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Arizona Daily Star
February 25, 2018
He began collecting in 1956, four years after arriving in Tucson as an airman stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. While age is slowing the two friends down, their passion for their museum remains vibrant. They want to tell their visitors everything about the museum's thousands of items, includingÃÂ ...
Green Valley News
February 15, 2018
Barber said Democratic candidates need to adopt a centrist, or moderate, position and need to support the interests of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Fort Huachuca. Furthermore, they must advocate for local veterans, he said, because roughly 80,000 retired military service members live in CD2.
Tucson News Now
February 15, 2018
Pima County Sheriff (@PimaSheriff) February 15, 2018. The storm also brought steady rain to Tucson, where drivers had to contend with standing water on many streets. One such street was Contractors Way near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, which was covered by a couple of inches of water near AjoÃÂ ...
Belleville News-Democrat
February 15, 2018
11, 1962, the first Rockwell T-39A Sabreliner aircraft arrived at Scott Air Force Base to replace aging C-47s. The aircraft, tail ... Although most of the CT-39As were placed in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona in 1985, at least ten aircraft were preserved as museum displays. Scott AFB is fortunate toÃÂ ...
Department of Defense
February 15, 2018
Airmen from the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron's munitions flight build up and break down aerial bombs during the Bushwhacker 18-02 Cactus Flag exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2018. The munitions flight, better known as AMMO, is responsible for building up andÃÂ ...
Alamogordo Daily News
February 11, 2018
Talbert's first effort to bring an F-4 to display in Alamogordo included going through the Pima Air and Space Museum at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, but he said it's been a slow process. The latest effort to get an F-4 includes saving two at Holloman Air Force Base from the chopping block. Talbert saidÃÂ ...
Green Valley News
February 11, 2018
Lt. Col. Abel Ramos, a commander for the 47th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, SHS English teacher Alexandria Fry and SHS Assistant Principal Beth Lehr wrote recommendation letters. Each wrote about Tristan's excellent grades, his involvement in high school sports, the NJROTC, theÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
February 11, 2018
An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center takes off from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2017. A similar F-16 jet based out of the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing in Tucson landed safely at a Phoenix airport after striking a cable.
Dayton Daily News
February 4, 2018
The Textron AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer Defense & Security's A-29 Super Tuscano, both propeller-driven aircraft, will fly at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., between May and July this year. The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office atÃÂ ...
cleveland.com
February 4, 2018
The I-X Center's C-97 was built in Seattle, Washington, in 1953 and was used at U.S. Air Force and National Guard bases across the country and in Germany. Its service ended in 1978, and it was shipped to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.
Air Force Magazine
February 3, 2018
Rather than conducting a combat demonstration, the Air Force will hold an additional light attack experiment from May to July at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., ... Out of the four participants that flew in the original Light Attack Experiment—known as OA-X—at Holloman AFB, N.M., last August, Textron Aviation'sÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
February 3, 2018
This Colombian air force A-29 Super Tucano was part of combat-rescue training at Davis-Monthan in 2014. ... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will be the site of continued testing of two proposed light-attack planes that have been cited as potential replacements for the A-10 ground-attack jet, a mainstay ofÃÂ ...
KJZZ
February 2, 2018
The Air Force continues to study whether to buy light-attack aircraft at low cost and will be using a southern Arizona base for continued experimentation. The new tests will take place May through July at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base south of Tucson. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said in a newsÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
February 2, 2018
Personnel at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will conduct an unspecified military exercise over the next two weeks, so nearby residents may hear some unusual noises on the base, D-M said Friday. Local residents may notice "blast simulations and noise from simulated gunfire" and there will be anÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
February 2, 2018
This Colombian air force A-29 Super Tucano was part of combat-rescue training at Davis-Monthan in 2014. ... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will be the site of continued testing of two proposed light-attack planes that have been cited as potential replacements for the A-10 ground-attack jet, a mainstay ofÃÂ ...
KVOA Tucson News
February 2, 2018
We're honored and really thrilled to be a part of this historic demonstration of air power,” said Major Daniel Levy, who'll be piloting one of the A-10's. Two A-10 Thunderbolts from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, an F-16 and a P-51 Mustang are set to make a grand entrance on Sunday, flying over U.S. BankÃÂ ...
Belleville News-Democrat
February 1, 2018
The Air Force's Heritage Flight is scheduled to visit Minnesota to represent the Air Force Feb. 4 at the Super Bowl. For the first time in the unit's history, the Heritage Flight will perform an aircraft flyover—consisting of two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, an F-16 Fighting Falcon and a P-51 Mustang—over U.S. BankÃÂ ...
Robins Rev Up
February 1, 2018
Six F-16 Fighting Falcons sit on the 514th Flight Test Squadron ramp at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Nov. 15, 2017. .... Some of the oldest Falcons in the world are kept preserved in the hot, dry Arizona desert at Davis-Monthan AFB, in the massive long-term storage area overseen by the Ogden ALC's 309thÃÂ ...
KTAR.com
February 1, 2018
The A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team conducts a post-flight inspection at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 22, 2018. The A-10 Demo Team and A-10 Heritage Flight pilots are scheduled to support a Heritage Flight flyover during the opening ceremonies of Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis,ÃÂ ...
Tucson News Now
January 31, 2018
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -. Homicide detectives with the Tucson Police Department are investigating a shooting that has left one man dead in the 5100 block of 29th Street near Rosemont, north of Davis-Monthan AFB. The identity of the victim has not been released, pending next of kin notification.
Aerotech News (blog)
January 30, 2018
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., says there were no serious injuries when an aircraft had to abort its takeoff and caught fire at the installation in Nevada. ... McSally's 2nd Congressional District in southern Arizona includes Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, home to the A-10-equppped 355th Fighter wing. APÃÂ ...
Department of Defense
January 30, 2018
Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Dittman, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team electrical and environmental systems journeyman, conducts an environmental control systems operations check at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 23, 2018. The A-10 Demo Team and A-10 Heritage Flight pilotsÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
January 30, 2018
Two A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack jets from Davis-Monthan Air Force base will fly over U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday during the opening ... The F-16 is from the Viper Demo Team based at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, and the P-51 Mustang is from the Air Force Heritage FlightÃÂ ...
Wichita Eagle
January 27, 2018
... nine A-10 squadrons if it lacked funding to replace wings that have outlived their lifespans. The A-10s started entering operational service in the late 1970s. McSally's 2nd Congressional District in southern Arizona includes Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, home to the A-10-equppped 355th Fighter wing.
Arizona Daily Star
January 27, 2018
That's good news for supporters of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, where the A-10 remains a primary mission that employs hundreds of airmen and ... She noted the Air Force recently deployed a squadron of A-10s — a Reserve unit from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri — to Afghanistan for the firstÃÂ ...
Tucson News Now
January 26, 2018
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base personnel will be testing blast simulation training equipment on Friday, Jan. 26 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., according to a news release from 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office. The equipment will produce loud noise during that time frame and will likely be heard in theÃÂ ...
Stars and Stripes
January 25, 2018
The planes, deploying from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside Tucson, Ariz., will be joined by an additional F-16 as backup. ... from Oklahoma City, and Estonian tactical air control party specialists acknowledge a 442nd Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri on Dec.
Air Force Link
January 25, 2018
... 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Combat Metals Flight, aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, deployed from the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, said about the September 2017 repair. “So, we spliced one end, swaged it, which is kindÃÂ ...
KGUN
January 19, 2018
A-10s are critical to Tucson Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the one-point-five billion dollars the base puts in our economy. ... With the Southern Arizona Defense Alliance, Amber Smith thinks about what the A-10 and Davis Monthan contribute to our economy, and how DM makes other Arizona basesÃÂ ...
Cronkite News
January 18, 2018
Arizona education gets low marks on another annual report card. Students at Borman Elementary School at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. Arizona is ranked 45th in the U.S. for education by the publication “Education Week.” (Photo by Sivan Veazie via Creative Commons)ÃÂ ...
Builder Magazine
January 18, 2018
The community itself features an abundance of amenities, including an eight-acre park, swimming pool, playground and sports fields. It's located in the Vail School District close to I-10, with the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the Tucson International Airport nearby. The Grand Opening will take place onÃÂ ...
Popular Mechanics
January 17, 2018
The U.S. Air Force operates 14 EC-130Hs, all by the 55th Electronic Combat Group out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The Compass Call program dates to the 1980s and involves C-130 Hercules transport aircraft fitted with electronic jamming devices and a crew of 13, including four cryptologicÃÂ ...
The Aviationist (blog)
January 15, 2018
The USAF EC-130H overall force is quite small, consisting of only 14 aircraft, based at Davis-Monthan AFB (DMAFB), in Tucson, Arizona and belonging to the 55th Electronic Combat Group (ECG) and its two squadrons: the 41st and 43rd Electronic Combat Squadrons (ECS). Also based at DMAFB andÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
January 13, 2018
She said she would work to protect Arizona jobs, secure the border and protect the A-10 aircraft, the mainstay at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the plane she flew as a combat pilot. In a private hanger at the Tucson International Airport, McSally briefly highlighted her accomplishments during her 26ÃÂ ...
KVOA Tucson News
December 30, 2017
The USAF flyover was skillfully completed by two A-10s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. For the second year in a row the Bowl handed out more than 12,000 sponsored tickets in a unique tribute to heroes from Southern Arizona, to include: active military members, first responders, police, firemen,ÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
December 29, 2017
There was only one place for Bissell to go to take his airplane fascination to the next level: the military plane boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside Tucson, Ariz. Today the base is the sole location for excess military and government aircraft and houses more than 4,400 planes in its militaryÃÂ ...
Tucson News Now
December 28, 2017
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base: ... and $6 million for safety inspections; Full funding for the EC-130H “Compass Call,” $108M to build two new aircraft, and a directive to the Air Force to report their plan to upgrade the aircraft for future threats; $22 million for a General Instruction Building at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
KGUN
December 21, 2017
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A team practiced safing-out bombs at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base today. What civilians call the bomb squad, the Air Force calls EOD for explosive ordinance disposal. Today on a special range at DM, EOD flight practiced defusing bombs. Team members know they could need toÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
December 19, 2017
20, 1967, as a first lieutenant recently returned from Vietnam, I piloted a Huey helicopter for the U.S. Air Force from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to investigate flooding in the river valley leading from Tucson down to Nogales. A chain of weather events, beginning with snow in the surrounding mountains,ÃÂ ...
Edwards Air Force Base
December 19, 2017
He deployed from the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The air base's postal team, comprised of seven Airmen, has accepted the help from these volunteers to unload, sort and process mail ensuring morale during deployment remains high. The Airmen offer theirÃÂ ...
Arizona Daily Star
December 19, 2017
The Air Force will issue a study this spring on the environmental impact of basing F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base — though ... because it remains a “reasonable alternative” site along with Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, and Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, said Capt.
Arizona Daily Star
December 9, 2017
Davis-Monthan is home to a combat squadron of A-10 “Warthogs” — an aircraft the Air Force has been trying to retire. ... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's A-10 ground-attack planes will fly on, Arizona military installations will see new investment and Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems will make moreÃÂ ...
IHS Jane's 360
December 4, 2017
“We selected Tyndall Air Force Base because it was the best location to meet the unique requirements of the MQ-9 Reaper,” Secretary of the Air Force ... element locations were Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona, Moody AFB in Georgia, Mountain Home AFB in Idaho, Offutt AFB in Nebraska, and Shaw AFB.
Los Angeles Times
September 13, 2017
Since 1946, part of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson has served as an aircraft storage and preservation center for the U.S. military. Currently, the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group has about 4,400 aircraft at the “boneyard.” At the facility, some aircraft are preserved for futureÃÂ ...
Tucson News Now
December 31, 1999
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -. Crews from the Tucson Fire Department extinguished a house fire near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Thursday morning, Feb. 22. According to a statement from TFD, it was unclear if the house near East 30th Street and South Craycroft Road was unoccupied at theÃÂ ...
KVOA Tucson News
December 31, 1999
Tucson - There's a great deal of noise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and now, it's not just from the jets. Ty Hetzel, who lives on the base with his wife, Airman Kayla Hetzel, says, "Now it's at the point to where people's supervisors are getting called, careers are getting threatened and people can't affordÃÂ ...
Tucson News Now
December 31, 1999
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -. Once again Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is hosting the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course (HFTCC) for 2018. The program takes place from Wednesday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 4, with personnel arriving on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and flying operations fromÃÂ ...
Arizona Public Media
December 31, 1999
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will be conducting training exercises using a blast simulator, meaning sounds that imitate battle-like situations may be audible near the base for the next two weeks. Staff Sgt. Eric Flores says the team uses propane and oxygen to produce the sounds of explosions andÃÂ ...
Air Force Magazine
December 31, 1999
The service has publicly announced groundings following physiological events previously, such as Vance AFB, Okla., grounding its T-6A Texans in November after four pilots reported physiological incidents and Luke AFB, Ariz., briefly grounding F-35s in June. However, Davis-Monthan officials didn'tÃÂ ...
KGUN
December 31, 1999
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is one of the many government entities being affected by the government shutdown. 355FW personnel - just to quell rumors, here's our impacts to ops as a result of gov't shutdown: 354FS will continue to fly at home & TDY. Also, 357FS will continueÃÂ ...
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