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  • Airmen receive Chief's Sharp Award

    Congratulations to the June 2011 Chief's Sharp Award winners:355th Civil Engineering SquadronAirman 1st Class Brandon Gonzalez355th Logistics Readiness SquadronSenior Airman Cody Jacobson Airman 1st Class Jayson Kuhnly Airman 1st Class Aaron Paecht

  • Airmen rewarded with incentive flight

    Forty-three Airmen received an incentive flight aboard a KC-135 here June 28 and 29.The flight was to reward deserving Airmen from across the base and give those in non-flying related career fields a chance to experience a sortie."As a paralegal, I spend all of my time in an office," said Staff Sgt.

  • D-M makes a stitch in history

    The National 9/11 Flag Tour brought its flag to the University of Arizona's Centennial Hall July 8. Members of D-M and citizens of Tucson were welcome to come out and participate in the flag-stitching ceremonies.The National 9/11 Flag Tour is a campaign to restore the 30-foot flag that hung opposite

  • August is Children’s Eye Safety and Health Month

    It's August and school is right around the corner. Enrollment forms and orientation schedules are being completed, immunizations are being done and well visits are being accomplished--but what about your child's eyes? According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, nearly 25 percent of

  • Exceptional DLT leaders receive awards

    Four Airmen were recognized for their notable leadership skills at the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Awards breakfast held at the Mirage Club here July 7.The Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award, named after an Air Force lieutenant who served during the Vietnam War, has been presented to Airmen in

  • 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