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  • U.S. Army Basic Combatives Course

    U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army soldiers participated in the U.S. Army Basic Combatives Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 22 to 26. The 40-hour course teaches participants basic hand-to-hand combat, and is open to all armed forces members, whether they are active duty,

  • Airmen donate to local shelter

    The Career Development Center is holding an in-house pet supply donation for the Pima Animal Care Center.During an office pow-wow, leadership and their Airmen brainstormed ways they could give back to the community. They came up with volunteering with a local shelter. Everyone attended a

  • Logistician of the Year

    Senior Airman Sammie Ervan, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron base support plan manager, was awarded the Air Force-level Logistics Readiness Airman of the Year award here Aug. 6. Ervan was nominated for the award in 2012. His supervisor at the time, Staff Sgt. Mariko McClain, prepared the package

  • Scheduled electrical outage set for Aug. 17

    There will be an electrical outage here Aug. 17, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to scheduled maintenance.The following buildings will be affected by the outage:5303, 5301, 5309, 5314, 5315, 5305, 5318, 5329 and 5320.Please plan accordingly.

  • D-M holds 6th Annual Knoche-Hahn Memorial Aquathon and 5k

    Outdoor Recreation here held the 6th Annual Knoche-Hahn Memorial Aquathon and 5k Aug. 3, at the outdoor pool.The event is held in remembrance of Angela Knoche, a former civilian lifeguard on D-M, and Staff Sgt. Timothy Hahn, formerly assigned to the 563rd Maintenance Squadron.Knoche and Hahn were

  • SecDef announces furlough change

    Unites States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Aug. 6 that furlough days for Department of Defense appropriated fund civilian employees have been cut down from 11 to 6. The furlough began July 8, and civilian employees were mandated to take one, unpaid, day off from work each week for up to

  • New swim program offers effective way to increase aerobic activity

    A new class being offered to base members here gives people the chance to improve their fitness through a different kind of workout.High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is an effective way to increase aerobic capacity. The new class uses swimming to help improve fitness dexterity."It's a

  • DLT Airmen selected for promotion

    The Air Force notified 268 Airmen here August 1 that they had been selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant.There were a total of 34,078 Airmen eligible to for promotion. With a selection rate of 32.9 percent, 11,212 of those Airmen will join the noncommissioned officer tier.The Desert

  • 25th OWS building dedicated to fallen Airman

    The 25th Operational Weather Squadron building was dedicated in a ceremony here to Capt. Nathan Nylander August 1. Nylander was killed while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011.The 25th OWS building is now called the Nylander Building after the unveiling of the memorial sign at the building dedication

  • D-M softball team headed to Panama City for world championships

    The base softball team, Overrated, is slated to compete in the United States Specialty Sports Association Military World Tournament in Panama City, Fla. Aug. 16-18.The team is comprised of Airmen and Department of Defense contractors and civilian workers here. Not all of the team will be going due