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  • D-M to showcase its talent

    Almost everyone has a talent be it singing, juggling or playing water glasses. To showcase the gifted Desert Lightning Team members, D-M is slated to host "D-M's Got Talent", a base talent show to be held Aug. 25 at the community center.The competition is open to military members, dependents and

  • Finley Child Development Center earns NAEYC accreditation

    The Finley Child Development Center here has earned reaccreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children - the nation's leading organization of early childhood professionals.In the memorandum announcing the Finley CDC NAEYC Accreditation, Ed Miles, Deputy Chief of

  • Increased security at installation gates

    Over the last eight months, visitors to Davis-Monthan encountered increased security measures when attempting to sponsor visitor's through the installation's gates. There are several reasons behind the added emphasis on who is authorized to visit the base that include more stringent guidance from

  • 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,