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  • A&FRC, PCC to offer employment training for military spouses

    Pima Community College and the Airman & Family Readiness Center have designed two employment training programs for spouses of active duty Air Force personnel on D-M. The 8-week training programs are for Medical Office Clerk or Child Care entry-level assistant. Upon completion, attendees will be

  • AFROTC cadets learn about the AF at D-M

    During the summertime, the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) and the U.S. Air Force Academy offer its cadets the opportunity to participate in a professional development training program called "Operation Air Force." There are currently 15 AFROTC cadets, from a variety of

  • U.S. Air Force Seven Summits Challenge, one climb closer

    Captain Mark Uberuaga, an HH-60 pilot from the 55th Rescue Squadron here at D-M, led a group of Airmen to the summit of Mount McKinley, Alaska. Mount McKinley, a 20,3200 foot climb, also known as Denali, is the fourth summit on the way to completing the U.S. Air Force Seven Summits Challenge. The

  • Local boy becomes Pilot for a Day

    John Boyd, a 13-year-old Arizonan with Spastic diplegia Cerebral Palsy, toured the base June 27 as this month's participant in the Pilot for a Day program. The purpose of the program is to provide local children with illnesses an enjoyable day completely devoted to them and their interest in

  • Third Party Collection program is a congressionally mandated

    The Third Party Collection program is a congressionally mandated initiative requiring the billing of private health insurance companies when possible. All retired military personnel and all dependents (whether the sponsor is retired or not) must complete a DD Form 2569, Third Party Collection

  • Waiting Warriors wait it out together

    "As I pen this letter, my tears start falling again - not of sadness or pain, but in great gratitude... " This letter came from a member of Waiting Warriors, a group of military spouses that support each other before, during and after deployments and temporary duty assignments. Waiting Warriors

  • JTACs train in complex art of coordinating close-air support

    Exercise Atlantic Strike VII kicked off June 14 in the swampy pinegroves of the Avon Park Air Ground Training Complex as more than 800 joint and coalition warfighters from around the world gathered to practice and train in the complex art of coordinating close-air support for ground maneuvers. The