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  • First Sergeant special duty manager visits D-M

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert Frank, Air Force first sergeant special duty manager, paid D-M a visit Nov. 15-17.As the first sergeant special duty manager, Chief Frank oversees more than 2,500 active-duty, guard and reserve first sergeants. "What I loved about being a first sergeant was getting out and

  • Mouth guards smart choice for protecting smiles

    Are you ready for some football? Yes, it is that time of year again when it is time to take to the frozen tundra of Tucson for some football. It could be your child playing in a youth league or it could be you playing intramurals on base. Either way, it's easy to take your teeth for granted until

  • D-M EOD flight holds fourth-annual EOD Safety Day

    Each and every day, our deployed explosive ordnance disposal Airmen are conducting mounted and dismounted operations in arduous terrain and in non-permissive environments to defeat the enemy's weapon of choice, the improvised explosive device. Since 2005, the Air Force has lost 17 EOD Airmen in such

  • Car care center reopens at the Class Six Shoppette

    The Class Six Shoppette, located on Craycroft Blvd., has reopened its car care center with a grand opening held here Nov. 18.The car care center closed in July of 2011 for major renovations to prepare for its partnership with Firestone Tires."The old car care center employed Army and Air Force

  • D-M gets a new dorm

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for D-M's newly built dormitory here Nov. 17.Construction for the building began in October of 2010 and was finished roughly a year later. After contractors completed their work, the rooms were fully furnished."We went with a lofted bed to utilize vertical space in

  • DLT 3rd Quarter award winners announced

    The Desert Lightning Team held an awards ceremony Nov. 4 at the base theater for the second quarter, July through September. Airmen and civilian employees were recognized as the installations top performers from 5,000 eligible for award consideration.The award winners from the Desert Lightning Team

  • Upcoming holiday events on D-M

    The holiday season is quickly approaching. As is the case with many holidays on base, D-M has a full list of events coming up to help spread morale and holiday spirit. Outdoor recreation · Outdoor Recreation will mesquite smoke your holiday turkey, ham, roasts or other meat starting at 6 a.m. Nov.

  • Volunteers Collect Cookies for Annual Cookie Crunch

    Volunteers will be collecting cookies for the annual "Cookie Crunch" at the Mirage Club here from Nov. 28-29.Cookie Crunch is an Airman morale program sponsored by the base each holiday season.Cookies are collected from families on and off base. For two days volunteers sort through cookies and

  • Airmen assist local agencies in medical exercise

    Airmen from D-M volunteered to assist local emergency responders during the Tucson Metropolitan Medical Response Systems exercise held Nov. 10 at Hi Corbett Field.Metropolitan Medial Response System exercises enable local emergency agencies to practice responding to public health emergencies that