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  • 563rd Rescue Group trains in new rapidly-deployable Rescue Operations Center

    Members of the 563rd Operations Support Squadron trained here Thursday on the construction and maintenance of the rapidly-deployable Rescue Operations Center (ROC) utilizing mobile units called Base X, which allows rescue personnel, for the first time, to conduct autonomous full-spectrum command and

  • Retired CMSAF Parish visits D-M

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam Parish visited the base Jan. 31 and spoke to several groups, including students at the First Term Airmen Center, members of the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, and attendees of the 355th Fighter Wing/Desert Lightning Team Annual Awards banquet. He

  • Air Force Safety Chief aims to 'save lives'

    The Airman in charge of keeping the Air Force team safe on and off duty is focusing on new priorities for his team of safety professionals. When Maj. Gen. Frederick Roggero became the Air Force Chief of Safety and Commander of the Air Force Safety Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, his

  • D-M renovates 50-year-old Hawg Pride paint facility

    Members of the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron celebrated the completion of their newly renovated corrosion barn during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Jan. 21. The corrosion barn, originally an aircraft hangar built in 1958, is where more than 24 aircraft and several hundred pieces of equipment

  • Local Tucson boy becomes January pilot for a day

    Kyle Chamberlain, a 13-year-old Tucsonan battling a rare lung disease, toured the base Jan. 23 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 them and their interest in aviation. Kyle

  • Profound religious experience changes chaplain's life

    Service was always his way of life, but it wasn't until he was 18 years old, backpacking through Assisi Italy, that he became aware of his mission in life. While praying, the young college-bound student had the sudden urge to open his bible. He opened it to John 21:15-19. There he read the story of

  • D-M remembers ace, combat hero, leader

    D-M remembers the life of Colonel(retired) Ralph 'Hoot' Gibson, the Air Force's 3rd jet fighter ace, and the recipient of four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Legions of Merit and one Bronze Star with Valor. Colonel Gibson was stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in the 1960s, and left Tucson

  • 355th FW wraps up Phase II operational readiness exercise

    Today, the 355th Fighter Wing here ended its three-day Phase II operational readiness exercise, which began officially at 12:00 a.m. Jan. 13. Designed and planned by the 355th FW's Inspections, Plans and Programs office, the Phase II ORE practiced the wing's ability to generate combat sorties in a

  • SHC residents to experience temporary utility outages over next 60 days

    Over the course of the next 60 days, beginning mid January, residents of Soaring Heights Communities will experience a number of temporary utility outages to include interruptions in gas, electric, and water service. In order for personnel to sever SHC homes from the base power grid and safely meter