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  • MWD: Welcome to the dog show

    Weekly military working dog competitions are held on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where scenarios like these are set up for MWD teams to test their abilities in a safe and controlled environment.

  • Forecasting the future of weather

    Operational Weather Squadrons and weather flights from various Major Commands throughout the Air Force are realigning terminal aerodrome forecast responsibilities. This realignment is scheduled to be completed by October 1, 2020.Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s 355th Operational Support Squadron

  • World War II veteran awarded Purple Heart

    Walter Ram, a World War II veteran, was presented the Purple Heart Medal by U.S. Senator Martha McSally during a World War II Purple Heart Presentation Ceremony held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 20, 2019. The Purple Heart Medal is awarded to service members who have been wounded or

  • 563d RQG Airmen rescue injured Mexican fishermen

    Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s 563d Rescue Group traveled more than 1700 miles, to save two critically injured Mexican fishermen onboard the Mazatun fishing vessel, July 10, 2019.The fishermen were injured when their vessel’s crane collapsed more than 1300 miles southwest of San Diego in

  • Joint Efforts Reach New Heights

    The 355th Wing is made up of diverse and dynamic teams whose mindsets are focused on mission success and maintaining high-end readiness through continuous training and exercises. On June 6, 2019, the 79th Rescue Squadron provided air support to a Combat Search and Rescue training mission.Home to the

  • Nighttime GBU-12 build up

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron work together to build an [inert] GBU-12 Paveway II, an aerial laser-guided bomb, in a simulated deployed location on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 9, 2019. Exercising the capability to build GBU-12s

  • Holocaust Remembrance 2019

    The 355th Wing hosted its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Desert Dove Chapel, May 2, 2019.By the end of World War II in 1945, more than 6 million European Jews were killed by the Nazi regime or by the conditions they faced while in concentration camps. In 1980, the U.S. Congress

  • PJs sharpen skills during Razor’s Edge

    The 48th Rescue Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base participated in an exercise from April 8-18, 2019. Razor’s Edge is a two-week long exercise where pararescuemen train to be better prepared for unilateral and joint combat search and rescue operations in any situation and environment. To

  • New Squadron Commander's Course at D-M

    A professional development course for squadron commanders was held at the Kennedy Professional Development Center on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 17-18, 2019.

  • Thunder and Lightning over Arizona

    Thunder and Lightning over Arizona, a free, public event, is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23-24, 2019 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.