• Alternate entry, exit available for media covering Open House

    Members of the 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office will facilitate easier base access for media covering the 2014 'Thunder and Lightning over Arizona' Open House April 12-13. Media members who RSVP will be accommodated by Public Affairs staff, who will provide escort from an alternate

  • D-M hosting F-16 unit from Texas and A-10 unit from Michigan in April, May

    Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons from Texas and A-10 Thunderbolt II from Michigan will operate here for intermittent periods this month and into mid-May. Twelve F-16s from the Texas Air National Guard are scheduled to operate here 6-18 April. Ten A-10s from the Michigan Air National Guard

  • Two U.S. Marine Corps Harriers here for joint training, 7-9 April

    Two U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma will be at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base April 7-9. While here the pilots will be participating in dissimilar air combat training with A-10 pilots from the 47th Fighter Squadron. Davis-Monthan will serve as their base as they

  • Open House Plane-side Interviews and Hometown Hero Flight

    The Air Force Thunderbird Team will be landing at D-M and be available for plane-side interviews, Thursday, April 10, followed by Tucson's Hometown Hero flight. The Hometown Hero opportunity was provided by the Thunderbirds to highlight an individual from Tucson who has significantly given of

  • 'Hero's Day' to offer special needs citizens their own mini Open House

    Nearly 500 local individuals with disabilities or special needs will be brought to the flight line Friday, April 11 - the day before D-M's Open House begins to watch the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice their routine.The event, dubbed "Heroes Day," was organized to accommodate members of the

  • D-M Open House April 12th and 13th

    Members of the local community are invited to D-M's 2014 'Thunder and Lightning over Arizona' Open House April 12-13. The base will open its doors for this free event to showcase military air power and express appreciation for the local community's continuous support of D-M's missions.The Open House

  • Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course

    The Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course will take place at Davis-Monthan Feb 25 through March 3. During the course, aircrews will perform ground and flight training to enable civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air Force pilots of current fighter