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  • Evan Dusek becomes Pilot for a Day

    Evan Dusek, a 14-year-old Tucsonan, toured the base May 29 as this month's participant in the Pilot for a Day Program. The purpose of the program is to give local children with serious illnesses a day completely devoted to them and their interest in aviation. Evan brought along his father, Mark and

  • 55th Electronic Combat Group wins Air Force safety award

    The 55th Electronic Combat Group here was recently selected as one of the safest groups in Air Force. The group won one of the Air Force's coveted Flight Safety Plaques last month. The award recognizes Air Force organizations below numbered Air Force level for outstanding achievement in or

  • D-M exceeds AFAF campaign goals by $26,000

    The Air Force Assistance Fund donation campaign recently concluded to the tune of $126,808.51 - 20 percent more than the goal set by AFAF organizers prior to the kick-off of the donation drive, according to Capt. Bryan Jandorf of the 355th Operations Support Squadron. The Air Force Assistance Fund

  • TCC, ASDM team up to offer Adopt-A-Bear program for deployers' families

    Thanks to Tucson Community Cares and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, families with an Airmen deploying between June and November 2009 can create and take home a special stuffed bear that will play a recording of the deployer's voice -- all for free -- June 6, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the ASDM.

  • Commentary: Wingmen needed – will you rise to the challenge?

    There has been anecdotal evidence throughout history that not everyone who engages in combat "fires for effect" (think of the movie The Patriot where several actors wielding muskets literally turn their heads away from the enemy before firing). Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Samuel Lyman Atwood

  • Clinic to offer sports, school physicals

    Mark your calendars: The base clinic will offer sports and school physicals July 17 and Aug. 14. The physicals will be good for the 2009-2010 school year.To schedule an appointment, call 228-2778. Please bring whatever children's school forms when you arrive for the physical.Immunizations will also

  • DOD announces $555 million Homeowners Assistance Program expansion

    The Department of Defense announced May 14 details for the temporary expansion of the Homeowners Assistance Program using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $555 million allocated to the HAP will be used to provide benefits to eligible military and DoD civilians who face

  • Spread the Word briefing available online

    An electronic version of the Spread the Word briefing is now available online at https://ask.afpc.randolph.af.mil/pubaffairs/word/word.asp. Briefing topics range from the assignment cycle and tempo banding to upcoming uniform changes and civilian hiring procedures. Questions can be sent to the

  • D-M clinic participates in National Infant Immunization Week

    Approximately one million children in the U.S. are not fully immunized by their second birthday. This week in celebration of National Infant Immunization Week, all around the country, doctors, nurses, clinics, and parents will be working together to get children caught up on their immunizations. Our