Nam POW shares heroic story with D-M

Six long, lonely and painful years with nothing to look forward to but daily beatings, hunger and a glimmer of hope that one day you may find your way back home. That's the tale for one Vietnam vet, retired Col. Elmo "Mo" Baker who told his heroic story of bravery and survival to Team D-M April 25

State helps Pima County with measles outbreak; Governor allocates $50,000 to bolster public health interventions

Governor Janet Napolitano today issued an executive order allocating $50,000 from the state Health Crisis Fund to combat an outbreak of measles in Pima County. The executive order calls for "aggressive and timely outbreak control measures" to stop the spread of the highly contagious disease. The

Welcome to the 355th Fighter Association reunion

Dear 355th Fighter Association Veterans,Welcome to the 355th Fighter Association reunion! We gather in celebration of the rich combat heritage of the 355th Fighter Wing from World War II to the on-going Global War on Terror. We are the "Steeple Morden Strafers," who contributed greatly towards

D-M hosts procurement fair

Holocaust survivors share their stories with D-M

Six Holocaust survivors thought back to their days of the Holocaust with Airmen from D-M at the Officer's Club to educate them on what they had to go through to survive the hardships during those times. "May the memory of the martyr of the saw ghetto guide us to fight injustice and enemy to value

VITA tax season ends on successful note

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance season has come to an end. Thirty-seven volunteers helped more than 2,800 Airmen, dependents and retirees receive $4.3 million in refunds. VITA saved the D-M community more than $750,000 in preparation fees. "D-M is fortunate to have a strong VITA Program and I

Measles outbreak in Pima County; D-M vaccination schedule accelerated

Eleven cases of the measles have been confirmed in Pima County since Feb. 12. Patients ranged in age from 10 months to 50 years old and were unvaccinated at their time of exposure. All but one of these cases was exposed in a health-care setting. No cases have been identified on Davis-Monthan or in

Chicago Bar off limits

By order of the 355th Fighter Wing Commander, Chicago Bar is off limits to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Armed Forces personnel effective immediately. To view the official policy letter, click here.

Newest A-10 Pilots Graduate Course, Bound for First Operational Assignment

Marking the first milestone in their careers as A-10 pilots, 12 Air Force pilots graduated from the initial A-10 qualification course here April 11. Over the past six months the pilots were assigned to the 358th Fighter Squadron, where instructor pilots taught them the basics about flying the

Commanders' summit brings COMACC to D-M

The Air Combat Command commander visited Davis-Monthan this week to conduct his semi-annual commander's group meeting with directors and commanders from various ACC bases, as well as to visit D-M. While visiting, Gen. John Corley discussed Air Force issues connected to the Global War on Terrorism, a