• Operation Snowbird Update

    The Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command Test Center will operate from here through Nov. 24 at Operation Snowbird facilities. Test Center personnel based at Tucson International Airport are employing five F-16 Fighting Falcons to conduct tests on the aircrafts' operating software and weapon

  • EOD emergency disposal this afternoon

    Beginning at 2:30 p.m. and continuing until 5:30 p.m., the D-M Explosive Ordnance Disposal team will be performing emergency disposal here Oct. 13. Ten loud disposals are slated to be conducted.Disposal was deemed the best course of action at 11:30 a.m. Contact the 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

  • Third OSB EA scoping meeting scheduled

    As part of the National Environmental Policy Act process, D-M officials will conduct a third public scoping meeting for Operation Snowbird Oct. 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Randolph North Golf Course Copper Room at 600 South Alvernon Way, Tucson, Ariz.The meeting will be conducted in an open

  • Angel Thunder kicks off, expect increased helicopter traffic

    Helicopter air operations will increase in and around the Tucson area from Oct. 9 -21 due to the 5th annual Angel Thunder Personnel Recovery and Rescue exercise. Airmen will team with the University of Arizona Medical Center, local, state, and federal agencies Oct. 11 in order to practice emergency

  • Fallen Airman to be awarded Silver Star

    Capt. Nathan Nylander will be posthumously awarded the Silver Star medal by Gen. Norton Schwartz, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, in a ceremony held at the Mirage Club here Sept. 24.Captain Nylander was deployed to Afghanistan as an advisor and member of the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan,

  • CSAF delivers first Combat King II to D-M

    Gen. Norton Schwartz, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, will deliver the first HC-130J Combat King II in the Air Force to D-M in a ceremony here, Sept. 24.The aircraft, designed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, is configured for combat search and rescue capabilities and will become a pivotal part of the

  • 354th FS Bulldogs, 355th MXG to return from deployment

    Members of the 354th Fighter Squadron, also known as the Bulldogs, as well as squadron assets and members of the 355th Maintenance Group are set to return home to D-M Sept. 19. Maintainers, support crew and pilots deployed in March to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea for a six-month deployment.All

  • Davis-Monthan Air Force Base declares higher state of security

    Reports of suspicious activity have caused D-M officials to declare a higher state of security. No shots have been fired and no one has been hurt. Officials are currently investigating the situation, and more information will follow as it becomes available. Any questions should be referred to the

  • Security incident response terminated

    Base officials have terminated the response to a potential security incident that began at 11 a.m. today. Increased security measures were taken around the base following the unconfirmed sighting of a man entering an office building apparently armed. Base officials are currently executing a

  • Off-base parents may begin to pick up their students

    Off-base parents may pick up their students at Borman Elementary, Sonoran Science Academy, Youth Programs and School Age Programs and the Child Development Centers beginning at 3 p.m. today following a base lockdown.Schools were placed on lock-down this morning in response to a security incident on