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  • 358th FS reestablishes ‘First Friday’ with Easter extravaganza

    The 358th Fighter Squadron held an Easter egg hunt for their military members' children here April 6.The Easter egg hunt helped the Airmen meet each other's family. About nine children participated in the hunt, all of them looking for more than 60 eggs."I recently took command and really wanted to

  • FSS hosts “Battle of the Sexes” basketball game

    The Equipment Maintenance Squadron men's basketball team reined victorious, 67-64, during the "Battle of the Sexes" basketball game hosted by the 355th Force Support Squadron at the Benko gym April 6. The EMS base champion men's team took on the Davis-Monthan women's varsity team in a high-pressure

  • Royal Air Force trains with A-10s

    The Royal Air Force's Tornado GR4 is scheduled to be at Davis-Monthan until April 23 for Exercise Torpedo Focus.Torpedo Focus is a heavy weapons training exercise for Tornados to work with A-10 pilots in D-M's vast airspace. The Royal Air Force comes to D-M annually for this training that allows

  • D-M Airmen paint planes for protection

    Stepping into the paint barn on D-M feels like being on the set of the movie "E.T." or "Outbreak." Airmen are dressed up in white hazardous material suits like the actors in those films, except they're not looking for a candy-munching life form or trying to stop a deadly disease from spreading. The

  • The writing on the "Walls"

    The "Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona" open house will feature many showcases, mostly centered on aerial displays. But one exhibit takes us from the skies to the ground and across thousands of miles to the sands of Iraq, where the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group sparked a movement that would

  • USAFA Wings of Blue to perform at open house

    Scheduled to descend upon D-M in spectacular fashion, the Air Force Academy's parachute team, Wings of Blue, will perform at the 2012 D-M "Thunder and Lightning over Arizona" open house April 14 and 15.The "Wings of Blue" has been called one of the most outstanding parachute units in the country for

  • Thunderbirds to perform at D-M's open house

    On April 14 and 15, a familiar face is making a temporary appearance to the airspace above D-M. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to participate in the 2012 D-M "Thunder and Lightning over Arizona" open house.The Thunderbirds will be celebrating their 59th season of flying with D-M being the third

  • D-M Airmen race for one of their own

    Airmen from D-M recently participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K at Reid park March 25, to help raise awareness about the life-altering disease of breast cancer and to support one of their own.Senior Master Sgt. Aubry Herrera, 355th Fighter Wing staff superintendent, has Stage III

  • Eagles squeak by Chiefs, 15-14, in charity softball game

    The Eagles walked away victorious over the Chiefs, 15-14, in the annual charity softball game at Thunderbolt Field here March 23."The Chiefs want to congratulate the Eagles on their win," said Chief Master Sgt. Luann Gaylor, the Chiefs' right fielder. "It was a good game and we appreciate the

  • D-M wins best RV campground for 2011

    When it comes to bringing military families together in a relaxing area, nobody does it better than the Agave Gulch FamCamp at D-M.The FamCamp on D-M has won the 2011 Overall Best Military Campground for the Western USA. "FamCamp is a recreational vehicle park on base where the traveling Air Force