Operation Snowbird update

The Royal Air Force will deploy six GR-4 Tornado aircraft to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base as part of Operation Snowbird.

The aircraft will arrive in the Tucson area early June and will depart at the beginning of July.

During their brief stay, the pilots will comply with all of the base's traffic patterns, safety procedures and noise-abatement measures.

Visiting units use this unique training in preparation for upcoming deployments. Davis-Monthan and surrounding training sites offer visiting air crews similar conditions they would face in deployed environments, making the base and its assets ideal for combat training.

Operation Snowbird provides support for visiting flying units from U.S. military installations and allied partners needing to train in the optimal weather conditions and ample ranges of Southern Arizona.