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  • D-M Thrift Shop reopens in grand fashion

    From tools and trampolines to vinyl albums and vintage apparel, the base thrift shop displayed its wares Aug. 3, 2010, during its annual August reopening. The shop closes in July to clean, reorganize and accommodate volunteers' vacation schedules, and this was the first reopening since their move to

  • Picacho Road construction to affect traffic

    The Picacho Realignment Project will begin work affecting traffic on 18 August 2010. This will slow down traffic to allow for heavy trucks crossing the roadway. The roadway will be under construction for approximately 180 working days. The work will also affect the jogging path between the roadway

  • D-M recognizes Airman Leadership School graduates class 10-G

    Thirty-seven enlisted members graduated from Airman Leadership School and were recognized during a ceremony at the Mirage Club here July 29, 2010. The mission of ALS is to prepare senior airmen and new staff sergeants for supervisory duties, while fostering a commitment to the profession of arms.The

  • Maintainers resurrect F-16s that will become targets

    Maintainers are towing F-16 Fighting Falcons out of retirement from the "boneyard" here July 29 and preparing them to become the Air Force's newest platform for target training. Specialists with the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group are regenerating F-16s so they can be flown to a

  • 'Window Wedge' fall protection free to all Soaring Heights residents

    Window Wedges are a means for residents to restrict the opening of windows, thus allowing proactive behavior in the prevention of unnecessary injury to themselves and their family. Window Wedges are small and sleek in design, but most importantly, they save lives.Window Wedges are FREE TO ALL

  • 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