Air Force
GalleryMacDill airmen return home after 6-month deployment providing air power and support
Stars and Stripes
January 7, 2025
U.S. Air Force Capt. Graham Smith, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home by Carla Garcia at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing returned home to MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla., on Sunday after a six-month deployment delivering coalition air power and support to secure and stabilize the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Families and loved ones welcomed their safe return.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Zach Dicken, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home by Jamieson O’Brien at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Tucker Bone, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home by Sydney Spadafora, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. T (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Stafford, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home by his wife, Sam Stafford, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Raymond Roe, 91st ARS incoming commander, is welcomed home by his wife, Melissa Roe, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Preston Tippett, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Ramirez, a combat crew communications technician assigned to the 6th Operations Support Squadron, is welcomed home by his daughter, Misha Ramirez, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Rodgers, a boom operator assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home by his daughter at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nolan Brandt, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, is welcomed home by Stephanie Meade at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
Children marshal a KC-135 Stratotanker following their father’s final flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gregory Gaudet, 6th Operations Group commander, offloads cargo at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2024. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Stafford, a pilot assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron, waves out the window of a KC-135 Stratotanker following his return from deployment and final flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2025. (Lauren Cobin/U.S. Air Force)