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  • portrait of Capt. Haden "Gator" Fullam the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team pilot

    A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team pilot announced

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, certified the new A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team pilot and commander during the Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 6, 2021.Capt. Haden “Gator” Fullam will be leading a team of ten Airmen, who will narrate, supervise and maintain
  • A photo of an Airmen working out.

    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 example, age groups will start at <25, 25-29 years old, 30-34, years old, etc.
  • A photo of a maintainer

    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.
  • Master Sgt. Justin Bauer is the winner of the 2021 Spark Tank.

    Innovating the C-130 fleet: MSgt Bauer's Spark Tank idea

    Master Sgt. Justin Bauer, a C-130 maintenance Airmen who is currently deployed to an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia, had an idea for a C-130 wheel repair landed him in the winner’s seat in this year’s Spark Tank competition.
  • A photo of Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. giving a speech.

    A-10 pilots awarded trophy for ‘most meritorious flight’

    Two Davis-Monthan A-10 fighter pilots were awarded the MacKay Trophy at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 18, 2021, for a combat sortie they flew together in Afghanistan, July 15, 2019. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., presented Lt. Col. Charles Stretch, Jr., and Capt. Alexander Boules the award for “the most meritorious flight of 2019,” during which the two Air Force Academy graduates with very different levels of experience quickly launched to support Afghan forces being overrun by the Taliban.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Brown bumps elbows with an Airmen at Davis-Monthan AFB

    CSAF recognizes accomplishments of DM Airmen, Dynamic Wing

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. visited Airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Feb. 18, 2021. During Brown’s time at Davis-Monthan, Airmen were able to explain ways the 355th Wing pioneers agile combat employment through the Dynamic Wing concept, as well as reaffirm their actions to support his Accelerate Change or Lose strategic guidance.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Jasmine Lerma, 355th Medical Group clinical nurse, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 5, 2021.

    Davis-Monthan begins the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution

    The 355th Medical Group has advanced further into the Phase 1 distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and has begun to administer it to the next tiers per Department of Defense guidelines.
  • A photo of a Guardian during a ceremony

    DM Airmen become Guardians

    Five Airmen from the 755th Operational Support Squadron were sworn in as Guardians in the United States Space Force during an induction ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 10, 2021.
  • 924th Aircraft Maintenance Unit loads munitions on A-10 Thunderbolt II

    Davis-Monthan holds annual load crew competition

    The 354th and 924th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the annual weapons load crew of the year competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 5, 2021.
  • Four service members stand at attention.

    355th Medical Group conducts reorganization ceremony

    DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – During a reorganization ceremony, the 355th Medical Group consolidated from three squadrons to two at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 2, 2021.
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