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  • D-M Airman is roller derby racer

    Take roller skating, paramedics, cheering fans, an oval track and position names like jammers and you get the sport of roller derby.For Staff Sgt. Hilary Middleton, 355th Operations Support Squadron air crew flight equipment technician, roller derby is more than a hobby of hers, it's become a

  • Morale gets a boost with PLAYpass

    Deployments can be hard on a service member, their friends and their family. PLAYpass is a membership card that Airmen and their families can use to receive discounts at select base organizations. The card is intended for use by families of deployed Airmen, and the Airmen themselves once they

  • PJs train for overseas operations

    From the Craycroft gate on D-M, it's approximately 138 miles to our destination at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field for the July 25 combat search and rescue training mission for pararescuemen from multiple rescue squadrons and rescue groups on D-M.As we arrive at Gila Bend and take the dirt road

  • D-M Vet Clinic gives affordable care for military pets

    To most, pets are considered members of their families. Military members are no different when it comes to caring and loving their animal companions. The D-M Veterinary Clinic helps ensure that these family members stay healthy and happy.The Vet Clinic services active-duty, guard, reserve and

  • How does a firefighter train to stop a fire?

    How does a firefighter train to stop a fire? This isn't a trick question or the beginning of a bad joke. The question is real and the answer is simple: they have to start a fire and practice putting it out. On D-M, the Fire Department uses the D-M Regional Fire and Emergency Services Training Area

  • HAWC cooks up food for health and fitness

    Many people probably know the Health and Wellness Center for the physical training leaders class, the bod pod, or classes on how to get more out of PT sessions. However, the HAWC is cooking up some new ways to remain fit to fight.At least once a month, the HAWC holds a healthy cooking class. The

  • Turn up the volume… for trophies

    After a long hard day of work, Airmen need to take time for themselves. Some have hobbies like biking, hiking or volunteering. For Staff Sgt. Steve Ogden, 923rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, his hobby is entering his Ford F-150 in sound system competitions.Ogden's interest in competition sound

  • Don't get carried away during monsoon season

    A monsoon can be described as a seasonal shift in the prevailing wind direction, that usually brings with it a different kind of weather. From the month of June all the way through September, known as monsoon season in Arizona, the "different kind of weather" is rain, and lots of it.In 2011, more

  • AFSA adopts a street

    The City of Tucson recognized the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association on June 22 with a ceremony unveiling a sign dedicated to the group for its work with the Adopt-a-Park and Public Areas Program."As a member of the Air Force, I think supporting your local

  • AMARG hosts game show “The Great Escape”

    Among the miles and miles of war-torn, decommissioned planes resting at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group are a new group of visitors. They're transporting equipment not often seen at the Boneyard such as trailers, TV monitors, video cameras, walkie-talkies, walkie-talkies and