• D-M hosts Heritage Flight Conference

    State of the art and historic military aircraft from around the country will fly here March 7 to 9 during the annual Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Conference. The Heritage Flight Conference allows civilian and military pilots to train together in preparation for the spring and summer air show

  • Military-Community Relations Committee next public meeting Feb. 20

    The next Military-Community Relations Committee public meeting will be Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in the Copper Room of the Randolph Golf Course Complex in Tucson. Neighborhood and homeowners associations, Tucson organizations, and business groups interested in becoming part of this committee should e-mail

  • Hero Hahn to receive posthumous Airman's Medal

    Staff Sgt Timothy Hahn, who died trying to rescue another drowning hiker in August near Sabino Canyon, has been posthumously awarded the Airman's Medal. The medal, to be presented in a ceremony Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m. at D-M, is given for heroism above and beyond the call of duty at the risk of one's

  • USAF to modify 65 B-1 bombers at D-M

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. - The United States Air Force, through a Boeing contractor, will modify all 65 of its operational B-1 bomber aircraft. The work will be accomplished at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. The modification will permit the B-1 to carry and employ the Air Force's Advanced

  • D-M youth earns Congressional Award

    Thomas Oravetz, the 16-year-old son of Ms. Marge Oravetz of Tucson, will receive a Congressional Award here Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Mirage Officers' Club. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. representative for District 8 in Arizona, will present Oravetz with a gold medal in recognition of his

  • Military-Community Relations Committee to hold public meeting Jan. 16

    The Military-Community Relations Committee will hold its next public meeting Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Copper Room of the Randolph Golf Course Complex in Tucson. Neighborhood and homeowners associations, Tucson organizations, and business groups interested in becoming part of this committee should

  • Military-Community Relations Committee to hold public meeting Nov. 28

    The MCRC will hold its next public meeting Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Copper Room of the Randolph Golf Course Complex in Tucson. Neighborhood and homeowners associations, Tucson organizations, and business groups interested in becoming part of this committee should email the MCRC Chairperson at

  • Tops in Blue celebrates 60 years of airpower at TCC

    Tops In Blue 2007 takes center stage Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center for one performance only. The show's theme, "The Fly By," commemorates 60 years of Air Force history through a high-tech multimedia extravaganza. Audiences will be taken back as the show visually and musically

  • Deployed D-M Airmen to return from Afghanistan this week

    Nearly 200 Airmen from the 355th Fighter Wing are scheduled to return home this week after more than six months of combat operations in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Maintenance and support personnel are scheduled to arrive here Tuesday morning. Pilots and their aircraft will

  • Military-Community Relations Committee to hold public meeting Oct. 23

    The MCRC will hold its next public meeting Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Copper Room of the Randolph Golf Course Complex in Tucson. Neighborhood and homeowners associations, Tucson organizations, and business groups interested in becoming part of this committee should notify the 355th Fighter Wing's