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  • D-M Airmen and Families Encouraged to Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day

    Davis-Monthan community members are invited to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day with World War II Holocaust survivors May 3 at the Professional Development Center. Survivors will speak about their experiences at such places as the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and Warsaw Ghetto."The warmth and

  • 55th RQS launches Angel Thunder with charity motorcycle event at D-M

    More than 60 motorcycle riders from around the nation participated in the first Angel Thunder Poker Run at Davis-Monthan April 9, benefiting the That Others May Live Foundation.The charity event, sponsored by the 55th Rescue Squadron Booster Club, kicked off the Angel Thunder 2010 personnel recovery

  • Arizona's air defense unit named best in US

    In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, the 162nd Fighter Wing, an Arizona Air National Guard F-16 training unit, took to the skies to protect the Southwest as part of Operation Noble Eagle - this month the unit was named the best air sovereignty alert force in the country.From all continental U.S.

  • Angel Thunder Participants Successful in CSAR Training

    Angel Thunder 2010 participants successfully performed a combat search and rescue mission April 19 at the Barry M. Goldwater Range more than 140 miles northwest of Tucson, Ariz. Two HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters carrying teams of Pararescuemen accompanied by multiple A-10 Thunderbolt Warthogs

  • European allies gain important knowledge at Angel Thunder

    The United States and its Air Force lead the way in personnel recovery, which Airmen prove in the Davis-Monthan-grown exercise Angel Thunder. Yet as the personnel recovery exercise has grown, joint and allied partners are joining the annual event to learn from and share with its U.S. Air Force

  • Photo essay: Angel Thunder 2010 provides earthquake response training

    Angel Thunder 2010, an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise, ended here April 23 after 10 days of intense training. Angel Thunder is a joint-service, multinational, interagency exercise designed to provide realistic personnel recovery training using a variety of scenarios to

  • 355th CES promotes energy awareness on 40th annual Earth Day

    The 355th Civil Engineer Squadron joined the global community in promoting environmental conservation and renewable energy here April 22 in observance of the 40th annual Earth Day. The 355th CES bolstered the effort with a display at the base exchange, where informational packets and story boards

  • D-M Airmen to participate in Phase I ORE May 9-14

    Airmen from the 355th Fighter Wing, 55th Electronic Combat Group, and 563rd Rescue Group are gearing up for a Phase I Operational Readiness Exercise May 9 through 14.The Phase I ORE tests the ability of the fighter wing and tenant units to prepare and mobilize from a peacetime readiness into a

  • USNORTHCOM commander visits, observes Angel Thunder

    Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of both North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, visited the base April 20 to observe Exercise Angel Thunder 2010. The exercise is the largest of its kind in the world, incorporating more than a thousand people and dozens of aircraft

  • Photo essay: CSAR training in action at Angel Thunder 2010

    Angel Thunder 2010, an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery exercise, started here April 13 and will continue through April 23. The exercise is the largest of its kind in the world, including representation from the Air Force, Army, and other agencies within the Department of Defense,