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  • Dagger Point: Meet your new vice commander

    Leadership changes are a common occurrence in the U.S. Air Force, especially with installation leadership. Davis-Monthan recently experienced such a shift at the vice commander level. Meet Col. Michael Rawls, a fighter pilot from Kentucky, and your new 355th Fighter Wing vice commander. SC: How long

  • A&FRC puts the focus on being a better father

    Men of the Desert Lightning Team are getting the chance to learn to be better fathers through the Focus on Fathering classes offered by the Airman & Family Readiness Center here.The classes were initially designed to focus on military dads, or dads-to-be, who wanted to improve their fathering

  • Honorary Commander brings Tucson Padres to 354th FS

    The 354th Fighter Squadron here hosted members of the Tucson Padres and their families for a visit June 19.The Padres visited the 354th FS along with Mike Feder, Tucson Padres general manager and 354th FS honorary commander.The visit was organized to give the Padres a brief view of the mission of

  • Airmen develop leadership through reading

    Members of the Desert Lightning Team are getting the opportunity to develop themselves professionally and personally through the Leaders Are Readers book club here.Leaders Are Readers is a program designed to allow members of the D-M community to come together, read and discuss the readings."The

  • Benko hosts monthly 5K

    The Benko Fitness and Sports Center here hosts a 5K run once a month for Desert Lightning Team members.The fitness center holds these runs to encourage Airmen health and morale. A 5K is five kilometers, or 3.1 miles.The runs are usually held on Sunglow Road, located right inside the Swan gate. The

  • Outbound Assignments office busy year round

    D-M's Outbound Assignments office deals with 650 to 900 assignments during the busiest permanent change of station periods. Though there are many steps, the process does not have to be very troublesome."We only have six people working in assignments, and the number of assignments at any given time

  • SAI offers low-cost activities to single Airmen

    Outdoor Recreation here is giving Airmen an opportunity to participate in outdoor activities around Arizona through the Single Airmen Initiative program.SAI is an Air Force-wide program that allots each base a set amount of money during phases to provide Airmen an opportunity to have fun at a

  • Financial aid available to Airmen

    The Air Force Aid Society is helping Desert Lightning Team members meet needs in times of emergencies through the Airman & Family Readiness Center here. The AFAS offers many different programs to aid members, from loans and grants to child care for active duty, retired Air Force personnel and Air

  • HC-130J prepares for first ever deployment

    Since the arrival of the first HC-130J Combat King II to D-M Nov. 15, the men and women of the 563rd Rescue Group have been working to get the aircraft to full-operational capability. The 79th Rescue Squadron is preparing to take the new HC-130J Combat King II on its first ever deployment. They will

  • Dedication to the fallen

    When U.S. Army Specialist Christopher Moon was a young child, he dreamed of becoming a U.S. soldier and always wanted to be a sniper. He did not have anyone in his immediate family who served, but knew distant family members who served in the armed forces. Marsha Moon, Christopher Moon's mother,