Exercise Angel Thunder provides life-saving training

The largest personnel recovery exercise in the world, which included joint, coalition, interagency and international players, ended Dec. 12, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., with 773 hours and 262 sorties flown, 25 recovery events completed and 890 people trained. Dubbed Angel Thunder, this

Local Tucson boy becomes December pilot for a day

Marcos Pacheco, a 7-year-old Tucsonan with Leukemia, toured here Friday as this month's Pilot for a Day. The Pilot for a Day program gives local children with illnesses an enjoyable day completely devoted to them and their interest in aviation. Marcos lost his hair due to chemotherapy, but his hair

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Air Force, U.S. agencies kick-off multinational personnel recovery exercise at Davis-Monthan AFB

The U.S. Air Force kicked off the world's largest Personnel Recovery and Combat Search and Rescue exercise, Angel Thunder 08, here Dec. 1, which integrates more than 850 ground recovery forces and 51 aircraft from the Department of Defense and non-DOD assets. The two week-long PR/CSAR exercise,

New penalty for cell phone use while driving

Currently, the use of cell phones (excluding hands free devices) while operating a motorized vehicle on the installation is prohibited. Personnel cited for a cell phone infraction are issued an AF Form 1408, (Armed Forces Traffic Ticket) and points are assessed against their driving record. The

AF Climate Survey extension

Desert Lightning Warriors,For those who have not completed the Air Force Climate Survey, the final date for completion is now Dec. 14. We currently stand at a 36 percent response rate here at DM, with similar numbers across the command. For those who have already taken the survey, I appreciate your

Food Safety: Are you keeping your family safe?

The holidays are here which means many of us will have large dinners with our family and friends. Every year in the U.S. there are approximately 76 million foodborne illnesses, 325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 will die (FDA, 2008). According to the FDA, there are four steps you can take to reduce

D-M EOD Airmen take 'tactical pause' to focus on safety

Members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron stood down operations Friday to conduct an Explosive Ordnance Disposal safety day that focused on standard EOD operating procedures, tactics, techniques and on the health and wellness of EOD warriors. Friday's safety day comes as more than 1,300 EOD

D-M offers flu shot to dependents

The 355th Medical Group will offer the flu shot to beneficiaries 10 and older at the Community Center Dec. 1-5 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For safety reasons all children under the age of 10 need to go to the Immunization Clinic, which is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Starting Dec. 1, the

D-M Airmen participate, win Armed Forces Rugby Championship against Navy

Two D-M officers helped the Air Force rugby team claim its fifth consecutive Armed Forces Rugby Championship Nov. 20 on Stewart-Watson Field at Fort Benning, Ga., defeating the Navy 37-8. D-M players were 1st Lt. Ryan Dombrock from the 25th weather squadron, and 1st Lt. Michael Hobson, from the