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

Bagram force protection program emphasizes the importance of vigilance

There they stood, gathered outside the Base Exchange at 9 p.m. with flash lights in their gloved hands, as they prepare to walk to a destination here they had never been to.These 120 volunteers contribute to decreasing the amount of contraband on the base by participating in an ongoing

Rescue group Airmen pick up injured paraglider

Southern Arizona Citizen Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group chalked up another rescue within the week late Friday night, May 31. The rescue team was taking part in a night vision goggle parachuting training exercise when the helicopter flight mission commander overheard a possible downed aircraft

Corporals Course opens for other military branches

The U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Leadership Course opened its door to service members from both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy here May 11-25.The two-week course is designed to equip new, or soon-to-be, noncommissioned officers with the tools and knowledge to effectively lead their troops, no

Critical Days of Summer

The Air Force designated May 25 through Sept. 4 of every year as the Critical Days of Summer.The Air Force-wide campaign dedicated to ensuring Airmen have an injury-free summer has run annually since the early 1980s, and was developed to counter the traditional increase in Air Force mishaps and

Student win Law Day competition

Law Day is celebrated every year May 1, a day first declared by Congress in 1961 as a day to celebrate the rule of law. This year, the 355th Fighter Wing Staff Judge Advocate office supported the Law Day celebration by asking children from kindergarten through grade 12 to think about their favorite

Photos: Comprehensive Airman Fitness Week 2013

D-M receives last A-10s out of Europe

Five A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft arrived here from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 23.The A-10s were part of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which will be inactivated in June. The event marks the removal of all A-10s stationed in Europe. D-M has received multiple A-10 aircraft from Spangdahlem