• San Diego Charger trains with D-M Airmen

    A National Football League defensive back will visit here on March 3. Jarret Johnson is a San Diego Chargers linebacker and will be a star guest for the D-M Comprehensive Airmen Fitness Day. The day will focus on safety, resiliency skills, and the Physical domain of Comprehensive Airman Fitness

  • D-M to host 16.4 MW solar array ribbon cutting

    A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Davis-Monthan photovoltaic solar array project will be held here Feb 13, at 9:30 a.m. The 16.4 megawatts solar array is the largest of its kind on any U.S. Department of Defense installation.Davis-Monthan entered into an agreement with SunEdison, LLC in 2010 to

  • D-M to host 2nd Annual Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk 10K Run

    The Davis-Monthan AFB Fitness Center will host the Annual Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk 10K run March 1 at 9 a.m. The course navigates through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored and maintained by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group here. This year features a new route

  • US Army helicopters from Texas at D-M, 5-7 Feb.

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host 26 helicopters and nearly 100 Army personnel from the 3-227th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Calvary Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 5-7. D-M is supporting the unit with refueling and overnight parking for their aircraft

  • D-M to host 2nd Annual Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk 10K Run

    The Davis-Monthan AFB Fitness Center will host the Annual Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk 10K run March 1 at 9 a.m. The course navigates through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored and maintained by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group here. The 309th AMARG provides

  • D-M Commander to host media roundtable

    Col. Kevin Blanchard, the 355 Fighter Wing commander will host a media roundtable at 3 p.m. Tues., Jan 14, to discuss D-M's new community engagement initiative, the Davis-Monthan - Tucson Valley Council, an informative meeting held quarterly with local elected community representatives. The 355th

  • D-M Hosting F-16 Units from Northern-tiered States in January and February

    Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons from New Jersey and South Dakota will operate here for intermittent periods in January and February as part of the Arizona Air National Guard's Operation Snowbird. * Twelve F-16s from the South Dakota Air National Guard are scheduled to operate at Snowbird

  • Thunderbirds set to perform at D-M Open House

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, released their 2014 Show Season Schedule yesterday announcing that they will perform at the "Thunder and Lightning over Arizona - Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future" Open House here, April 12-13.The Thunderbirds

  • Distinguished Flying Cross and Richard T. Kight Award presentation

    Capt. Brian Dicks will be honored in a ceremony at the 55th Rescue Squadron here at 3 p.m. Nov. 26. The award is named in honor of Brig. Gen. Richard T. Kight, a former commander of the Air Rescue Service, and is presented annually to recognize an active duty or reserve component member who has

  • Distinguished Flying Cross and Richard T. Kight Award presentation

    Capt. Brian Dicks will be honored in a ceremony at the 55th Rescue Squadron here at 3 p.m. Nov. 26. The award is named in honor of Brig. Gen. Richard T. Kight, a former commander of the Air Rescue Service, and is presented annually to recognize an active duty or reserve component member who has