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  • Airmen participate in local schools Career Day

    Desert Lightning Team members volunteered at Dietz Elementary School for career day, Jan. 29, 2014.Staff Sgt. Ki Nam, 355th Security Forces Squadron Military Dog handler, brought his partner, Benny, 355th SFS MWD, to the school to show and tell students about his career. Students ranging from the

  • South Dakota ANG trains at D-M

    Ten F-16 Fighter Falcons and 150 guardsmen from the South Dakota Air National Guard arrived at D-M Jan. 11 to conduct two weeks of mandatory readiness training.The South Dakota ANG utilized Operation Snowbird, a program that allows northern tier ANG flying units to fly down to D-M and conduct

  • D-M spouse hopes to "Survive" on reality TV

     The spouse of a Desert Lightning Team member is hoping to be selected as a contestant on the hit reality TV game show, "Survivor."Luella Moore, wife of Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Moore, 41st Electronic Component Squadron, has submitted her application via the show's website.Applicants must include recent

  • D-M hosts women's basketball tournament

    Women from Tucson, Phoenix and Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, gathered at Benko Fitness Center here for the Martin Luther King Jr. Women's Basketball Tournament Jan. 18-19.The D-M Mustangs women's basketball team asked Master Sgt. Luis Colon Jr., 355th Maintenance Group programs office safety

  • Free Issue and Household Hazardous Materials

    The Hazmart here has a Free Issue storage area.Shops can return excess new and serviceable hazardous materials to Hazmart. These returned items have already been paid for and are available to shops that have a need and are authorized to use them.D-M personnel are encouraged to make use of the Free

  • Desert Lightning Team fitness challenge

    Members of the Desert Lightning Team competed in a quarterly fitness challenge at the Haeffner fitness center, January 17. Nine contestants competed in a variety of exercises that tested both their endurance and strength.The quarterly competition was hosted by the CF Desert Lightning team."The idea

  • National Cervical Health Awareness Month

    January is National Cervical Health Awareness Month. The staff of D-M's 355th Medical Group Women's Health Clinic would like to highlight some of the changes in the guidelines for cervical cancer screening.Many women will be glad to know they will no longer need a Pap smear every year. Pap smears

  • Mothers of Preschoolers

    Being a military dependent is no easy task especially when there are small children involved. With all of the changes it can be difficult to stay on track.To assist with the hardship the D-M Hope Chapel took on a Mothers of Preschoolers program. This program is designed for mothers of children from

  • General Education Mobile

    Education is highly encouraged if not recommended for military members. However with the uncertainty of deployments and extended hours, committing to a seat in a college classroom is pretty difficult.The Community College of the Air Force has called upon 40 schools to offer the General Education