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  • Heroes defeat Legends, 11-2, in Wounded Heroes Baseball Classic

    A team of Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors, dubbed the 'Heroes,' defeated a team comprised of Major League Baseball's 'Legends,' 11-2, in the Wounded Heroes Baseball Classic held at Arizona Veteran's Memorial Stadium here March 12.More than 400 local community members attended the game sponsored by

  • D-M's OSC makes charitable donations

    Julia Peters, president of Davis-Monthan Officer's Spouses Club, and members of the OSC deliver a donation of $5,050.00 to various partners on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Programs that benefit include Operation Warmheart, D-M Child Safety Seats Program, D-M Girl Scouts, D-M Library Summer Reading

  • March 'Madness' not just for basketball

    There is a madness taking over D-M, it's been seen firsthand. It's that time of year again when people make themselves look ridiculous in order to show their team spirit. Of course March Madness is mostly synonymous with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Basketball Tournament in which

  • Deployed unit provides vital support mission to South Korea

    The first production A-10A Thunderbolt II was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. in 1975, and its effectiveness and mission have not changed in the last 35 years.When flying, it still has one of the most distinct sounds for a two-engine turbine-propelled aircraft, and it's a sound

  • Support the Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief effort

    The Denton Program, a commodities transportation company, is providing the public with a chance to donate humanitarian goods and equipment in support of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief effort.The supplies donated must be intended for humanitarian use, such as canned foods, clothing and

  • Yokota Air Base community assists pax of diverted commercial aircraft

    Several commercial aircraft have diverted to Yokota Air Base from Narita International Airport in Tokyo after it closed in response to an earthquake that hit mainland Japan at 2:50 p.m. local March 11.Some 11 aircraft have landed at the base and more than 500 passengers have been transported to the

  • All Airmen accounted for following Japan earthquake

    Desert Lightning Team members, U.S. Pacific Air Forces reports that all military personnel have been accounted for after Friday's earthquake. As of now, there have been no reports of major damage to the bases. Yokota AB is recommending that all family members try to connect one another and to use

  • D-M Airmen selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, captain

    More than 25 noncommissioned officers earned a promotion to senior master sergeant and three lieutenants received a promotion to captain here March 10.Congratulations to the following Desert Lightning Team members:Captain12th Air Force1st Lt. Justin Roberts355th Medical Operations Squadron1st Lt.

  • The 355th Dental Squadron sings away tooth decay

    February was National Children's Dental Health Month. Dental practices across the country took the month to donate time and care to improve the oral health of our nation's children. The 355th Dental Squadron participated by visiting six different elementary schools and reaching 785 children. Groups

  • Tuskegee Airman: Chief Master Sgt. Fred Archer

    Fred Archer was born and raised in Harlem, New York, in 1921. In 1939, 17 year old Archer enlisted into the 369th Infantry Regiment New York National Guard. "After a certain age in Harlem as a young man, the thing to do and be in was the 369th Infantry Regiment - It was Harlem's pride, New York's