• One unit will train at D-M during April

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host one U.S. military flying unit for training during April. * Fourteen F-16C Fighting Falcons, from the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas, are here conducting training through 25 April.               The training scenarios will take place in southern Arizona's many

  • New tool to improve cleanup at Tucson-area AF plant

    The AF Civil Engineer Center has found a new method to remove toxins trapped in naturally occurring dense soils, like clay, in Tucson called Hrydrofracturing. During the 1950s to the early 1970s, Air Force Plant 44 in Tucson, a government-owned, contractor-operated manufacturing facility, disposed

  • Dinner for deployed service member’s families

    Families of deployed service members from D-M will be served dinner, April 1 from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. With 1,100 Airmen deployed from D-M, the base is focusing on taking care of families affected.  This dinner is hosted through the Airman and Family Readiness Center, which offers a few events each

  • D-M host motorcycle safety rally photos

    Approximately 115 Airmen participated in a motorcycle safety rally, Mar. 27. The Pima County Sheriff's Department conducted several motorcycle demonstrations and gave driving tips to the riders who participated in their course. After local businesses chose the best bikes, 74 Airmen broke into groups

  • Pima Air and Space Museum receives a Dreamliner

    A Boeing 787 landed at Davis-Monthan for donation to the Pima Air and Space Museum, Mar. 26. The aircraft landed around noon, was defueled and towed across Valencia Road. The 355th Civil Engineer Squadron used this opportunity to conduct training on creating and paving a roads.  Road construction is

  • Airman receives Soldier's Medal

    Master Sergeant Matthew A. Garcia was presented the Soldier's Medal by Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark A. Welsh III, Mar. 25. While deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Garcia saved the lives of two pilots who were critically injured after landing their helicopter on an

  • D-M to host Motorcycle Safety Rally

    Airmen of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is hosting Motorcycle Safety Rally Mar. 27. There will be various activities during this event to include Tucson Police Department and the Pima County Sheriff's Department conducting a motorcycle demonstration and awards given to the best bikes.After a safety

  • Four units will train at D-M during March

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host four U.S. military flying units for training during March. * Four KC-130 Hercules from the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, N.Y., are here conducting annual training in preparation for future deployments through March 22.* Eight F-16 Fighting