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  • D-M Thrift Shop Grand Reopening scheduled for Aug. 3

    Thrift shops are an old tradition on almost every Air Force base around the world today. They were probably started with the intention of providing a convenient place where military families could quickly sell or buy household or personal items before or after our frequent moves and as our families

  • Child Care Fees Change to Maintain Quality Services

    The Defense Department is adjusting its child care fees, adding categories for its highest income earners, to compensate for six years without fee range increases, Pentagon officials announced today.The department's Military and Community Family Policy Office has added three categories to the top of

  • D-M preparing for unit compliance inspection

    The Air Combat Command Inspector General team will be visiting the 355th Fighter Wing, the 55th Electronic Combat Group and the 563rd Rescue Group to conduct unit compliance inspections Aug. 22-27, 2010.A UCI occurs every five years and provides ACC, numbered Air Force and wing leadership an

  • Eight D-M Airmen graduate from senior NCO academy

    Congratulations are in order for the following D-M senior noncommissioned officers, who graduated July 21, 2010, from the SNCO Academy at Maxwell AFB, Ala.: Master Sgt. Gregory Beisley, 355th Equipment Maintenance SquadronSenior Master Sgt. Byron Chaudoin, 355th EMSMaster Sgt. Lawrence Fields, 612th

  • Name change for Defense Logistics Agency elements

    The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service and the local Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office or DRMO took on a new name today. This is much more than a name change. It's about helping DOD and our customers see the full value of DLA as we enter a time of ever-shrinking resourcesThe local

  • 12 more A-10 pilots graduate 357th FS B-course

    Congratulations are in order for 12 officers who became D-M's newest qualified A-10C pilots after graduating from the 357th Fighter Squadron's B-Course here July 16, 2010.The new pilots -- and their next assignments -- are:Maj. Maury Kent -- 47th FS, Barksdale AFB, Ga. (Air Force Reserve)Capt.

  • Chief Howard selected as new 355th Fighter Wing command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Howard was selected July 14, 2010, to be the new 355th Fighter Wing command chief master sergeant. "The more I saw Chief Howard conducting business, the more I realized he's exactly the right person for this job," said Col. John Cherrey, 355th Fighter Wing commander. "Just

  • Sergeant Pruett, STEP right up

    On June 28, Brian Pruett was like lots of technical sergeants on base, working hard and maybe spending the occasional minute thinking about when to study for his next promotion test. On June 29, a couple of high-ranking officers stopped by and made him a master sergeant. Sergeant Pruett, NCO in

  • Behind the Scenes: The Making of an A-10C Pilot "Mission Prep"

    (Editor's note: Curious about what it takes to become an A-10 pilot? Follow along as this series showcases 1st Lt. Daniel Griffin's journey to becoming a fully qualified A-10C attack pilot.)It was a little after 8 p.m. on June 8 when I finally left the 358th Fighter Squadron. That afternoon I'd been