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  • Airmen tackle the Corporals Course

    Six D-M Airmen recently decided to diversify their leadership training by participating in the Marine Corps' Corporals Course. Transitioning to the rank of noncommissioned officer is an important step in a military career. It is a follower's evolution to leader, and the undertaking of a whole new

  • Local Boy becomes June Pilot for a Day

    Seven-year-old Michael Castillo toured the base June 24, as a participant in the Pilot for a Day Program. The purpose of the program is to give local children with illnesses an enjoyable day completely devoted to them and their interest in aviation. Accompanying Michael were his grandparents,

  • Short tour credit termination

    As of July 1, 2011, a termination of the short tour credit to Airmen who serve a minimum of 181 consecutive days in a hostile fire or imminent danger area will take effect. After September 11, 2011, the average AEF deployments were 120 days long. That standard has changed and now deployments last

  • 376th ECS Airmen donate time, supplies to Kyrgyz village

    Airmen from the 376th Expeditionary Communications Squadron here delivered a public address system and sporting equipment to the Kamyshanovka village July 1.The squadron members became aware of the villager's need for the public address system through interactions with Mayor Marlis Kubatov, the

  • D-M announces future plans at energy symposium

    The Air Force hosted an industry partnership symposium at the Loews Ventana Canyon Ballroom on June 28 with industry members and congressional leaders to discuss how they can partner with the Air Force to increase the service's use of renewable energy on installations across the U.S."Energy is a

  • D-M staff sergeants selected for promotion

    Congratulations are in order for the 190 staff sergeants here who were selected for promotion to technical sergeant under the Weighted Airman Promotion System here June 23.Air Force officials selected 24.94 percent of all eligible staff sergeants for promotion. The following Desert Lightning Team

  • Monsoon season awareness

    Tucson is deceiving. D-M's surrounding area is bursting with a bustling city. But drive 20 miles and you can find yourself in a desert wasteland.Most people who are not familiar with the weather conditions in Arizona and would consider the state to be very dry and usually void of rain. For the most

  • D-M majors selected for promotion

    Congratulations to D-M's newest lieutenant colonel selects!Maj. Bryan Bobeck, 355th Equipment Maintenance SquadronMaj. Amanda Brandt, 12th Air ForceMaj. Octavio Echevarria, 79th Rescue SquadronMaj. Steven Ketchum, 355th Operations Support SquadronMaj. Sean Lowe, 612th Air and Space Operations

  • Medical Group appointment cancellation policy

    The 355th Medical Group here would like to remind patients with their No-Show and Cancellation of Appointments policy.A "no-show" will be identified when the following occurs:· Patient fails to show up at their appointment time or fail to provide at the latest, a two hour prior notice to cancel

  • Change in pharmacy refill processing

    Beginning July 1, 2011, the turn-around time for requests for pharmacy refills will be increased to two duty days. All refill requests must be called into the Automated Refill System at 228-5007 and will be available for pick-up at the BX pharmacy. As an example, if a refill was called in on Tuesday