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  • 355th FW Commander addresses public on security incident

    Davis-Monthan increased security measures around the base following the reported sighting of an armed individual entering an office building.Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel, Tucson Police and Tucson Fire Department as well as other emergency services personnel provided support to D-M

  • Davis-Monthan Air Force Base declares higher state of security

    Reports of suspicious activity have caused D-M officials to declare a higher state of security. No shots have been fired and no one has been hurt. Officials are currently investigating the situation, and more information will follow as it becomes available. Any questions should be referred to the

  • D-M Airmen walk the line during ORE

    Approximately 450 Airmen processed through the Personnel Deployment Function line as part of the Operational Readiness Exercise Sept. 12-13 here.The PDF line is managed by the 335th Force Support Squadron for deployers to complete any last-minute tasks before they leave and is used when deploying

  • Patriot Golf Day Tournament raises $30K for military charities

    Nearly 200 local service and community members braved the summer monsoons during a golf tournament to raise more than $30,000 for charities that benefit military families.An extended lull between local lightning storms Monday, Sept. 12, gave Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the Arizona

  • Are you prepared for a dental emergency?

    Thousands of dental emergencies--from injuries to a painful, abscessed tooth--take place every day. Would you know what to do if your child broke a tooth or had a tooth knocked out while playing outdoors? What if you had a bad toothache in the middle of the night and couldn't get to the dentist

  • Controlling corrosion one coat at a time

    "A little to the left," says Staff Sgt. Thomas Klosky, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron corrosion control day-shift leader, as he supervises the placement of a vinyl decal on the back end of an A-10. He and a group of 355th EMS corrosion control members stand at the bottom of a staircase ladder

  • D-M remembers 9/11

    The events of Sept. 11, 2001 made a huge impact on the United States and will never be forgotten. D-M held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony, in honor of the lives lost and affected by the tragedy, at the 79th Rescue Squadron here Sept. 9.The ceremony featured witnesses who were near or in the buildings

  • D-M sweeps Safety Awards

    D-M took home six 12th Air Force-level safety awards for the month of September.The base was nominated in three different categories and won them all. The winners were:· Weapons Safety Award of DistinctionStaff Sgt. Jason Monaco, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron· Flightline Safety Award of

  • Spoofed websites may hide malware

    That military website you just logged onto may not be as secure as you think. Web pages containing malware are posing as government websites, and Airmen using search engines to locate official Department of Defense pages have reported spoofed, or illegitimate, websites among the results."Put simply,

  • Local boy is Pilot for a Day

    A local boy and his family toured the base with the Pilot for a Day program here August 26.Fifteen year-old Brandon Valles, his mother Dellma Valles, father Ernie Valles, and twin brothers Alex and Ricky Valles were escorted by Capt. Jason Pruitt, 358th Fighter Squadron pilot, during their