• Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course

     The Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course will take place here March 3-6, with aircraft and personnel scheduled to arrive on March 1-2 and depart on March 7. During the course, civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air Force pilots of current fighter aircraft will practice

  • D-M to hold operational readiness exercise

    Davis-Monthan AFB will be conducting a routine operational readiness exercise Jan. 12-14.Please be advised there will be increased activity on the base during the exercise.During the exercise period, alarms, sirens and loudspeaker announcements may be heard at residences on and near the base.These

  • D-M hosts units for training in January

    Multiple units from across the country will be visiting Davis-Monthan through the month of January.14 F-15Es from the 334th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC, arrived here January 5 and will train here until January 15.2 U-28s from the 319th Special Operations Squadron at

  • D-M announces Open House 2016 for March 12 and 13

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is scheduled to host "Thunder and Lightning over Arizona 2016" on March 12 and 13.Next year's event will feature a performance by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the service's premier jet demonstration team.The base will open its doors for this free event to showcase

  • D-M to host AC-130W Stinger II for training

    One AC-130W Stinger II will arrive at D-M for five days of training starting Dec 7.The AC-130W is from the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.The AC-130W Stinger II primary missions are close air support and air interdiction. Close air support missions include troops

  • D-M to hold operational readiness exercise

    Davis-Monthan AFB will be conducting a routine operational readiness exercise Nov. 3-5. Please be advised there will be increased activity on the base during the exercise.During the exercise period, alarms, sirens and loudspeaker announcements may be heard at residences on and near the base.These

  • D-M’s “Desert Boneyard” 10k Run and 5k Run/Walk

    D-M is holding a 10k and 5k run/walk through the Boneyard on October 31 at 9 a.m.This run is open to the public and allows participants to take a 10k or 5k run through the world-famous AMARG, or "Boneyard."  Spectators are welcome and can pay a separate registration fee on event day. Pets, glass

  • D-M's Deployers Return Home

    The last 24 of 48 total rescue personnel deployed from the 79th Rescue Squadron at D-M returned home at 3:40 p.m. today.Airmen were greeted by family, friends and base leadership.  Photos are attached and a video link is included below.A total of 1,200 Airmen from across D-M have been deployed

  • D-M Disposes of Unexploded Ordnance Today

    In support of Tucson's Bomb Squad, the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit will safely dispose of the unexploded elements of the ordnance on base between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. today.  This disposal will be conducted in a controlled location but might be very

  • D-M Hosts Units for Training in October

    Multiple units from across the country will be visiting Davis-Monthan throughout the month of October for training.A KC-130J Harvest Hawk will train at D-M from October 16-23. The KC-130J is from the 4-160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.A KC-135 from the 22nd