• D-M to again host world's largest personnel recovery exercise

    Media are invited to attend Air Combat Command's annual personnel recovery and combat search and rescue exercise, Angel Thunder 2010, scheduled to take place here April 12 through 23. The exercise will be headquartered at D-M, but will conduct various operations at other areas in Southern Arizona

  • For inquiring citizens: Air show to bring modified flying ops over Tucson

    During this weekend's Aerospace & Arizona Days air show, local citizens may inquire about aircraft that are flying noticeably lower, faster, louder or in close proximity over Tucson. Base officials emphasize that modified flying conditions are temporary and standard for an air show. Also, all

  • ‘Heroes Day’ to offer special-needs citizens their own mini air show

    More than 400 local people with disabilities or special needs will be brought to the flight line Friday, March 19 - the day before D-M's two-day public air show - to watch the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds practice their routine.The event, dubbed "Heroes Day," was organized to accommodate members of

  • Media invited to cover 'Hometown Hero' flight with Thunderbirds

    Dr. Bryan Foulk, recently designated as Pima County's "Hometown Hero," is scheduled to take off from the D-M runway at 2 p.m. March 18 for his backseat ride in a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon. Dr. Foulk, a local dentist and longtime Tucson resident, was selected from a pool of 17

  • Alternate entry, exit available for media covering air show

    Members of the 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office will facilitate easier base access for media covering the 2010 Aerospace & Arizona Days air show March 20-21. Media members who RSVP will be accommodated at prescheduled times by public affairs staff, who will provide escort from an alternate

  • Air show media day scheduled for March 18

    Several aerial demonstration teams will make themselves available for media access, including plane-side interviews, Thursday, March 18, in advance of D-M's Aerospace & Arizona Days air show. Media opportunities will begin at 2 p.m. with the show-headlining U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and will

  • Military Community Relations Committee to meet next week

    The Military Community Relations Committee public meeting will be held March 17 at 6 p.m. in the Randolph Golf Course Complex's Copper Room. Neighborhood and homeowners associations, Tucson organizations, and business groups interested in becoming part of this committee should e-mail the MCRC

  • Air show attendees can drop off canned goods for Tucson Community Food Bank

    Both the officers' and enlisted spouses clubs here will team up with the Tucson Community Food Bank to host a canned food drive during the Aerospace & Arizona Days air show March 20- 21. Anyone interested in making a contribution can drop off canned goods at the north ramp entrance. Those utilizing

  • Thunderbirds ‘Hometown Hero’ flight recipient to be announced March 8

    Base officials will announce Monday morning the name of the "Hometown Hero" who will receive an orientation flight with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as part of Aerospace & Arizona Days here March 19-21.The announcement will be made on base, in-person, at 8:30 a.m. March 8. The top three nominees

  • Tops In Blue Performance Open To General Public

    Tops In Blue 2010 takes center stage March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center for one performance only. The theme is "To Dream," an action-packed adventure of music and dance that invites audiences to follow their dreams, whatever they may be. This year, Tops In Blue continues its