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  • USS Tucson Sailors visit DM and namesake city

    The 355th Training Squadron hosted six U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the USS Tucson, and gave them access to the Full Mission Trainer flight simulators used for A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot training on Nov. 5, 2024.

  • True North providers support Airmen near and far

    In September, rescue Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, deployed to the Southeastern U.S. in response to Hurricane Helene. Unsure what challenges the Airmen might encounter, True North mental health providers were on standby to take their calls and offer support.

  • 11th CABS activates and Lt Col Jamerson takes command

    Presided by ACC's 355th Wing commander, 11th Combat Air Base Squadron, Air Force, Special Operations Command, activated and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Jamerson, 11th CABS incoming commander, assumed command at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, October 31, 2024.

  • Two Airmen build resilience and tactical expertise at Army Ranger School

    Two Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base earned the title of U.S. Army Ranger School graduate on Aug. 9, 2024. U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Manuel Castro, 355th Security Forces Squadron section commander, and Senior Airman Jacob Hostetler, 355th Operations Support Squadron survival evasion resistance

  • TAC-PACK’d with innovation

    The 355th Wing submitted a light-weight backpack-styled toolkit designed for portability in austere environments for the Innovation Challenge 2025.

  • US Air Force elevates AFSOUTH to Service Component Command

    At the direction of the SECAF, AFSOUTH was elevated to a Service Component Command as the Air Force is organizing its major commands into Institutional Commands and Service Component Commands as part of the DAF’s Great Power Competition initiative.

  • Mosaic Lightning 24-02 strikes DM

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from Davis-Monthan participated in Mosaic Lightning 24-02, a readiness exercise that spanned across multiple locations in Arizona, August 19-29, 2024. The exercise evaluated multiple Mission Generation Force Elements abilities and adaptability to train Mission Ready Airman for

  • GAS, GAS, GAS: CE Readiness Challenge

    Airmen from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 11th Air Task Force participated in a readiness challenge capstone at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, August 7 and 8, 2024. The challenge tested Airmen's knowledge and skills learned from months of training and preparation.

  • DM awards 2 Rescue Airmen the Bronze Star Medal

    “When someone needs protecting, or alone out there beyond enemy lines, that person has nothing to worry about,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing commander. “Because Rescue is going to bring that person home.”

  • Multinational military exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 kicks off

    The multinational military exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 sponsored by U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) marks the beginning of a comprehensive joint training opportunity at Grupo 4 in La Joya, Peru. RS24 aims at enhancing regional security and interoperability among Peru, Colombia, Ecuador,

  • 563rd RQG Salutes SEAC #4

    SEAC Colón-López embarks on his fini flight over the Ohio River, in Louisville, Kentucky, September 6, 2023, with support of the 563rd Rescue Squadron.

  • First all-Reserve AEW stands up for Patriot Fury in Peru

    In late June 2023 a contingency response team, a group of Airmen specifically tasked with setting up an airfield, landed at Chiclayo and began to establish the basis of what would be required to stand up the first entirely U.S. Air Force Reserve air expeditionary wing (AEW), to support 12th Air

  • 419 FW puts on aerial display for collegiate aviation students

    The 419th Fighter Wing championed the efforts to bring the students of National Intercollegiate Flying Association, Safety and Flight Evaluation Conferences, competition an aerial display that they will never forget. The air was buzzing with anticipation when two thundering booms echoed through the

  • Airmen connect with Tucson youth

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airmen collaborated with the University of Arizona for the Arizona Youth Impact Program, a free two week long program for Tucson area middle school aged boys to enrich them with STEM activities, military discipline and football at DM and the college campus, June 12-23,

  • Getting to know the 79th Rescue Squadron

    “The mission of the 79th RQS is to provide worldwide personnel recovery support anywhere, anytime,” said Lt. Col. Kyle Porter, 79th RQS commander. “We focus on getting our people out to different parts of the world to participate in practice exercises and make sure that, if we are needed, we are

  • HH-60W brings rescue to new heights

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received the first of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters in May 2023 as the wing continues developing and fortifying their Airmen for tomorrow’s fight.

  • Whiskey inbound

    The 55th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received their first HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, also known as the whiskey model, May 3, 2023.

  • Security Forces Qualification Course

    The Security Forces Qualification Course is a standardized firearms training event that was developed and tested over the course of a full year at 15 different bases, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

  • Capt. Lindsay "MAD" Johnson announced as new A-10 Demo Team commander, pilot

    Capt. Lindsay “MAD” Johnson was certified as the new A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team pilot by Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 3, 2023.Johnson will be replacing Maj. Haden “Gator” Fullam as the commander and pilot of the A-10

  • 355th MDG executes Ready Eagle

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 355th Medical Group participated in exercise “Ready Eagle” Feb. 14-16 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

  • Golf over and out

    The HH-60G Pave Hawk, recognized by its iconic mustache, has been the premier rescue aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for almost two decades. The U.S. Air Force began phasing out the Pave Hawk in 2022 and replacing them with a newer helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II. The new fleet of

  • 563d RQG Airmen receive medals

    Nine Airmen from the 563d Rescue Group were awarded medals during a ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 12, 2022. The medals were awarded to these Airmen for their heroic actions during their respective missions while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Innovation, keeping things cool

    The 355th Innovation Office, known as Lightning Spark, held a proof-of-concept presentation at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2022.The main focus of the presentation was testing a cooling vest prototype designed to keep Airmen cool while working in high temperatures for extended

  • 357th 'Dragons' learn to fly

    The 357th Fighter Squadron, the ‘Dragons’, assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is the only active-duty training squadron for the A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots.

  • Ready, aim, fire!

    Barry M. Goldwater Range in southern Arizona has contributed to our nation’s defense since WWII and is commonly referred to as a national treasure.

  • Bushwhacker 22-07: Deploy, sustain, employ, recover

    Over 300 Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base participated in an Agile Combat Employment training exercise, Bushwhacker 22-07. This operational training was a part of the Lead Wing certification process and allowed DM to prepare for the final certification exercise, which is projected to take

  • 563rd Rescue Group Airmen provide lifesaving rescue

    Airmen from the 563d Rescue Group, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, saved a Filipino national suffering from a ruptured appendix and sepsis onboard a cruise ship off of the California Pacific Coast, Nov. 15, 2022.

  • F-105 combat pilots reunite one last time

    Former F-105 Thunderchief pilots held a reunion at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 2-5, 2022. Many of the pilots who came were assigned to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, where they saw combat in Northern

  • Re-winging it: A-10 makeover

    After flying thousands of training and mission sorties over the span of 20 to 30 years, an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron received a new set of wings at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. This A-10 was the third airframe to undergo a wing

  • 66th RQS Airmen receive Bronze Star

    U.S. Air force Col. Scott Mills, 355th Wing commander, presented the Bronze Star to Master Sgt. Paul Hiller, 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron senior enlisted leader, and Master Sgt. Greg Fellows, 66th ERS operations superintendent, for their actions in Kabul, Afghanistan Sept. 1, 2021.

  • 355th CMS: pods, pods, pods

    The 355th Component Maintenance Squadron's Avionics Flight at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona is the home of the Air Forces' largest Centralized Repair Facility for AN/ALQ-188 electronic warfare pods and AN/ALQ-131 electronic attack pods. These pods are used to accelerate pilot training across

  • Red Flag-Rescue 22-2

    Red Flag-Rescue is a joint exercise that involves other service branches as well as partner nations and is the Department of Defense’s premier combat search and rescue exercise held twice a year, hosted exclusively by Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for roughly two weeks.

  • 48th RQS human performance optimization

    Human performance optimization is a program the Air Force implemented as a support system for those with the most physically and mentally taxing jobs. With the support of the 355th Medical Group, the 48th Rescue Squadron HPO flight is able to keep its pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and combat

  • AFREP: Keeping the fleet flying

    Along the flight line there might be an aircraft with a part that is deemed obsolete, however if that part isn’t available anywhere else in the world and it breaks who else can fix it? The responsibility then falls to the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program…

  • Combat Operations Leader Training Course

    The 354th Fighter Squadron (Bulldogs) hosted the Combat Operations Leader Training course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. This course is designed to develop company grade officers and senior non-commissioned officers from across Air Combat Command Lead Wings into proficient Agile Combat

  • Inspiring Youth

    Over the course of two weeks Airmen from across the 355th Wing mentored children in the Arizona Youth Impact Program (YIP) summer camp. The Youth Impact Program is an innovative program that partners leaders from the U.S. military with leaders from universities across the United States to improve

  • D-Day codename "Operation Overlord"

    In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, still long before the Sun began its rise, the thunderous drone of over a thousand Allied aircraft taking to the skies awakened residents near the several aerodromes in England. The aircraft represented the first phase of "Operation Overlord," the Allied

  • PJ Completes USMC Winter Mountain Leaders Course

    A pararescueman from DM’s own Guardian Angel Formal Training Unit, 68th Rescue Squadron, completed the U.S. Marine Corps’ Winter Mountain Leaders Course at the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, April 15, 2022. The course is designed to train U.S. and

  • Bushwhacker 22-03 sets the standard

    During exercise Bushwhacker 22-03, A-Staff was evaluated on techniques and tactics for future Air Combat Command certification as a Lead Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 9-13, 2022.

  • 68th RQS Hosts the Combat Leader Course

    The 68th Rescue Squadron hosted the Combat Leader Course for Combat Rescue Officers and Pararescuemen from across the U.S. Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 25-29, 2022.

  • MARE; DM is Always Prepared

    Major Accident Response Exercises are held quarterly at DM and incorporated into the 355th Wing's readiness training. These exercises are also scheduled before air shows and the annual Heritage Flight Training Course, so personnel are primed for any base emergency.

  • Fighter Generation Squadrons Activated

    The 355th Wing hosted a combined 354th and 357th Fighter Generation Squadron activation ceremony, along with the inactivation of the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 1, 2022. The activation is part of ACC's Combat Oriented Maintenance Organization,

  • Defining Lead Wing's A-Staff

    The 355th Wing, one of five Air Combat Command Lead Wings, is in the process of developing a new method of deploying a proactive force able to operate in a contested environment with joint and coalition partners. However, the question frequently posed is how does an ‘A-Staff’ fit into the Lead Wing

  • ACC Leadership visits Lead Wing

    The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark Kelly, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, ACC Command Chief Master Sergeant, visited one of the newly designated Lead Wings – the 355th Wing and certified ACC’s Heritage Flight Training Course hosted at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, from March

  • 304th Rescue Squadron supports Mt. Hood search and rescue

    An 11-member Guardian Angel team from the 304th Rescue Squadron battled high winds and deep snow to assist with the rescue efforts of two injured climbers at Mount Hood, Oregon on March 7. The 304th RQS is part of the 943rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., a geographically

  • Heritage Flight Training Course 2022

    DM hosted Air Combat Command’s Heritage Flight Training Course in Tucson, Arizona, from March 2–6, 2022. HFTC prepares members of the four ACC single-ship demonstration teams for their upcoming air show season.

  • Rescue Group Airmen help save hiker in Chiricahua National Monument

    A joint rescue mission with the 563rd Rescue Group, the Arizona Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and the Arizona Department of Public Safety saved an unconscious and severely hypothermic 67-year-old hiker at the Chiricahua National Monument in Wilcox, Arizona, Jan. 8, 2022.

  • Air Combat Command Names Lead Wings 

    The commander of Air Combat Command has designated five units as Lead Wings as part of the combat air force’s transition to the service’s new force generation model. 

  • Airpower starts with Airmen

    Leadership from the 355th Maintenance Group recently came up with a course designed to help A-10C Thunderbolt II maintainers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 16-21, 2021.

  • DM held Combat Rescue Officer Phase II Screener

    DM recently held the CRO Phase II Screener for the first time, October 2021, where 16 members from various Air Force career fields, both officers and enlisted, and cadets from multiple Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Detachments, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy West Point.

  • Jammers celebrate 40 years with EC-130 Compass Call

    The 55th Electronic Combat Group celebrated 40 years of the EC-130 Compass Call program with a celebration hosted by the 55th Wing Association October 15-16, 2021. The EC-130 Compass Call operates under the 55th ECG here as a geographically separated unit of the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

  • Training to defend

    The 355th Wing hosted various training sessions during Exercise Bushwhacker 21-07 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 4 - 8, 2021.

  • Airman's heritage supports POW/MIA mission

    The U.S. Air Force has many opportunities for Airmen to develop skills they already have. From the Air Force Credentialing Opportunities On-Line Program to the Air Force Digital University, there is an Air Force education program out there for everyone to help discover or enhance these skills.

  • Rally in the Rockies 2021

    The 354th Fighter Squadron's "Bulldogs" participated in Rally in the Rockies 2021, an Agile Combat Employment focused exercise, put on by the 22nd Air Force at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 13-17, 2021.

  • A clear path for Humanitarian Aid to Haiti

    Members of the 25th Operational Weather Squadron in Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. recently provided a steady stream of meteorological and oceanographic capabilities to facilitate the USAID-led humanitarian response to the earthquake in Haiti on Aug. 14, 2021.

  • Airmen hone expeditionary skills at Rally in Rockies exercise

    Active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered in Colorado and Wyoming for 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17. The exercise included the “Bulldogs,” aka the 354th Fighter Squadron, A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, is designed to

  • National Suicide Prevention Month

    Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, is promoting National Suicide Prevention Month to educate the military community about suicide prevention, resources and steps everyone can take to protect one another against suicide.

  • 127 Wing makes historic highway landing

    Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, made history today when they successfully landed modern military aircraft, then turned around and took off again from an American highway for the first time. Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots of the 127th Wing, two

  • A-10s land on Michigan State Highway

    Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron and the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing landed on a state highway as part of Northern Strike 21, a large-scale training exercise, in Alpena, Michigan, August 5, 2021.

  • 357th FS executes Agile Dragon

    Airmen from the 355th Wing participated in exercise Agile Dragon at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 21 – 27, 2021. 100 Airmen from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base deployed eight U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to execute agile combat employment principles in simulated real-world scenarios.

  • A-10 ACE Immersion

    The 354th Fighter Squadron hosted an A-10 Thunderbolt II agile combat employment immersion at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, May 20, 2021.

  • Bushwhacker 21-02 Kickoff

    The 355th Wing will conduct exercise Bushwhacker 21-02, the fourth iteration of Dynamic Wing concept exercises, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and Volk Field, Wisconsin, May 13 – 17, 2021.

  • Qualifying DM’s first ADM teams

    The 355th Security Forces Squadron hosted its first ever Advanced Designated Marksman Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and in Florence, Arizona, April 14 – 16, 2021.