Davis Monthan Air Force Base Welcome Center

Comm: 520-228-1077
DSN: 228-1077
Monday-Friday, 0800-1600
Mission Support Group's Building #3200, Room 123
By Appointment Only
 
Welcome to the Desert Lightning Team!
 

The Davis Monthan Welcome Center is a one-stop for one-on-one in-processing appointments for newly arrived Airmen and their Families with the Military Personnel Flight (MPF), Comptroller Squadron (CPTS), Traffic Management Office (TMO) and the Medical Group (MDG) in approximately an hour. 

Airmen are encouraged to bring family/dependents with them to their in-processing appointment at the Welcome Center where children can be entertained by arcade games, toys, books and children's movies in a designated area just for them. 

Before you can make an appointment, you must electronically complete the in-processing checklist and email the completed form to: 355WG.CVB.WC@US.AF.MIL 

Once the in-processing checklist is completed and submitted, your gaining unit's representative will schedule an appointment that will be within 72 business hours of your arrival on station. This appointment will be before house hunting days or leave is taken.

First Term Airman (Davis-Monthan is your first duty station) are required to be accompanied to their in-processing appointment by their supervisor or sponsor. 

All Airmen will be scheduled for the Right Start Orientation that is located at the Landing Community Center. The Right Start Orientation has briefings from the Wing Commander, Command Chief, Public Affairs, Equal Opportunity, Wing Safety, Public Health, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Legal, Chapel, Office of Special Investigations, etc.   

The Welcome Center can provide contact information for the School Liaison Officer, Exceptional Family Member Program and Military Housing Office.

 

Welcome Center Intro

Living the Legacy - Former 82nd Airborne Division CSM (Part 3 of 3)
82nd Airborne Division
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hornby
Sept. 15, 2022 | 7:39
This video is the third of a three-part docuseries showcasing the contributions made by the former Division Command Sergeants Major of the "All American" 82nd Airborne Division, earning the much-respected call sign "AA9". They recount their time in the Division, describing the incredible legacy created by paratroopers over many generations. (U.S. Army product by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hornby. Additional interviews were provided by MSG Alexander Burnett and Staff Sgt. Lawrence Wong. VHS Archival footage for the intro and end sequences and news footage of Lt. Col. Lloyd Austin courtesy of the 82nd Airborne Division Museum.) Video uploaded for archival purposes.

This documentary recounts the experiences of the following former Division Command Sergeants Major:
- Command Sgt. Maj. (R) LaMarquis Knowles (Division CSM October 2012-April 2015)
- Command Sgt. Maj. (R) Michael D. Green (Division CSM April 2015-October 2017)
- Command Sgt. Maj. (R) Michael A. Ferrusi (Division CSM October 2017-January 2019)
- Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur R. "Cliff" Burgoyne Jr. January (Division CSM January 2019-July 2020)

This video is hosted by Division Command Sgt. Maj. David R. Pitt

Topics include:
- How they became "AA9".
- What it means to be a Paratrooper
- Camaraderie and Leadership
- Combat Deployments
- D-day: Normandy, La Fière, Keith Nightingale.
More


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Living the Legacy - Former 82nd Airborne Division CSM (Part 3 of 3)
82nd Airborne Division
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hornby
Sept. 15, 2022 | 7:39
This video is the third of a three-part docuseries showcasing the contributions made by the former Division Command Sergeants Major of the "All American" 82nd Airborne Division, earning the much-respected call sign "AA9". They recount their time in the Division, describing the incredible legacy created by paratroopers over many generations. (U.S. Army product by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hornby. Additional interviews were provided by MSG Alexander Burnett and Staff Sgt. Lawrence Wong. VHS Archival footage for the intro and end sequences and news footage of Lt. Col. Lloyd Austin courtesy of the 82nd Airborne Division Museum.) Video uploaded for archival purposes.

This documentary recounts the experiences of the following former Division Command Sergeants Major:
- Command Sgt. Maj. (R) LaMarquis Knowles (Division CSM October 2012-April 2015)
- Command Sgt. Maj. (R) Michael D. Green (Division CSM April 2015-October 2017)
- Command Sgt. Maj. (R) Michael A. Ferrusi (Division CSM October 2017-January 2019)
- Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur R. "Cliff" Burgoyne Jr. January (Division CSM January 2019-July 2020)

This video is hosted by Division Command Sgt. Maj. David R. Pitt

Topics include:
- How they became "AA9".
- What it means to be a Paratrooper
- Camaraderie and Leadership
- Combat Deployments
- D-day: Normandy, La Fière, Keith Nightingale.
More