Oct. 7, 2024 U.S. Air Force 563d Personnel Recovery Task Force rescues Helene survivors U.S. Airmen mobilized as the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and 563d Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF), from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, rescued four injured civilians, one critically injured, during search and rescue efforts in North Carolina, October 5, 2024.
Aug. 27, 2024 First ACC EA-37B delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB Air Combat Command received its first EA-37B Compass Call, aircraft 19-5591, for pilot training Aug. 23, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
March 12, 2024 563rd OSS Mask Modernization The Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft, or M69, replaced the legacy MBU-19/P Aircrew Eye and Respiratory Protection equipment, which launched in the early 1990’s.
Feb. 16, 2024 Military Working Dog Handlers Collaborate with the University of Arizona Three U.S. military working dogs demonstrated their skill sets for the Canine Cognition Center, a veterinarian research group affiliated with the University of Arizona, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Feb. 7, 2024.MWD handlers shared knowledge and experiences with the research group to showcase
June 23, 2023 USAA execs tour DM The Desert Lightning Team hosted a tour for 19 USAA senior executives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, June 22, 2023. The tour provided the executives insight into what our Airmen do every day.
Dec. 14, 2022 357th FS graduation Eight U.S. Air Force Pilots graduated from the A-10 Thunderbolt II basic course during a ceremony held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2022.
March 22, 2022 ACC co-leads effort to hone Information Warfare readiness Air Combat Command stood up a new organization to accelerate information warfare training and research on March 22, 2022, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
March 1, 2022 ACC’s Agile Battle Lab accelerates austere communication capabilities for squadrons Air Combat Command’s Agile Battle Lab worked with the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to improve tactics, techniques, and procedures for organic communication capabilities in an austere environment, Feb. 14-19, 2022. Throughout the week, the Lab helped the 354th FS
Jan. 20, 2022 Air Combat Command Names Lead Wings The commander of Air Combat Command has designated five units as Lead Wings as part of the combat air force’s transition to the service’s new force generation model.
Oct. 22, 2021 Jammers celebrate 40 years with EC-130 Compass Call The 55th Electronic Combat Group celebrated 40 years of the EC-130 Compass Call program with a celebration hosted by the 55th Wing Association October 15-16, 2021.The EC-130 Compass Call operates under the 55th ECG as a geographically separated unit of the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska.