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  • D-M retires 38 A-10s, gains 41 more

    The 355th Fighter Wing began retiring 38 A-10 Thunderbolt II jet aircraft to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group here, April 8.The Wing began transferring A-10s in order to receive 41 A-10s from multiple bases during the next few months. The first group of aircraft arrived from

  • Softball season set to kickoff

    The softball season is scheduled to officially begin here May 13 at 5 p.m. This year, there are approximately 25 teams participating."The softball season is good for the base, because you are able to get multiple units together and have a friendly, competitive game while getting to know more people

  • DLT Airmen unload 40K books for children

    Sixty-four Airmen from the Desert Lightning Team assisted First Book Tucson with unloading approximately 40,000 books at the Bookman's warehouse in Tucson, Ariz., April 2.First Book Tucson began in 2008 and is one of 150 First Books around the U.S. Their mission is to give children in Tucson from

  • It shouldn't hurt to be a child

    April is national Child Abuse Awareness Month, a time dedicated to child abuse awareness and prevention activities.Michelle McLoughlin, 355th Fighter Wing Family Advocacy outreach manager, says that by providing access to quality childcare, affordable health services, parenting education resources,

  • Hurts One Affects All

    The Desert Lightning Team is hosting several events in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, hereVickie Jo Ryder, 355th Fighter Wing sexual assault response coordinator, says surveys show that one in four women will be sexually assaulted while on active duty, and one in 33 men are sexually

  • From the Ground Up: Climbing to the top of the world

    Six continents. Seven years. More than 100,000 feet climbed and next month, the USAF 7 Summits Challenge team is setting out to climb to the top of the world. At 29,035 ft., Mount Everest is the highest peak on Earth. If successful, six Airmen will become the first American military team to reach

  • Outdoor Rec hosts wildlife expo

    Outdoor Recreation held an expo at Bama Park here, March 27.The expo is a bi-annual event that ODR coordinates to showcase their products and services to the Desert Lightning Team. Many of ODR services go unused. The recreation specialists put together this event to combat this issue.This year, ODR

  • Giving back to those who served

    Two Airmen from the Desert Lightning Team shared the Washington D.C. experience with veterans from the Tucson community through Honor Flight Southern Arizona March 26-29. Twenty-seven veterans and guardians got to see The World War II, Vietnam, Lincoln, Korean, Women's and Air Force Memorials as

  • Medic shows courage after rocket attack

    Three weeks after arriving to her deployed location in Afghanistan, insurgents showered then-Tech. Sgt. Angela Blue's base with 80-millimeter mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire.During the attack, she received a radio request to report to the Afghan National Army side of the