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  • Ceremony honors POW/MIA servicemembers

    The base held a ceremony in front of the 355th Fighter Wing headquarters building here Sept. 21 in honor POW/MIA Recognition Day, honored each year on the third Friday of September. The ceremony opened with posting of colors by the base honor guard and the singing of the National Anthem by Master

  • Arizona activates ANG Predator unit at D-M

    The Arizona National Guard activated one of the first Air National Guard MQ-1B Predator units in a ceremony here Wednesday.The newly-recognized 214th Reconnaissance Group flies the unmanned aerial vehicle in daily combat missions via satellite, and represents a new era for the Air National Guard and

  • City-wide emergency medical exercise starts on flight line

    Several local medical agencies combined to conduct a National Disaster Medical System joint exercise Sept. 17, beginning with a simulated C-130 landing and patient offload on the flight line here.The exercise, which was a function of the National Disaster Medical System, included participants from

  • Keep your Eagle Eyes open

    Eagle Eyes is an Air Force-wide program created by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and designed to prevent terrorism by recognizing and reporting pre-attack activities. The Eagle Eyes program is like a global "neighborhood watch." Law enforcement officials rely on the eyes and ears of

  • Honorary Squadron Commanders get sneak peek at base

    More than 20 Honorary Squadron Commanders and some of their spouses got a sneak peek at the base here Sep. 7 during a guided community-relations tour. The HSC program connects local community leaders with D-M squadrons and their military commanders, preferably aligning the individual's interest with

  • Thinking Green: Corps incorporates conservation into new construction on DM

    Beginning with the design and continuing through the finished product, the Army Corps of Engineers incorporated "thinking green" into the new 49,000 square-foot structure near completion on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Constructed by Au Authum Ki, Inc. of Glendale, Ariz., this

  • Base to simultaneously celebrate Air Force, D-M birthdays

    In conjunction with the Air Force's 60th anniversary "Heritage to Horizons" celebration this year, the base is scheduled to host its own birthday bash Sep. 14 to commemorate its 80-year presence in Tucson. "It's going to be one of the biggest celebrations in the history of Davis-Monthan," said Col.

  • Straight-talking comic entertains, educates Airmen on alcohol abuse

    For about 30 minutes, Bernie McGrenahan's jokes filled the base theater with the raucous laughter of hundreds of young Airmen. They didn't know what was coming next. The comedian spent the next 30 minutes telling the audience his sobering real-life tale of alcohol abuse, incarceration and death. The

  • The IDRC: Improving how we deploy

    The Installation Deployment Readiness Cell is the latest version of the deployment machine. It aims to increase the efficiency of deployments by collocating several functions and establishing direct lines of communication between all others. The intention is to create a "one-stop shop" aligned under

  • Protection benefits improve for property shipments

    Beginning this fall, servicemembers and Department of Defense civilians will be eligible for Full Replacement Value protection on most DOD-funded personal property shipments. This new coverage will apply to personal property shipments with a pickup date on or after: ยท 1 October 2007 for