Vol.51,No.1 Thursday, January 5, 2023 The YearinPhotos June-December2022 ‘That’sme’ U.S.AirForceMasterSgt.KennethArcibal,aboomoperatorassignedtothe50thAirRefuelingSquadron,pointstohisnameonaKC-135Stratotanker atMacDillAirForceBaseJune1.Theaircraftwas retiredandflowntoSheppardAFB, Texas,tobeusedasatrainingtoolforfuturemaintainers.
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PhotobyAirman1stClassJoshuaHastings U.S.Air ForceAirman1stClassJasminJomon,6thMedicalGroupmentalhealthtechnician, appliestacticalfield care techniquesonamanikinduring a TacticalCombat CasualtyCare (TCCC)assessmentatMacDillAirForce BaseMay26.After woundedmembersonthebattlefield aretransportedto shelter,AirmenaretaughttouseTFC whichincludesmanagingmassivehemorrhages, airways, respirations,circulationandhypothermiaprevention. PhotobyAirman1stClassLaurenCobin U.S.AirForceCapt.NeilOrmerod,aninstructorpilotassignedtothe91stAirRefueling Squadron,speakstoagroupofAirForceJuniorROTC cadetsfromOsceola,Sumner andJeffersonHighSchoolat MacDillAirForce BaseJune1.The studentswereinvited toflyandtourthebaseaspartoftheAirForceRecruiting Service’s AviationInspired Mentorship program.
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U.S.AirForceAirman 1stClassSydneyGunn, acrewchiefassignedto the 6thAircraftMaintenanceSquadron,assists achildduringagameof bingoattheNewLife Villagecampusin Tampa May 29.Thismonth,10 servicemembers, assignedtoMacDillAir Force Base,joined the fun,celebrating withparty games, apiñata and cake.
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U.S.AirForceCol.KurtMatthews,927thAirRefuelingWingcommanderandLennonLittleshareasaluteonMacDillAFBApril30. Matthewspresentedthecommander’scointo Littleandnamed himHonoraryCommanderforthedayinfrontofthe927thARWin recognitionforhisbraveryand resilienceinthefaceofhealthchallenges.
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PhotobyAirman1stClassLaurenCobin U.S.Air ForceCapt. VaughnCampbell,apilotassignedtothe50thAir Refueling Squadron,iswelcomedhomebyhiswife,LeaCampbell,at MacDillAirForceBaseJune6.TheAirmen returned hometoMacDill followingasix-monthdeploymentwheretheyweretaskedtodeliver coalitionair powerandsupporttosecureandstabilize theU.S.Central Commandareaof responsibility.
Airmenassigned to the6thAirRefuelingWingand honorarycommanders pausefor a groupphotobeforeboardingaKC-135Stratotankeraircraft atMacDillAirForceBaseJune3.MacDill’shonorarycommanderprogrampairslocalcivicleaderswithunitcommandersonbasetostrengthen relationshipsbetweenthemilitaryand Tampacommunity.
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RearAdmiralFrank“Mitch”Bradley relinquishedcommandofSpecial OperationsCommandCentral(SOCCENT)to Brig.Gen.KevinLeahyduringachangeofcommand ceremonyon MacDillAirForceBaseJuly 1. Theceremonymarkedtheend of
leadershipof theorganization, apositionhehasheldsinceJuly2020.
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Tech.Sgt.JosephPerez, 6thAircraftMaintenance Squadroncrew chief,performspre-flightcheckson aKC-135 Stratotankerin supportofNorthAmerican AerospaceDefense Command’sOperationNoble DefenderattheHenryE. RohlsenAirportinSt.Croix, U.S. VirginIslands,June 29.Theexerciseisanintegratedairandmissiledefenseoperationdesigned toensurethedefenseand securityofthenorthernand southernapproachesto NorthAmerica.
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Tech. Sgt. TungB. Tran andStaffSgt.KoreyHunt, 927thAircraftMaintenance Squadroncrewchiefs, replacelandinggearbrakes of a KC-135 Stratotankeraircrafton MacDillAir ForceBase,July9.The KC-135providesin-air refuelinginsupportofawide variety ofmission-sets.
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GarySiniseandtheLt.DanBandpreformatMacDillAirForceBaseJuly8. Theexclusiveconcertfeaturedfood trucks,games,andameet-and-greet withthebandtohonorMacDillpersonnelandtheirfamilies.Thebands missionistoupliftandcelebratedefendersandtheirfamiliesonmilitary bases at homeandabroad.
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a KC-135StratotankeratMacDillAirForce BaseJuly22.The6thARW is a 3,000-personforcecapableof rapidly projectingair refuelingpower anywhere inthe world.
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Afghancitizens restinaU.S.AirForceC-17GlobemasterIIIafterbeingevacuated fromHamid KarzaiInternationalAirportin Kabul,Afghanistan,Aug.19,2021.TheU.S. Air Force conducted airliftoperations totransportapproximately124,000 peoplefrom Kabulas partOperation AlliesRefuge.Theoperationwasoneofthelargestair evacuationsof civiliansin Americanhistory.
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U.S.Army Soldiers withtheFloridaNationalGuard’s Chemical,Biological,Radiological/Nuclear,andExplosive- EnhancedResponse ForcePackageloadsuppliesaspart oftheir responsetoHurricaneIan, Sarasota,Fla.,Sept.29.SoldiersandAirmen were joinedbyemergency respondersfromotherstatesasthey mobilizedtosupportthelocalcommunity.
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U.S.AirForceCol.AdamBingham,the6thAirRefuelingWingcommander,walksona VirtualRealitymotionplatformattheUniversityofSouth FloridaResearchPark, Tampa,Sept.16.The6thARWagreedonablankpurchaseagreementwithUSF’s Institute of AppliedEngineeringthat allowsAirmenaccesstooperations research,datascience,studiesandanalyses,rapidprototyping,accesstoacademiaand a sensitivecompartmentedinformationfacility.
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MacDillLanesBowling Closure
MacDillLanesBowlingwill be closedforexcitingupgradesand renovations Jan.2– Feb. 6,.
JanuaryBaseTheater movies
YourMacDill BaseLibrarywill beofferingfreemoviesattheBase Theater Moviesare opentoanyone with baseaccesstoMacDill. Visit macdillfss.com/library/foracompletemovieschedule.
2023 themeparkpassesonsale
Universal Orlando’s2023Military Freedom PassandDisney World’s Armed ForcesSalutetickets arenow availableattheITToffice located insidethe BXonMacDill VisittheMacDillITTofficeinside theBXorvisitmacdillfss.com/information-tickets-travel/today!
UpcomingM&FRCevents
• ResumeWriting101Private Industry– Jan.17
• MacDillcareerfair– Jan.19
• ResumeWriting(Federal)–Jan.26
Visit macdillfss.com/militaryfamily-readiness/for moreinformation.
OpenFSSpositionsavailable
Lookingfortheperfectcareerin theNew Year? Positions areopen forteensage14andup, dependents, retireesandactivedutylookingto work part-time. No priorbaseaccessrequired. Visitmacdillfss.com/ open-jobs/toseecurrentjobopeningsand applytoday!
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U.S.AirForceCapt. WilFriedman, 85thFlying Training Squadroninstructorpilot,right,speaksto a group of cadetsduringan AviationInspiration MentorshipeventatMacDill AirForceBaseOct15.AIM isacommunityoutreach programwitha missiontoinform,influenceandinspirethenextgeneration ofAirForceaviators.MacDillhostedNavalSeaCadetswiththeAmerican VictoryDivision,University ofCentral FloridaROTCcadetsandlocalHillsboroughCountystudentsduringtheevent.
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ChristmasEve,Carols8p.m./ VigilMass9p.m. ChristmasDay,ChristmasMass9:30a.m. New Year’s Day,New YearMass9:30a.m.
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Monday-WednesdayMass - 12:10p.m. www.macdill.af.mil/chapel
CatholicMass -Sunday- 9:30a.m.(confessionsbyappointment)
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