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MacDill Air Force Base

Tampa, United States

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Location

Tampa · FL · United States

Position

27.849°, -82.521° · 14 ft elev.

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

Opened

1941

Location

Tampa, United States

MacDill Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located on a peninsula in southern Tampa, Florida, bordered by Tampa Bay and Hillsborough Bay. It serves as one of the most strategically important military installations in the country, hosting headquarters for United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The base is home to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, which operates KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft supporting aerial refueling missions. As a military installation, MacDill does not serve commercial passenger traffic, though it does accommodate military and government aircraft operations.

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The base is accessible by road via Dale Mabry Highway, with no dedicated public transit link; personnel typically commute by private vehicle.

Notable facts

›Headquarters of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
›Home to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, operating KC-135 and KC-46 tanker aircraft.
›Located on a narrow peninsula between Tampa Bay and Hillsborough Bay in southern Tampa.
›Named after Colonel Leslie MacDill, a pioneering Army Air Corps officer killed in 1938.
›The base has hosted presidential visits and serves as a key logistics hub for operations in the Middle East.

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