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  • October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and advocates across the country will be showing support for the cause in a variety of ways. Here at D-M, a number of units are joining the Family Advocacy Program in demonstrating solidarity against domestic abuse. There will be a number of activities

  • High retention leads to promotion board delay

    Air Force officials announced they will delay the Line of the Air Force promotion board for captains commissioned in 2005 from its anticipated December 2013 date. Air Force officials made the announcement Sept. 25 as they released the 2013 Selection Board Schedule. Record retention rates coupled

  • D-M to have Wingman Day Warrior Challenge

    The life of a military member can often be filled with stress. Whether it's because of a job, a deployment or being away from their support system, Airmen need ways to relax, have fun and build morale within their unit. In an effort to strengthen the morale and welfare of D-M Airmen, the base is

  • August 2012 Crime and Punishment

    August 2012 Courts MartialCourts-martial: All courts-martial are open to the public. Visit our USAF Public Docket website at http://www.afjag.af.mil/docket/index.asp.  Airman Basic Christopher J. Martin, 355th Security Forces Squadron, was tried by general court-martial on 21 August 2012. He was

  • July 2012 Crime and Punishment

    July 2012 Courts MartialCourts-martial: All courts-martial are open to the public. Visit our USAF Public Docket website at http://www.afjag.af.mil/docket/index.asp.  Airman First Class Derrick J. Johnson, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was tried by summary court-martial on 6 July 2012. He was

  • June 2012 Crime and Punishment

    JUNE 2012Courts MartialCourts-martial: All courts-martial are open to the public. Visit our USAF Public Docket website at http://www.afjag.af.mil/docket/index.asp.  Airman Edward J. Wagner IV., 355th Operations Support Squadron, was tried by special court-martial on 21 June 2012. He was charged with

  • Herschel Walker talks to Airmen about resiliency

    Herschel Walker, the former professional football player and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, came to D-M to talk to Airmen about resiliency at the base theater Sept. 21.Walker talked about his history of being bullied as a child in school, his time in the NFL with multiple teams, including the Dallas

  • When the walls came tumbling down

    A 1950s-era home that had weathered Arizona's extreme heat and monsoons for decades was no match for a 72,000 pound excavator being operated by Col. James Blanchard, 355th Fighter Wing commander, Sept. 19. It was a day when the last of 12 homes scheduled for demolition at Soaring Heights came

  • D-M 50 hosts a night of fun and football

    The annual D-M 50 University of Arizona game and tailgate provided food and fun for military members and their families Sept. 15 at University Mall.More than 2,000 members of the Desert Lightning Team could be found at the corner of University Boulevard and Campbell Road on Saturday, where the D-M

  • Turn in your medication for safe disposal

    The 355th Security Forces Squadron will host the Drug Enforcement Agency National Pharmaceutical Take Back Day at the Base Exchange Pharmacy Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.The pharmacy will be accepting unused, unwanted or expired medication for safe disposal.This is an effort put forth by the DEA to crack