Three units will train at D-M during January

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DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will host three Air Force flying units for training during January. 

*  Two KC-135R Stratotankers from the 128th Air Refueling Wing will refuel A-10s participating in Operation Snowbird at D-M Jan 23-31. 
                                                                                                                                                                   
*  Twelve A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from the 127th Wing will conduct Combat Search and Rescue training at D-M Jan 23- Feb 6. 

*  Two C-130H Hercules 179th and 165th Air Wings will be participating in operation snowbird at D-M Jan 5- Feb 25. 

The training scenarios will take place in southern Arizona's many outstanding military training ranges and will give the units a chance to test their skills and ready them for future operations.  During their visits, the pilots will adhere to all Davis-Monthan arrival and departure procedures and noise abatement procedures.