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MacDill Air Force Base

Tampa, United States

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MacDill Air Force Base

Tampa, United States

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Strategic U.S. Air Force base on Tampa Bay peninsula.

Opened

1941

Location

Tampa, United States

MacDill Air Force Base is a major U.S. military installation located on a peninsula at the southern tip of Tampa, Florida, bordering Tampa Bay and Old Tampa Bay. It serves as the host installation for United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), making it one of the most strategically significant military bases in the country. The base is home to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, which operates KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft. Although it holds the IATA code MCF, MacDill does not serve commercial passenger traffic and is restricted to military and authorized government operations.

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MacDill AFB is accessible via Dale Mabry Highway through its main gate, with no dedicated public transit service to the base.

Notable facts

›Hosts U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) headquarters.
›Home to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, operating KC-135 and KC-46 tanker aircraft.
›The base occupies a peninsula bounded by Tampa Bay and Hillsborough Bay.
›Named after Colonel Leslie MacDill, a U.S. Army Air Corps officer killed in a 1938 aircraft accident.
›Served as a B-29 Superfortress training base during World War II.

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