Energy Awareness Month

October is Energy Awareness Month! The Air Force theme for 2008 is "Secure Today's Energy: Fuel Tomorrow's Mission." This is the perfect opportunity to evaluate how we do things in order to conserve our precious resources. As winter approaches, it is imperative we continue to be vigilant about our

Operation Junior Heroes to familiarize kids with deployment process

The Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Airman & Family Readiness Center here will be presenting "Operation Junior Heroes" at D-M Nov. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is a simulated deployment for servicemembers' dependent children, ages 5-17. "Recruits" will start at Heritage Park

Don’t let ‘Cracks’ turn into ‘Fractures’

When rocks break apart from mountains, the resulting landslide can be forceful, dramatic and extreme. The start of these spectacular occurrences is most often a small crack, a slight fault in the structure or tiny amounts of water seeping into fissures causing weakness in the mountain's formations.

EC-130 squadron surpasses 10,000 combat hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom

While conducting a typical mission one late September night - this one assisting International Security Assistance Force troops move a 41-vehicle convoy - the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron surpassed 10,000 combat hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 41st EECS, deployed

CFC campaign coming to an end

Parade kicks off Annual National Fire Prevention Week Campaign

The Davis-Monthan Fire and Emergency Services Flight hosted a "Fire Prevention Week Parade" here Oct. 4, featuring a variety of different fire trucks, to kick off the Annual National Fire Prevention Week Campaign. Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11 and is designated by Presidential

Snowbird offers desert training for U.S. allies heading to Iraq

Before leaving the wet grasslands of Northern Ireland for the arid deserts of Iraq, the Royal Air Force's 230 Tiger Squadron will train here as part of Operation Snowbird from Oct. 3 through Oct. 17. The squadron's 60 Airmen brought with them two RAF Puma helicopters from Belfast International

AF Honor Guard trains at D-M

The Air Force Honor Guard Mobile Training Team from Bolling AFB, D.C., sent three instructors here Sept. 22 through Oct. 1 to train D-M's honor guard on the proper techniques to perform colors, firing party and pall-bearing duties at funerals. The instructors were Tech. Sgt. Toby Farr,

Soaring Heights Communities focuses on safety

Since construction for Soaring Heights Communities (SHC) commenced more than one year ago, residents of Davis-Monthan and Holloman Air Force Bases have started seeing the vision of new homes and communities become a reality. With ongoing construction in both communities, SHC and developer Actus Lend

'Through the eyes of the adversary': Information Aggressors infiltrate D-M, train Airmen

"The Air Force has spent lots of time, effort and money to build layered defenses to protect our resources. One bad choice from one individual can render them all ineffective." Those are the cautionary words of Lt. Col. William Waddell, the mission commander of the information aggressor "Red Team"