• ACC to host largest rescue exercise in the world

    Media are invited to attend Air Combat Command's annual personnel recovery, and combat search and rescue exercise, Angel Thunder 2013, April 7-20 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Angel Thunder is the world's largest personnel recovery exercise, integrating sister services and numerous state, national,

  • Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course

    The Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course will take place at Davis-Monthan Feb 28 through March 3. During the four-day course, aircrews will perform ground and flight training to enable civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air Force pilots of current

  • Davis-Monthan to conduct emergency response exercise

    Davis-Monthan will conduct a routine emergency response exercise Sept 18. Please be advised that there will be increased emergency responder activity on base and traffic flow through the gates may be affected. D-M personnel regularly practice their responses to various emergency scenarios that may

  • Air Force extends Operation Snowbird public comment period

    The U.S. Air Force is extending the public comment period for the draft Environmental Assessment concerning Operation Snowbird here until Oct. 4. This additional 20-day extension allows citizens more time to analyze the proposal to implement National Guard Training Plan 60-1 supporting Operation

  • New commander to assume command of D-M

    Col. Kevin Blanchard is slated to assume command of Davis-Monthan in a ceremony at 9 a.m. on Aug. 10.Colonel Blanchard comes to the wing from a one-year assignment as the vice commander of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. He will succeed Col. John Cherrey who

  • Deceased D-M Airman identified

    Tech. Sgt. Steven Mangrum, 27, assigned to Davis-Monthan's 355th Security Forces Squadron, was found dead in his home July 31 at about 5:30 p.m.Mangrum was a native of Pflugerville, Texas, and had been stationed at Davis-Monthan since April 2008. Mangrum had deployed in 2005, 2008, and 2011 in

  • D-M Airman found deceased

    An Airman assigned to Davis-Monthan has been found deceased on July 31 at around 5:30 p.m.The name of the deceased is being withheld until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified. "The Desert Lightning Team extends its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased Airman," said

  • Draft OSB EA available for public review

    Air Combat Command released the Draft Operation Snowbird Environmental Assessment today for public review. The draft EA can be viewed at http://www.dm.af.mil/library/operationsnowbirdenvironmentalassessment.asp and at several local libraries in the Tucson area.The Draft OSB EA can be viewed at the

  • Hawgsmoke 2012

    The 355th Fighter Wing will host 18 A-10 squadrons and teams from around the world for the 7th biannual bombing and tactical gunnery competition known as Hawgsmoke Aug. 15-17, 2012. The competition focuses on A-10 tactics such as moving target strafe techniques, GPS-out navigation, and degraded

  • Summary courts officer notice for David Randolph

    Senior Airman David J. Randolph of the 355th Security Forces Squadron passed away on 4 July in his dormitory room on base. Any person or persons with a claim against Airman Randolph or who was currently in debt to Airman Randolph should contact the summary court officer, Captain Patrick C. Gordon of