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An Airman from the 6th Medical Group (MDG) prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for distribution at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 17, 2021. This is the second time the 6 MDG has established a point of distribution on base in order to help distribute roughly 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hiram Martinez)

Sept. 17, 2021

6 MDG Delivers Mandatory Vaccines

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airmen from the 6th Medical Group began redistributing doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, on Sept. 9, 2021. This comes after the Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum on Aug. 23, 2021, mandating all active duty personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The military community offers a variety of resources to help individuals. Supervisors, first sergeants, commanders, Airman and Family Readiness Centers, Chaplains and Mental Health professionals are available and equipped to assist individuals in need. All mental health programs are geared toward suicide prevention and increasing resiliency. Unit-based resiliency training, stress and anger-management training, outpatient-counseling services, family advocacy and alcohol and drug abuse counseling are also offered. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

Sept. 17, 2021

MacDill Promotes Suicide Prevention Awareness

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- September is national suicide prevention awareness month.

The simulation unit at the 6th Medical Group, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, looks on as a student moves through the process of emergency care through virtual reality Aug. 3, 2021, in support of the Defense Health Agency’s research and development’s simulation implementation worth $100 million. The introduction of augmented reality training increases the availability of training, without a need to increase manpower availability for training setup and multiple student face-to-face interaction. (Courtesy photo)

Sept. 2, 2021

6th MDG advancing medical readiness training with augmented reality

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Manikin-based training is currently the mainstay of military medical readiness training, however, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed some limitations to large-scale in-person training during times of social distancing. The introduction of augmented reality training increases the availability of training, without a need to increase manpower availability for training setup and multiple student face-to-face interaction.

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