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  • 12AF and AFSOUTH 'kicks it' during sports day

    Twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern hosted its third bi-annual sports day at Bama Park here Nov. 3. The day started out with a briefing by the 12AF/AFSOUTH commander, Lt. Gen. Norman Seip, and a one and a half mile run. After the run, activities included dodge ball, Wally ball, golf chipping,

  • Planned power outages

    Davis-Monthan will experience a power outage Nov. 8 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. as part of ongoing construction. Facilities to the east of Taxiway E along Yuma road will lose power during this period. The 41st Electronic Combat Squadron Operations, Dog Kennels, Site 5, CATM, and Horse Stables are

  • American Indian Heritage Month

    On August 3, 1990, President George W. Bush declared the month of November National American Indian Heritage Month. The purpose of National American Indian Heritage Month is to honor and recognize the original people of this land. Similar proclamations have been made since 1994. The Davis-Monthan

  • General Seip visits the 355th FW

    Lieutenant General Norman Seip, 12th Air Force commander, visited the base Oct. 15-16 to spend some of his time focusing on the 355th Fighter Wing. General Seip wrapped up his visit with an enlisted call for E-6's and below at the base theater. "My time is your time," he said. During the E-call, his

  • Guard and Reserve warfighters converge on D-M for WEPTAC

    The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve sent their seasoned officer and enlisted warfighters to this desert area, with its history of weapons testing and tactics development, for a conference Oct. 20-24 that roadmaps their weapons and tactics needs for the near- and long-term, military

  • Team D-M helps military families COPE with deployments

    More than 32 families from the D-M community, Oct. 21, took part in Operation COPE, a weekend retreat designed for deploying Airmen and their families to strengthen relational ties and create opportunities for shared memories. The two-day retreat, which took place at a local Tucson hotel, offered a

  • Energy Awareness Month

    October is Energy Awareness Month! The Air Force theme for 2008 is "Secure Today's Energy: Fuel Tomorrow's Mission." This is the perfect opportunity to evaluate how we do things in order to conserve our precious resources. As winter approaches, it is imperative we continue to be vigilant about our

  • Operation Junior Heroes to familiarize kids with deployment process

    The Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Airman & Family Readiness Center here will be presenting "Operation Junior Heroes" at D-M Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is a simulated deployment for servicemembers' dependent children, ages 5-17. "Recruits" will start at Heritage Park

  • Don’t let ‘Cracks’ turn into ‘Fractures’

    When rocks break apart from mountains, the resulting landslide can be forceful, dramatic and extreme. The start of these spectacular occurrences is most often a small crack, a slight fault in the structure or tiny amounts of water seeping into fissures causing weakness in the mountain's formations.