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  • A KC-135 Stratotanker sits in the 6th Maintenance Squadron (MXS) hangar at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 25, 2019.

    Cramped spaces and fuel vapors: MacDill AFB “Tank Divers”

    This hangar is the home of the 6th Maintenance Squadron’s fuels systems section. “Tank Divers,” as the technicians of this shop are called, work day and night to ensure MacDill Air Force Base’s aircraft are always ready to fuel the fight.
  • Innovative design could save KC-10 aircrews valuable time

    Innovative design could save KC-10 aircrews valuable time

    Currently, aircrews spend a lot of time coordinating the placement of weapons or other sensitive materials because of their inability to store the items themselves. Maj. Matthew Ables, 9th Air Refueling Squadron director of staff, believes having a safe on the KC-10 will give aircrews more time and flexibility
  • A wounded warrior receives laser treatment to improve the scar tissue of his amputated leg at the MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., scar clinic Feb. 15, 2019. The wounded-warrior-focused clinic offers a variety of treatments for those who suffer from scarring as a result of blast injuries, burns, amputations, and other surgeries.

    MacDill AFB provides wounded warriors unique treatment

    To minimize the impact of traumatic injuries, the dermatology office from the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base offers a variety of treatments for those who suffer from scarring as a result of blast injuries, burns, amputations and other surgeries.
  • Airman 1st Class Alex Mceachin, 437th Maintenance Squadron sheet metal apprentice, utilizes a newly designed painting station to paint a wheel Nov. 30, 2018 at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The new design elevates the wheel, exposing all the surfaces, on a stand with a lockable bearing apparatus to allow the wheel to spin, but remain secured. In its current design, three stands can be mounted on a moveable cart to allow mobility of the painted wheels to move them to the curing section of the shop.

    How the 437th AW is innovating the Air Force

    Innovation can often be overlooked. There is a misconception around the idea of innovation that it has to be a total overhaul or somehow life-altering. To ensure future success, service members must innovate and modernize to prepare mobility forces for future operating environments. Safely and cost-effectively altering a process to make it more efficient even in the smallest ways can make a huge impact on not only your squadron, but the way a process is done all over the Department of Defense.
  • Airmen participate in a ceremony honoring 26 WWII human remains Sept. 14, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. was tasked to deliver the remains due to its rapid mobility capabilities.

    Heroes return home, Repatriation of WWII remains

    Many service members lost their lives fighting for America. Some were brought home to their families and laid to rest, others were buried on the foreign soil where they died and many went missing in action. However, these heroes are never forgotten.
  • Master Sgt. Scott Dillinger, 6th Air Refueling Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of standardization and evaluation and a KC-10 Extender flight engineer, sits in the cockpit of a KC-10 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 4, 2018 prior to flying a refueling mission. During the flight, Dillinger hit the 10,000 flight hour milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

    Journey to 10,000: KC-10 flight engineer achieves historic milestone

    Performance and numbers matter. For more than two decades, Master Sgt. Scott Dillinger, a KC-10 Extender flight engineer, has completed countless checks on KC-10 aircraft from California to the Middle East.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Triston Evans, an aircraft fuel systems journeyman assigned to the 6th Maintenance Squadron, squeezes through the interworking of a KC-135 Stratotanker training fuel cell at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., May 30, 2018.

    Dangerous and dirty – MacDill “Tank Divers” power the fight

    Known as “Tank Divers,” Airmen from the 6th Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems section at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, constantly find themselves in a bind, looking for and fixing deterioration and leaks in the fuel systems of the aircraft.
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    Tactical Combat Casualty Care: A new standard of trauma care training

    MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, plays host to several Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Medical Personnel courses throughout the year.
  • An aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport team consisting of Airmen from the 375th AE Squadron, 18th AE Squadron, 673rd Medical Group, 36th Medical Group and 124th Medical Group, load a priority care patient onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2018. The C-17 from Travis AFB, Calif., was configured by an AE aircrew to provide aerial transport of patients throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lan Kim)

    Aeromedical evacuation crews provide medical transport in Pacific region

    It’s a Sunday morning on Travis Air Force Base, California, and a flightline normally buzzing with activity is unusually void of the sounds expected from the busiest military air terminal in the U.S.
  • Savannah Ruiz (Left) and her husband, Senior Airman Ruben Ruiz (Right), 921st Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter, pose for a photo with their children outside their home at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 26, 2018. The couple attended the Financial Peace Military course and used what they learned to pay off three credit cards, reducing their debt by $5,000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)

    Financial Peace: Travis AFB families reduce debt nearly $84K, enhance readiness

    “Think about how great life would be if you were debt free,” said Chaplain (Capt.) Kemuel Bellows, 349th Air Mobility Wing chaplain. “What kind of choices would you make if your home was paid off? If your children’s college was paid for and your bills are paid, what would your future or your retirement look like? What would you do?”
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A United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-22 Raptor over northern Iraq, Nov. 6, 2019. U.S. Central Command operations deter adversaries and demonstrate support for allies and partners in the region. (Video by Staff Sgt. Daniel Snider)
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