Aug. 7, 2013 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.
Aug. 7, 2013 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
Aug. 6, 2013 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
Aug. 6, 2013 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
Aug. 5, 2013 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
Aug. 2, 2013 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
Aug. 2, 2013 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
Aug. 2, 2013 D-M Airmen downrange: Bagram Airfield's flightline undergoing repairs The first phase of a major runway project on the Department of Defense's busiest runway is scheduled to be completed here Aug. 10. "The Bagram Airfield runway project is a repair project to fix the primary landing surface of runway 03/21, or the main runway," said Capt. Richard Hallon, 455th
Aug. 2, 2013 D-M Airman defuses situation downrange One of the biggest defense mechanisms of any expeditionary air base is the ability to launch aircraft to neutralize threats. Several 380th Air Expeditionary Wing agencies are charged with getting air operations back up and running as soon as possible should the flightline or runway be attacked. The
July 26, 2013 355th AMXS photos The 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron generates all combat and training sorties in the 355th Wing and manages the efforts of more than 500 personnel in 13 different specialties maintaining A-10 attack aircraft.