Fourth quarter award winners recognized

Nine Desert Lightning Team members received recognition during the fourth quarter awards ceremony held at the base theater here Jan. 21. The award winners were selected as the installation's top performers from 5,000 eligible for award consideration between October and December 2010.The award

New fitness requirements for JET Airmen

Airmen preparing to attend Army-taught Combat Skills Training prior to deploying to a joint expeditionary tasking in direct support of combatant commander or joint task force ground component missions will soon be required to possess a current and passing fitness assessment, according to new Air

CSA the new way to pay for Air Force travel

The Air Force will be replacing the government travel cards of old with new controlled spend account travel cards from January 2011 through March 2011.The CSA, provided by Citibank, is designed with more flexibility to better meet the travelers needs and differs from the GTC in many ways.Before,

CMSAF visits Davis-Monthan Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy visited Airmen and their families here Jan. 13.During his visit he sat down for an interview and discussed many topics including the new PT procedures, the drawdown in Iraq, suicide in the Air Force and other issues and concerns of Airmen and their

New technology enhances HAWC mission success

For those in the base community with concerns or curiosities regarding body composition, the Health and Wellness Center has a new machine that can accurately gauge how much fat is available to be trimmed.The HAWC's latest edition, the BOD POD, uses the concept of air displacement to measure body fat

Swan Gate closed to delivery traffic during construction

All commercial delivery and contractor traffic is scheduled to be relocated from Swan Gate to Gate 29 Bravo located on South Wilmot Road beginning Jan. 17.Construction to build a permanent structure at Swan Gate for commercial driver check-in is scheduled to run through May 2011.The new structure

Commander in Chief visits Tucson

162nd FW welcomes new commander

The Air National Guard's premier F-16 fighter training unit will welcome a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Jan. 8, at Tucson International Airport.Col. Michael McGuire will serve as the 162nd Fighter Wing's 11th commanding officer since its

Changes coming to the Post-9/11 GI-Bill

The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law. Effective Aug. 1, 2009, but not payable until Oct. 1, 2011-- Certain National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 orders on, or after, Sept. 11, 2001 are now eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and any

President signed improvements to Post-9/11 GI Bill

To bring the educational benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill closer to more veterans and service members, President Obama signed legislation Jan. 4 that streamlines the 18 month-old education program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs."Since the first GI Bill in 1944, this unique