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  • AF announces 23 AFSCs on reenlistment bonus list

    Enlisted Airmen in 23 Air Force specialty codes may be eligible to receive a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) effective March 12, Air Force officials announced March 12.The Air Force is moving forward with a higher end-strength, so AFSCs eligible for the SRB program will increase to address

  • Summary Courts Officer notice for MSgt Verdelle Holloway Jr.

    Master Sgt. Verdelle J. Holloway Jr. of the 923d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ, passed away on 9 March 2015.  Anyone having knowledge of claim for or against the deceased's estate may contact the Summary Courts Officer, Capt. Joseph Bennett, at 520-228-7923, or by

  • Annual D-M 50 picnic scheduled for March 14

    The annual DM-50 picnic will be held Saturday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bama Park.The picnic is a free event for active duty members, families, retirees and any guests sponsored onto the base. The DM-50 will be providing a variety of free entertainment, food, drinks and events.The picnic

  • Heritage Flight 2015

    Air Combat Command held the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 27 - March 1.The annual aerial demonstration training event has been held at D-M since 2001, providing civilian and military pilots the opportunity to practice flying in formation for the

  • COMACC visits D-M

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Commander of Air Combat Command, visited here, Feb. 27, -Mar. 1.During Carlisle's visit he had two goals, to certify a Viper Demonstration Team pilot, and to speak with the Airmen.After clearing the pilot to fly in future airshows Carlisle held an all-call where he

  • WWII pilot reunited with P-47

    Sitting in a wheelchair with images of airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corps hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Hertel was reunited with the P-47 Thunderbolt during the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course here Feb. 28.After

  • Air Force places 18 A-10 aircraft into 'Backup Status'

    The Air Force, with congressional authorization, will convert 18 primary combat-coded A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from active units and place them into Backup-Aircraft Inventory (BAI) status with the possibility to convert another 18 at a later date in fiscal year 2015.The Secretary of Defense has

  • D-M puts its agencies to the test

    An aircraft crash training exercise was held at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range here Feb. 19.The simulated crash site was scattered throughout a two mile radius."The idea was to test the base's capabilities to respond to an aircraft crash incident with a mass-casualty piece involved,"

  • Theater security package begins rotation in Europe

    The 3rd Air Force commander announced the beginning of the U.S. Air Force's first European theater security package Feb. 18, 2015, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, addressed media, local authorities

  • Resurrection of the Ghost Rider

    After almost seven years of slumber, a sleeping giant awakened in the Arizona desert. It prepared to take flight Friday the 13th from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, on a historic journey to resume the mission for which it was created; provide strategic long-range bomber support anywhere in the world,