New facilities for new capabilities

You may have noticed some construction happening right off the intersection of Tempe Street and Phoenix Street The sign outside proclaims it the HC-130J Aerial Delivery Facility, a project that has been ongoing since mid 2012. It's getting close to completion, and the 563rd Rescue Group plans to

May 2013 Crime and Punishment

Editor's note: Each month, the legal office publishes the results of actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice completed during the previous month. Specific individuals who received Nonjudicial Punishment are not identified.During May 2013, D-M commanders administered six Non-judicial

Photos: 755th AMXS

The 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides war-fighting commanders with combat ready EC-130H Compass Call aircraft to expeditiously execute information warfare and electronic attack operations.

Take Control of Your Air Force Career

The fiscal year 2014 retraining advisory is out.The purpose of the Noncommissioned Officer retraining program is to optimize the enlisted force structure to best meet the current and future Air Force requirements.The program consists of two phases. Phase one retraining gives Airmen identified from

SAPR Down Day set for June 14th

355th Fighter Wing members will be required to attend a Sexual Assault and Prevention briefing at the base theatre here on June 14.Gen. Mark Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, has directed every Air Force Wing to conduct a SAPR Down Day.The 355th Fighter Wing commander's call will start in

Furloughs close Commissary on Mondays

The Commissary here is slated to close on Mondays beginning July 8, as a result of the civilian furloughs.The decision comes from the Defense Commissary Agency following Department of Defense protocols related to automatic federal government budget reductions.The Defense Commissary Agency chose

355th Operations Support Squadron

D-M closes library for remainder of fiscal year

The D-M Library here will close its doors June 14 for the remainder of fiscal year 2013.Base leadership decided to close the base library due to fiscal challenges."As we continue to face these challenges, we are forced to make tough decisions with regard to where our valued dollars are invested,"

D-M honors three Purple Heart recipients

Three Desert Lightning Team members received Purple Heart medals for an event that occurred during their recent deployment. On Oct. 5, 2012, a 107mm rocket hit the air conditioning unit directly outside the Metals Technology shop at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan injuring three Airmen deployed from

D-M OSI Agent saves drowning child

Special Agent Christopher Martin, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 217, saved an eight-year-old boy from drowning at a youth football team pool party in Marana, Ariz., June 2.Martin was poolside talking with his wife and daughter, scanning the pool for his other children, when