• One AWACS lands at D-M for Boneyard Storage

    One NATO E-3A AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) departed NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany and landed around 1 p.m. June 23, for storage in the 'Boneyard'.This is the first ever NATO AWACS to be retired. The decision to retire one E-3A was made by the North Atlantic Council in an effort

  • SSgt Catano turned himself in at D-M, now in confinement

    Staff Sgt. Jhoan Catano, who was wanted by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and U.S. Marshalls, turned himself in to Security Forces here at 4:21 p.m. today.Catano is currently in Security Forces custody and is being held in pretrial confinement on base.Any charges are accusations and

  • Two F-15 units will train at D-M this summer

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host two F-15 units for training this summer. Fourteen F-15E Strike Eagles from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, will be at D-M Jun 12-27.  The pilots and Weapons System Officers will be completing their Surface Attack

  • AZ's Meteorite crater rescue event concluded Angel Thunder 2015

    Arizona's Meteorite Crater served as the final training site for this year's Angel Thunder exercise, where four simulated-patients were hoisted 570 feet out of the crater into an Army Air National Guard UH-60 Medevac Helicopter.Angel Thunder is the world's largest Personnel Recovery exercise, hosted

  • Angel Thunder participants will rescue 4 personnel from AZ's Meteorite Crater

    Four simulated patients will be rescued from Arizona's Meteorite Crater June 12, as the final training event for this year's Angel Thunder exercise.Army National Guard pararescuemen will rappel into the crater, triage and treat simulated-patients and hoist them 570 feet out of the crater into an

  • Marines, Airmen rescue 6 during Angel Thunder scenario at Playas, NM

    Six simulated victims were rescued by U.S. Marines and Airmen from an MRAP vehicle hit by an mock improvised explosive device at Playas Training and Research Center during Angel Thunder, June 11.U.S. Marines from 1st Force Reconnaissance flew to the scene on MV-22 Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine

  • Hostage recovery training conducted on California coastline

    Hostage recovery training was conducted on the California coast during Angel Thunder 2015.Two German CH-53GS's, along with Australian and U.S. rescue personnel, arrived at Camp Pendleton, coordinated with local intelligence personnel, and ultimately recovered simulated hostages from Naval Air

  • D-M, military retirees have $1.48 billion impact on local community

    D-M and military retirees circulated approximately $1.48 billion and helped create more than 4,200 jobs in the local area, according to D-M's Fiscal Year 2014 Economic Impact Analysis, released here June 8.The EIA, an annual publication, is designed to inform the community of personnel assigned or