker aircraft gas. This saying rings true in Tampa. Refueling aircraft such as MacDill Air Force Base’s KC-135 Stratotanker are vital to mission success and keeping other military aircraft flying all over the globe.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Eldridge, a 6th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist poses for a photo Aug. 15, 2019 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Eldridge supported Air Force level Small Business Innovation Research events in Austin, Texas, and Boston, awarding nearly $149.5 million in contracts to developers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shannon Bowman)

    Elevator pitch perfect for MacDill Airman

    The innovative ideas of Airmen are critical tools in improving the capabilities and effectiveness of the Air Force. An idea can be presented while speaking to a supervisor about difficulties in the work shop, or in rare instances ideas are shared during an elevator pitch to an Air Force senior leader. This was the case for Senior Airman William Eldridge, a 6th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, when given a unique opportunity to serve as a liaison to Lt. Gen. Jerry Harris, the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs during the June CORONA South Conference, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Josh Welch, left, and 2nd Lt. Kent Melendez, right, both pilots assigned to the 50th Air Refueling Squadron, perform pre-flight procedures in the KC-135 flight simulator at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla, Aug. 17, 2018.

    Headed to the SIM! Safer, stronger warfighter readiness

    In a continual effort to remain the world’s greatest air power, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, uses flight simulation to train aircrew to expect the unexpected.
  • Cargo Deployment Function operates as Total Force effort

    Total Force team ensures deployment success

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Units throughout the Air Force banded together in a Total Force effort to complete a Cargo Deployment Function for members of the 927th Air Refueling Wing on a rotational deployment.
  • U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Roger Zehr, the officer in charge of operations intelligence assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron, pauses for a photo with his wife Nelcy Rivera, and their two sons, Alexander and Aidan Zehr-Rivera, in March, 2018.

    AFAF supports battle against cancer

    2nd Lt. Roger Zehr, 6th Operations Support Squadron officer in charge of operations intelligence, spent years honing his skills, overcoming obstacles, and learning to thrive in any situation; however, nothing prepared him for a diagnosis his son received during his time stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California in 2014.
  • U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets assigned to Detachment 640 from Miami University, Ohio, fasten their seatbelts aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, March 19, 2018.

    Flying classrooms: teaching future leaders in the air

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE — More than 20 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets with Detachment 640 from Miami University, Ohio, travelled from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, to receive an in-flight leadership course, March 19, 2018 and attend STEAM Day hosted at MacDill, March 21, 2018.
  • Medical and communications teams from the 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., mobilized in support of hurricane reilief in the Caribbean Sept. 8 through Oct. 17, after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the area.

    Aeromedical nurse directs complex missions to provide priority care

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill -- Multiple patient movements occurred as three hurricanes made way through Texas, the Caribbean and Florida, Aug. 24 to Sept. 19, 2017. Maj. Terri Felder from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, served as a medical crew director for these flights. AE crews were prepositioned at
  • Staff Sgt. Jessica Fairchild, center, a former military training instructor and currently an individual protective equipment supervisor assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron, pauses for a photo with Airman 1st Class Zenawi Tecle, left, a former trainee of Fairchild and now an entry controller with the 6th Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Kristin Weiland, right, an individual protective equipment technician with the 6th LRS, Feb. 24, 2017, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Fairchild served four years as an MTI applying professionalism and dedication to train thousands of people and groomed them into Airmen before returning to her current career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mariette Adams)

    Molding yesterday’s trainees into tomorrow’s Airmen

    In the early hours of darkness, the sound of reveille routinely rings throughout Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Trainees spring out of their beds to begin days filled with training, instruction and loud orders from their military training instructors.
  • Staff Sgt. Kelsey Shaw, NCO in charge of aircraft parts store with the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron, holds Kaylee Smith, a Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) mentee, during a TAPS event in St. Petersburg, Fla. Shaw has mentored Kaylee and her family for two years. (Courtesy Photo)

    Mentor opportunity turns into lifelong friendship

    “Kelsey has been a true Godsend to my family,” said Megan Sanders, mother of Kaylee Smith. “She has supported my children during numerous Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) events and in their everyday lives.”
  • Senior Airman Craig Jackson, left, a marine patrol crewmember and Officer Dana Jette, right, a civilian marine patrol crewmember, both assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) pause for a photo at the marina on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 20, 2016. The 6th SFS marine patrol is the only force of its kind to operate 24/7 in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam R. Shanks)

    Joining MacDill's waterborne police force

    “Only 10 more seconds!” shouts Tech. Sgt. Isaac Dobson, the NCO in charge of 6th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) marine patrol as two Airmen in Airman battle uniforms (ABU) tread water at Bobby Hicks Pool in Tampa, Florida July 21, 2016. Ten seconds later, both Airmen hoist themselves out of the pool, completely soaked head-to-toe. Staff Sgt. Zachary Tierney, an installation patrolman and Airman 1st Class Austin Dyson, an entry controller, both assigned to the 6th SFS, have just completed the marine patrol tryout.
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