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  • Airfield Evaluation Team comes to DM

    With 11 flying units and 152 aircraft, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base operates the busiest single runway in the Air Force. That much day-to-day activity eventually takes a toll on the airfield pavement.

  • DM athletes advocate for functional movement

    Many military members think of physical training with their semi-annual PT test in mind, which means exercise sessions designed around improving running, push-ups and sit-ups; but what a lot of people don’t think about is functional movement, longevity and the impact their physical fitness has on

  • DM Rescue Units forward stage to Alaska

    The 48th and 79th Rescue Squadrons forward staged from Davis-Monthan to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to conduct total force integration cold weather operations training from Feb. 7-20, 2021.

  • PT test pushed to July, more updates forthcoming

    When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for

  • Joint training to build readiness for tomorrow's fight

    Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base traveled to Naval Air Station North Island, California, to perform multi-service integration training with the Marines, Navy and other Air Force assets from Feb. 16–20, 2021.