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Dec. 17, 2014
D-M to host Arizona Congressional delegation press conference

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host a press conference for a delegation of Arizona legislators Dec. 18.Included in the delegation are Senator John McCain, Senator Jeff Flake, Representative Trent Franks, Representative Paul Gosar, Representative Matt Salmon and Representative-elect Martha
Dec. 8, 2014
D-M to hold operational readiness exercise

Davis-Monthan AFB will be conducting a routine operational readiness exercise Dec 9-12. Please be advised there will be increased activity on the base during the exercise, to include 24-hour A-10 flight operations.During the exercise period, alarms, sirens and loudspeaker announcements may be heard
Dec. 3, 2014
D-M to host local Tucsonan as ‘Pilot for a Day’

A local Tucson young man will visit D-M to become a "Pilot for a Day" Dec 4.Nineteen-year-old Sergio Quiroz, along with members of his family, will be hosted by the 357th Fighter Squadron and will be given a tour of the base.The tour will include a stop at the A-10 and parachute simulators as well
Nov. 19, 2014
Draft Total Force Training Environmental Assessment public comment period will close Nov 24

The 60-Day public comment period for the draft Environmental Assessment for Total Force Training will close on Nov. 24.Total Force Training refers to non-D-M unit training that is hosted on base, including Air Force, sister services, Reserve, Air National Guard, or partner nations. Substantive
Nov. 3, 2014
D-M will participate with Tucson hospitals in natural disaster exercise

D-M is partnering with the Tucson VA, local emergency response agencies, and local area hospitals to conduct a natural disaster exercise Nov. 3-5.During this exercise, a natural disaster on the California coast requires patients to be flown into Ariz. for treatment. D-M will stage its runway to
Oct. 31, 2014
U.S. Navy units will train at D-M in November

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base units will conduct joint training with Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons from Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., in November. * Five active duty MH-60S Knighthawks from the BLACK KNIGHTS of HSC-4 will participate in joint training with an A-10
Oct. 21, 2014
Elementary school children will tour D-M solar array

Elementary school children will tour the D-M 16.4 megawatt solar array here and learn about clean energy Oct. 22 at 10:45 a.m. The solar array tour is part of Air Force Energy Action month, a campaign to educate Airmen how to maximize their energy efficiency and mission effectiveness.The D-M array
Oct. 20, 2014
Public comment period extension for Draft Total Force Training Environmental Assessment

The U.S. Air Force has approved a 30-day extension for the revised draft Environmental Assessment for Total Force Training (formerly Operation Snowbird), which was released by Air Combat Command Sept 22.Based upon requests, the Air Force will extend the comment period to allow the public additional
Oct. 1, 2014
U.S. Marine Corps and Air National Guard units train from D-M this month

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host three U.S. Marine Corps units and one Air National Guard unit this month. * Two F-5 Tiger IIs from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma are scheduled to operate out of D-M 1 October, participating in dissimilar air combat training with Davis-Monthan A-10s. * Three
Sept. 30, 2014
D-M runway reopened following hard landing

The runway at D-M reopened for normal flight operations at 10:50 a.m. this morning following the A-10 hard landing Sept 29.Immediately following the gear-up 'hard landing,' base emergency response agencies arrived on scene.A crane was used to transport the A-10 off the runway and into a hanger for