• D-M to welcome five A-10s returning from Europe

    Personnel at Davis-Monthan will welcome five A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft here May 22. The A-10s are being reassigned from the 81st Fighter Squadron. The return marks the end of along-standing A-10 presence in Europe.Davis-Monthan holds great significance for the A-10 and its mission, as the only as

  • Davis-Monthan to host “Pilot for a day” 16 May

    A local Tucson boy will visit D-M to become a "Pilot for a Day" May 16. Ten year old Abrium Reyes, along with members of his family, will be hosted by the 79th Rescue Squadron who will give them a tour of the base. The tour will include a stop at the A-10 simulator as well as a C-130 and an A-10

  • Nevada-based A-10s visit D-M for training

    Davis-Monthan will be welcoming six A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from the 66th Weapons Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 10-17 as they conduct training around the area.The 66 WPS is an A-10 instructional flying squadron that teaches graduate-level courses, providing advanced training in

  • D-M, military retirees have $1.6 billion impact on local community

    D-M and military retirees circulated approximately $1.6 billion and helped create more than 4,680 jobs in the local area, according to D-M's Fiscal Year 2012 Economic Impact Analysis, released here April 26. The EIA, an annual publication, is designed to inform the community of personnel assigned or

  • D-M to host first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk

    The Davis-Monthan AFB Fitness Center will host the first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk April 27 at 8 a.m. The course navigates through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored and maintained by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group here. The 309th AMARG provides depot-level

  • Angel Thunder Rescue Exercise to take place at DM

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base welcomes Air Combat Command's 6th Angel Thunder Personnel Recovery and Rescue Exercise April 7-20. During the exercise air operations will include a variety of native and visiting aircraft including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, HH-60G Pave Hawk, HC-130J Combat King II, CH-47

  • Largest U.S. military helicopter to visit D-M this week

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base welcomes six U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavylift Helicopter Squadron 465 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 19-27. While here the helicopter pilots will conduct desert mountainous terrain training at Southern

  • D-M to host first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk

    The Davis-Monthan AFB Fitness Center will host the first Desert Boneyard 5K Fun Run/Walk April 27 at 8 a.m. The course navigates through hundreds of historic military aircraft stored and maintained by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group here. The 309th AMARG provides depot-level

  • Twelve F-16s Hosted at D-M for two weeks

    The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a common site in Tucson but residents may notice more F-16 traffic than normal operating from the base Mar. 11-21.The 355th Fighter Wing is hosting twelve Air National Guard F-16s conducting daily operations around southern Arizona as part of readiness training. The

  • D-M to hold operational readiness exercise

    Davis-Monthan AFB will be conducting a routine operational readiness exercise from March 11-14. Please be advised there will be increased activity on the base both during the day and night throughout the four day period. These exercises are held to ensure D-M's Airmen maintain the highest levels of