Local Tucson teen becomes February pilot for a day

Cassy Eubanks, an 18-year-old Tucsonan battling bone cancer, toured the base Feb. 20 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. Cassy brought

354th FS hones CAS skills, capabilities at Green Flag East

Members of the 354th Fighter Squadron returned today from their two-week participation in Green Flag East, a permanent-party exercise contingent at Barksdale AFB, La. The ongoing exercise is specifically designed to train flying units that perform air-to-ground combat. The 354th FS attended GFE in

Up-close tours for base personnel scheduled during annual Heritage Flight Conference

When modern and historic military aircraft from around the country come together here March 4 through 8 during the annual Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Conference, base personnel will have the opportunity to see the various jets up close. From 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the

Be aware of recent food recall information

In the last few weeks, there have been several food recall notifications coming through the public health office (specifically relating to peanut butter). The list of recalled items is continuing to grow every single day. To prevent eating potentially hazardous food items, please check cupboards,

D-M 50 Picnic to offer free food, fun on base March 14

This annual D-M 50 picnic is scheduled for March 14 at Bama Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The picnic will provide a variety of entertainment, free food and drinks for Airmen and their families. More details and information will be provided in the coming weeks.

Chapel to host Gospel Jubilee Feb. 28

The Davis-Monthan base chapel will sponsor this year's 2009 Gospel Jubilee, which will encompass a rich variety of spiritual medleys. The Gospel Jubilee will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at the base theater from 3 to 5 pm. The evening will encompass a variety of gospel musical styles, which has

43rd EECS passes 20,000 combat hours

The 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron clocked their 20,000th combat flight hour early Feb. 17 after almost five years of continuous deployment. The 43rd EECS and the EC-130 Compass Calls they fly provide communications jamming support to U.S. and Coalition ground forces in Iraq. "The

Soaring Heights temporary utility outages

In order for personnel to sever SHC homes from the base power grid and safely meter homes, it is necessary to reduce the possibility of injury by completely eliminating the utility sources. Outages will affect all neighborhoods at various times throughout the process. The anticipated schedule is as

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Munitions Storage Area temporary closure announcement

The Munitions Storage Area will be closed March 9-20 for semiannual inventory. Emergency issues will be considered for support on a case-by-case basis. Contact Master Sgt. Lakkala at 228-8274 or Tech Sgt. Woletz at 228-8009 with questions or concerns.