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	Davis-Monthan Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monthan enlisted in the Army as a private in 1917, was commissioned as a ground officer in 1918 and later became a pilot.
		On May 1, 1992, the 836th Air Division was inactivated and the 355th Fighter Wing was redesignated the 355th Wing in tune with the Air Force's philosophy of one base, one wing, one commander.
		Nearly every major air command, the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard are represented among the associate units at D-M. Among the base's associate units are the Twelfth Air Force headquarters, Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, 305th Rescue Squadron, and Detachment 1, 120th Fighter Interceptor Group.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base (1238 words)

	United States Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1941, the Army Air Corps became the U.S. Army Air Force and the GHQ Air Force was redesignated the Air Force Combat Command.
		The forces were later critised for attacking civilian targets in Belgrade, including a strike on the civilian television station, and a later attack which destroyed the Chinese Embassy.
		Air Force personnel assigned to honor guard duties wear, for dress occasions, a modified version of the standard service dress uniform, but with silver trim on the sleeves and trousers, with the addition of medals, sword belt, and a silver shoulder cord.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._Air_Force (2798 words)

	Encyclopedia: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Information regarding the film Strategic Air Command may be found under a separate article The Strategic Air Command or SAC was the branch of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal, as well as the infrastructure necessary to...
		The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops.
		Shield of the United States Air National Guard In the U.S. military, the Air National Guard (ANG), as part of the National Guard, is the organized militia of a particular U.S. state and is a reserve component of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), too.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Davis_Monthan-Air-Force-Base (2682 words)

	Military.com Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Air Force officials haven’t decided whether to fix the $10 million aircraft or to leave it at the “boneyard” for scrap metal and parts.
		The Air Force named it 81-987 — 81 was the year the jet was funded, and it was the 987th aircraft rolled off the assembly line that year.
		It was assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., in 1995, and then eventually ended up at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., where it became the primary aircraft for Capt. Kim Campbell, a pilot with the 75th Fighter Squadron.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent1?file=Airman_0504_A-10 (1183 words)

	Davis-Monthan AFB
		Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a key Air Combat Command installation, located within the city limits of Tucson, Ariz., with a colorful history and a long tradition of excellence in service to our country.
		The wing is also tasked to provide command, control, and communications countermeasures in support of tactical forces with its EC-130H aircraft and, employing the EC-130E aircraft, provide airborne command, control, and communications capabilities for managing tactical air operations in war and other contingencies worldwide.
		The jet age came to the base in 1953, when SAC units converted to the new B-47 "Stratojet." That same year, the Air Defense Command appeared on the base with a squadron of F-86A "Sabre Jet" fighters.
	www.themilitaryzone.com /bases/davis-monthan_afb.html (1256 words)

	Davis-Monthan AFB and the Military Aircraft Boneyard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Pima Air & Space Museum,, is located one mile southwest of the base,and is worth investigating as well, having an extensive selection of military (primarily USAF) aircraft in varying stages of restoration, including examples of the B-52, B-57, C-46, C-119 and F-102 models featured on this page.
		These utility aircraft were also used by the Navy and Air Force for a variety of roles, including reconnaisance, search and rescue, and military transports (thanks again to Steve Weigelt and Craig Busack for the identification assist).
		A retired Air Force F-102A with F-4 and B-52 tails in the background, April 1989.
	www.sarimage.com /Aviation/DavisMonthan (1122 words)

	ipedia.com: United States Air Force Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Secretary of the Air Force is Dr. James G. Roche.
		The Chief of Staff of the Air Force is General (Gen) John P. Jumper.
		The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force is the senior enlisted man in the Air Force.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states_air_force.html (914 words)

	Tour of Davis Monthan AFB - AMARC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ever since I saw the photo of Davis Monthan AFB in an aviation magazine 20 years ago, I have always wanted to visit there and see the massive planes in storage.
		Davis Monthan AFB AMARC facility is well worth the visit.
		Civilian counterpart of Davis Monthan AFB is this Mojave airport in California.
	tbirds.hp.infoseek.co.jp /damon_e.html (193 words)

	DavisMonthan AFB, Arizona
		The silo at Green Valley was retained by the Air Force and leased to local government for use as the “Titan Missile Museum.” With a training Titan II missile in place, the silo is maintained by a dedicated organization comprised of volunteers from nearby retirement communities.
		The creation of the United States Air Force as a separate service in 1947 prompted a reorganization and name change and also saw reclamation in support of active flying units added to the center's mission.
		The total work force population at the center is 693 and is almost totally drawn from Pima County, which is where the city of Tucson is located.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/davis-monthan.htm (2481 words)

	Edwards Air Force Base - First of nine additional F-16s arrive at Edwards, aid in flight test and training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kevin Roethe of Test Operations at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Maj. Jim Less of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, piloting the latest F-16s in the Edwards’ inventory, make their way to Edwards from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 8.
		Kevin Roethe of Test Ops and Maj. Jim Less of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School flew the aircraft to Edwards from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 8.
		Air Force officials will take ownership of 14 aircraft while the Navy will get 14 to be used as aggressor aircraft for training.
	www.edwards.af.mil /archive/2003/2003-archive-newf16s.html (488 words)

	BEST OF THE BEST
		Davis-Monthan Air Force Base became a military base in 1925, but its origins can be traced back to the earliest days of civil aviation.
		Davis, in 1921 and Monthan in 1924 while flying a Martin bomber.
		Air Force and the men and women in the Security Forces Squadron.
	www.vietnamexp.com /Tribute/units/best_of_the_best.htm (461 words)

	Iraq duty calls 1,000 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
		The Air Force started offering the three-month tours in 2000 as part of a plan to reduce stress on pilots and other personnel who were leaving the military, citing overwork and erratic schedules.
		The Air Force now says longer tours are needed this time around to compensate for shortages of pilots, enlisted air crews, military police and other specialty jobs.
		Air bases like D-M, which have helped to patrol Iraq's no-fly zones for years, would be a logical source of seasoned people, he said.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/733910/posts (1037 words)

	July 2000 Engineer Update
		For arriving and departing military people and their families at this desert base, finding a suitable temporary place to live is now a lot easier since the district turned over to the Air Force the new TLF complex, which will accommodate 50 families.
		It is like having motel suites or apartments for both incoming personnel (waiting for their household goods to arrive and permanent quarters to become available), and outgoing, whose property has already been picked up by movers and are awaiting their official departure dates.
		New York District, however, is the Air Force's "One Door to the Corps," and retains overall project management for the $100 million task which will build similar new lodgings at 12 installations and upgrade facilities at four others in Germany and Japan.
	www.hq.usace.army.mil /cepa/pubs/jul00/story6.htm (984 words)

	Arizona: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Community Roots: Local Legacies - Library of Congress)
		It was named in honor of Lieutenants Samuel H. Davis and Oscar Monthan, two Tucsonans and World War I era pilots who died in separate military aircraft accidents.
		When the base was constructed in the early 40s, it was several miles southeast of the city, but with the growth of Tucson, it now finds itself within city limits and surrounded by residential and industrial areas.
		The principal organizations that reside on the base at this time are the Headquarters Twelfth Air Force, the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC), the 305th Rescue Squadron, the 162nd Fighter Wing (Air National Guard), and the US Customs Service Aviation Branch.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /cocoon/legacies/AZ/200002710.html (464 words)

	Air Force dedicates B-2 to Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force will name the nation's newest B-2 Spirit stealth bomber the "Spirit of Arizona" in a ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 20.
		The B-2 stealth bomber, based at Whiteman AFB, Mo., is capable of delivering conventional and nuclear munitions anywhere on the globe.
		The B-2 Spirit is an integral part of the Air Force's bomber force, which also includes the B-1B Lancer and the B-52H Stratofortress.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/bomber/n19980212_980178.html (221 words)

	Currents: Cash 'N' Crash? (April 25 - May 1, 1996)
		But the presence of incompatible land uses, such as homes or schools, in the APZ is considered encroachment on a runway by the Air Force.
		The Air Force would spend up to $18 million to extend and improve the existing runway and make other needed changes on the base.
		He represents the area north of the base, and was one of the first to propose the runway extension idea several years ago.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/04-25-96/curr2.htm (952 words)

	Fort Huachuca Newcomers' Guide - Local Communities - Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a key Air Combat Command installation, located within the city limits of Tucson, Arizona.
		the 12th Air Force is charged with commanding, administering, and supervising tactical forces west of the Mississippi River.
		As one of the Air Combat Command's numbered air forces, the 12th Air Force operates combat-ready forces and equipment for air superiority working with U.S. and allied forces.
	www.huachuca.army.mil /NEWCOMER/Cities/dmafb.htm (292 words)

	Old Pueblo wouldn't be Tucson without Davis-Monthan AFB
		Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was the final resting place for B-29 bombers in the 1950s.
		For more than a half-century, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been part of Tucson's character and is vital to the city's economic health and development.
		The air base was a major catalyst for growth as Tucson evolved from a sleepy desert town to a vital city after World War II.
	www.tucsoncitizen.com /index.php?page=local&story_id=121603a1_flt_dmhistory (1070 words)

	Davis-Monthan AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Dedicated by Col. Charles Lindbergh for two Tucson, Ariz., residents who died flying for the U.S. Army, the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base began as a stop for aircraft bound for California.
		The Air Combat Command based there trains A/OA-10A, A-10A pilots as well as forward air controllers, air liaison officers and EC-130H commanders in command and communications countermeasures.
		Base housing consists of two complexes with a total of 1,240 units, plus 102 trailer spaces on base.
	www.pcsdavismonthan.net /dspbasemain.cfm (240 words)

	Blanchard Course Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson Arizona, by Tucson Golf Guide
		There are only eighteen holes for the course, which is unusual for an Air Force Base, since they are known to have the finest support facilities as compared to the other branches of the military.
		For this old Army soldier, the long standing joke is that the typical Air Force philosophy is to build the recreational areas and other amenities for the base, and than go back to Congress for more money to build the runway and hangers.
		This is the Army explanation for why the Air Force has such nice golf courses and the Army has more camping facilities.
	www.tucsongolfvacations.com /course-reviews/blanchard-course.htm (1373 words)

	Welcome to Davis Monthan AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Personnel permanently assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and in possession of a continental United States vehicle registration are required to register their vehicles within 72 hours of arrival.
		Base Inprocessing – inprocessing orientation – schedules newcomers for mandatory briefings ranging from Right Start briefing, human relations, drug and alcohol abuse policies to education and financial management.
		Contents of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Guide/Telephone Directory are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force.
	www.militarynewcomers.com /DMAFB02/Guide.html (982 words)

	Air Force base holds memorial service for A-10 pilot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - About 75 people attended a memorial service at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Thursday for a pilot whose body was found in the wreckage of his A-10 warplane in the Colorado Rockies.
		Previously he was assigned as a jet instructor pilot at Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, where a similar memorial service was held Tuesday.
		No one from Button's family attended the service, Air Force Capt. Andrew White said.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/050297/airforce.htm (247 words)

	Tucson Weekly: Case Closed? (July 24 - July 30, 1997)
		Lt. Keith Shepherd, public information officer at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, confirms that an eight-plane squadron of A-10 fighter-bombers from the 175th Fighter Wing, based in Baltimore, Maryland, landed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base at approximately 8:30 p.m.
		But even as the Air Force was publicly declining to look into the light show, it seems an investigation of sorts was being conducted.
		It was a recent report from a Marana Air National Guard unit that inspired a deeper look at the records.
	www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/07-24-97/curr2.htm (512 words)

	Davis-Monthan Air Force Base - Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, 85707-3010 - Citysearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a key Air Combat Command Installation.
		The base, which began as a municipal airport, became a military installation in 1925.
		Today, the base is still active and also serves as an excellent storage facility thanks to southern Arizona's dry climate.
	tucson.citysearch.com /profile/1738584 (218 words)

	Military Airport Disclosure Requirements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Luke Air Force Base, Maricopa County: 10 miles to the north, south and west and four miles to the east parallel from the center of the main runway.
		Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson: Five miles to the northwest along a line extending from the end of the northwest runway, 1.5 miles to the southwest, 6.5 miles to the northeast and perpendicular to the runway centerline and 10 miles to the southeast along a line extending from the end of the southeast runway.
		Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma: 5 miles to the north, south and west and 10 miles to the east of the center of the main runway.
	www.re.state.az.us /airport.html (674 words)

	Ward 4 website -- Troops Night (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On December 7th, 2004, the Ward IV City Council Office, in conjunction with Pima County Board of Supervisor Ray Carroll’s Office, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Pima Community College East Campus, Santa Rita High School, and KGUN9 sponsored TROOPS Night at Santa Rita High School.
		Davis Monthan Air Force Base participated in a flag folding ceremony.
		There was a commitment made by all of the above organizations and offices to do the same type of activity at the next air show at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, hopefully in the Spring.
	www.ci.tucson.az.us /ward4/Troops_Night/troops_night.html (279 words)

	Arizona Davis Monthan AFB - Tucson Arizona Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
		Headquarters Twelfth Air Force is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. It is responsible for the combat readiness of eight active-duty wings in the western United States and Panama, with more than 35,000 personnel and 450 aircraft.
		In addition, Twelfth Air Force is responsible for 21 gained units of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, with an additional 21,000 people and 360 aircraft.
		Another responsibility of Twelfth Air Force is to maintain a worldwide deployable Air Operations Center, or AOC, which serves a conflict¹s Joint Forces Air Component Commander by providing the capability to design and execute an air campaign.
	www.thepepper.com /info_davis-monthan.html (500 words)

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