Two DM50 Picnic and Car Show attendees talk to the owner of an Austin-Healey 3000 automobile at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 12, 2025. The event offered free activities for people of all ages including horse rides, a car show and picnic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jaden Kidd)
A video production that showcases the 2025 Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 23, 2025. The air show displayed over 15 acts by both military and civilian members. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jhade Herrera)
The 355th Operations Support Squadron, known as the “Firebirds,” inactivated at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 3, 2025, marking the end of more than 30 years of operational support at the installation.
The Davis-Monthan Fire Department has been recognized with the Civil Engineer Fire Department of the Year Award at both the Air Combat Command and Air Force levels, Jan. 29, 2025. The department now advances to compete for the Department of Defense’s Ralph E. Sanborn Fire Department of the Year Award.
The 414th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 1, located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, developed and executed large-scale simulated combat operations in a maritime environment in San Diego, Feb. 14, 2025.
For the first time, the 11th Air Task Force (ATF) deployed to provide command and control (C2) and agile mission-generation capabilities during Exercise Freedom Shield, held March 10-14, 2025. Their participation tested the unit’s ability to support real-world airpower operations in a dynamic environment.
Approximately 550 Army Soldiers will be arriving at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in the coming weeks, as U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces.
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julia Caccavo, 355th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, recently completed a mission outside of DM that involved supporting the Secret Service in securing a visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance on 12 March, 2025.
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Dave Wolfe, ACC command chief, visited the 355th Wing Feb. 27-28 to see how airmen incorporate ACC priorities into their daily duties.
