Twelve F-16s Hosted at D-M for two weeks
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a common site in Tucson but residents may notice more F-16 traffic than normal operating from the base Mar. 11-21. The 355th Fighter Wing is hosting twelve Air National...
View ArticleD-M to host first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk
The Davis-Monthan AFB Fitness Center will host the first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk April 27 at 8 a.m. The course navigates through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored and maintained by...
View ArticleLargest U.S. military helicopter to visit D-M this week
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base welcomes six U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavylift Helicopter Squadron 465 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 19-27....
View ArticleAngel Thunder Rescue Exercise to take place at DM
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base welcomes Air Combat Command's 6th Angel Thunder Personnel Recovery and Rescue Exercise April 7-20. During the exercise air operations will include a variety of native and...
View ArticleD-M to host first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk
The Davis-Monthan AFB Fitness Center will host the first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk April 27 at 8 a.m. The course navigates through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored and maintained by...
View ArticleD-M, military retirees have $1.6 billion impact on local community
D-M and military retirees circulated approximately $1.6 billion and helped create more than 4,680 jobs in the local area, according to D-M's Fiscal Year 2012 Economic Impact Analysis, released here...
View ArticleDavis-Monthan to host “Pilot for a day” 16 May
A local Tucson boy will visit D-M to become a "Pilot for a Day" May 16. Ten year old Abrium Reyes, along with members of his family, will be hosted by the 79th Rescue Squadron who will give them a tour...
View ArticleD-M to welcome five A-10s returning from Europe
Personnel at Davis-Monthan will welcome five A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft here May 22. The A-10s are being reassigned from the 81st Fighter Squadron. The return marks the end of along-standing A-10...
View ArticleD-M shelters Okla. aircraft
D-M is providing shelter to aircraft from Tinker AFB, Okla. until inclement weather passes through the Midwest and they will be visible in the skies around the base. Twelve E-3 Sentry, airborne warning...
View ArticleDavis-Monthan to host Fourth of July Celebration
An Independence Day Celebration is scheduled to begin here at 6 p.m. July 4. The event will include private organization booths, games for families and a performance by the Desert Cadillac Band. A...
View ArticleD-M Airmen to be awarded the Purple Heart
Three Airmen will be presented with Purple Hearts at a ceremony here at 1 p.m. July 11. Maj. Richard Worcester, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron commander, will be presenting the medals to Airman...
View ArticleA-10 Squadron to resume flying operations
The 354th Fighter Squadron will resume flying operations here July 16. The Air Force Council approved the allocation of $208 million toward the buyback of major Combat Air Forces Flying Hour Program...
View ArticleD-M southwest gate opens
Gate 29B located on the southwest side of the base just off Valencia Road will be opening July 29. It will open for inbound traffic only from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., and for outbound traffic only from 4 p.m....
View ArticleAirman pronounced dead on base
An Airman assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla. was found dead at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Friday at approximately 8:45 p.m. The incident is still under investigation. Please contact Hurlburt Field...
View ArticleSummary Courts Officer notice for Senior Airman Kier C. Kablitz
Senior Airman Kier C. Kablitz of the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. passed away Aug. 9, 2013 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Anyone having knowledge of claim for or...
View ArticleD-M Airmen to be awarded the Purple Heart
Three Airmen will be presented with Purple Hearts at a ceremony here at 3 p.m. Aug. 23. Maj. Richard Worcester, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron commander, will be presenting the medals to Airman...
View Article9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to be held at D-M
There will be a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony held at Heritage Park here at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11. The guest speaker for the Remembrance Ceremony will be Col. Michael T. Rawls, 355th Fighter Wing vice...
View ArticleU.S. Navy helicopters and D-M units conduct joint training
Starting Sept. 12 three U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters will temporary train here and develop skills necessary to support our nations defenses. The MH-60S airframe is similar to the HH-60 Pave...
View ArticlePOW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony
A Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Remembrance Ceremony will be held at the 755th Aircraft Maintenance hangar here at 9 a.m. Sept. 20. The POW/MIA remembrance guest speaker will be a former POW Mr....
View ArticleHC-130J simulator ribbon cutting
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new HC-130J Simulator Training Facility will be held here Oct. 30. at 10 a.m. This is the first fully functional HC-130J Simulator for Air Combat Command, the higher...
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