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  • Air Force officials announce FY11 additional force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced involuntary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel as a supplement to the voluntary programs announced in December. These measures are part of the Air Force's multi-year Force Management Program aimed at shaping and sizing the force. With more Airmen

  • D-M Airman receives 2009 Shine Award

    Capt. Ethan Sabin, a fighter pilot from the 354th Fighter Squadron, received the 2009 Lt. Col. Anthony Shine Fighter Pilot Award in ceremony in the 355th Fighter Wing Headquarters building here Feb. 1.The Shine Award is given annually to a pilot who is exceptional at flying and also heavily involved

  • Battle Breakfast the breakfast of champions

    The sweet and savory smells of blueberry-speckled hot cakes and crispy strips of bacon waft through the 355th Security Forces Squadron conference room. More than 70 SFS members line the various tables around the room, their ABU caps mixed in with syrup bottles and paper cups atop the white

  • D-M technology expo launches Feb. 23

    The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Technology Exposition is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Mirage Club. The annual event, hosted by the 355th Communications Squadron, brings displays from more than 30 exhibitors demonstrating the latest in secure data storage, video networks, material handling

  • 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