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  • Desert Lightning Team's newest chiefs

     The Desert Lightning Team Chiefs' Group honored seven Airmen recently selected for promotion to the rank of chief master sergeant in a ceremony at the Mirage Club here Feb. 23.The ceremony recognized DLT honorees for their hard work, dedication, loyalty and sacrifice as they achieved the highest

  • 'Birdies for the Brave' Honors Local Military at Accenture Match Play

    Professional golfers in the 2013 Accenture Match Play Championship took time to honor local military members here today as Air and Army National Guardsmen in uniform lined the walkway to the 1st tee before the beginning of play Feb. 22 at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz. "We're proud

  • Military Saves teaches DLT Airmen importance of saving

    Desert Lightning Team Airmen will be gathering at the Airman and Family Readiness Center from Feb. 25 through Mar. 1 to educate themselves on the importance of saving money throughout the year. "Military Saves Campaign is a campaign to encourage service members and their families to take a military

  • D-M honors Vietnam vet

    Many Vietnam veterans did not come home to open, welcoming arms. Many people did not honor these veterans for their service, but members of the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron on D-M got to honor one Vietnam veteran on Feb. 19.In 1969, as a field maintenance squadron personnel, Stanley Clark

  • 355th Operations Group

    The 355th Operations Group consists of five squadrons and over 300 personnel employing 83 A-10C aircraft and an AN/TPS-75 radar system. It provides war-fighters with forces for close air support, forward air control, combat search and rescue.

  • 48th RQS Airmen read to local Tucson children

    Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron participated in reading to children from Irene Erickson Elementary School Feb. 13, 2013."During our morning roll-call, Chief Atkins told us that there was going to be a volunteer opportunity to read to elementary school children," said Airman Emanuel Brave, 48th

  • 48th Rescue Squadron

    The 48th Rescue Squadron's mission is to rapidly deploy Guardian Angel forces worldwide in support of national security objectives and homeland defense, providing highly trained personnel recovery experts capable of quickly and effectively executing personnel recovery operations across the spectrum

  • Wing leadership visits local veterans

    The National Salute to Veteran's Patient Program was held Feb. 10-16 this year. Several dignitaries including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base wing leadership visited The Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Feb. 12, 2013, giving thanks and respect to those who served in the United States military.The

  • Furnishing the fight to end veteran homelessness

    Nearly 63,000 veterans were homeless on any given night in the U.S. last January. Members of the 355th Contracting Squadron and other base personnel volunteered their time late last month to help shrink the daunting number of homeless veterans in Tucson, Ariz.With one of the dorms on D-M set to be

  • Keep fitness resolution with Commit to be Fit

    February marked the start of the Commit to be Fit incentive program here at the Benko Fitness Center.The cardio centered program is based on points and the goal is to get the required number of points for the months of February, March and April. The individual gets these points by performing