Davis Monthan Air Force Base
D-M getting ready for air show (KVOA Tucson)
TUCSON - Aviation enthusiasts and spectators are invited to attend the Aerospace and Arizona Days air show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base March 20-21. Gates will open at 8 a.m.
Boeing to convert old F-16s to targets (Air Force Times)
The Air Force has begun replacing its dwindling supply of QF-4 target drones with QF-16s, according to a Boeing announcement made Tuesday. With the supply of venerable F-4 airframes running low after years of use as target drones, the air service has given Boeing a $69 million contract to convert up to 126 of the service’s oldest F-16s in storage at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., into ...
Yokota, Peterson squadrons take A1 honors (Air Force Times)
Squadrons at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., were 2009’s standout performers in the Air Force’s manpower and personnel directorate. “The A1 community is ready, engaging, and constantly leaning forward to support Airmen and taking care of their families,” said Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. “While celebrating the ...
188th Headed For Afghanistan (Times Record)
The 200 Air National Guard members who left Fort Smith on Monday will arrive at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan over the next few days, said the commander of the 188th Fighter Wing.
Arizona & Aerospace Days - March 20-21 (Arizona Reporter)
TUCSON, Ariz. - Nationally- renowned air show performer, Tim Weber, and his GEICO Extra 300 will be featured at this years Arizona & Aerospace Days 2010 on March 20-21 . Tim has been flying for over 30 years. A career that started at a 13 year old boy watching gliders being flown near his home in Phoenix, ultimately leading Tim to becoming one of the most sought after airshow performers in the ...
Denison native Lucas Lechtenberg wins Civilian award (Denison Bulletin & Review)
Lucas Lechtenberg, son of Ron and Patty Lechtenberg of Denison, won the 2009 55th Wing Intermediate Civilian of the Year Award.
Warbirds old and new converge on Tucson (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
Aviation's cutting edge meets its historic past in the sky over Tucson. The annual Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Conference begins March 3 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
An era ends at Hancock as F-16s make final flights (The Post-Standard)
With their afterburners at full blast, two F-16 fighter jets from the Air National Guard’s 174th Fighter Wing zoomed low over Syracuse’s Hancock Field and then shot straight into the sky and out of sight Saturday afternoon, ending 62 years of manned fighter operations at the base.
No attitude for altitude (Arizona Daily Wildcat)
In the modern world, seeing or hearing a few planes is normal. Plus, UA’s campus is only about eight miles away from the Tucson International Airport and seven miles away from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, so we expect airplane activity to be a part of our daily lives.
Pilots ready themselves for air shows (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
Tucson, AZ (KOLD News 13) - Organizers of the Heritage Conference say flying old and new aircraft next to each other isn't as easy as the pilots might make it look.
