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Stories from the airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force

Photos: Decommissioned Titan II Missile complexes around Tucson

Photos: Decommissioned Titan II Missile complexes around Tucson

  • Rick Wiley

The infamous Titan II nuclear-tipped missiles ringing Tucson and pointed at the USSR for nearly 20 years beginning in the early 1960s. The hardened, underground complexes were capable of withstanding a near-direct strike from a Soviet nuclear missile. The 390th Strategic Missile Wing, headqu…

Photos: 2016 air show at D-M

Photos: 2016 air show at D-M

    The Blue Angels are slated to fly the main aerial demonstration for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s next Open House event in 2018. Prepare with these photos from this year's Thunder and Lightning over Arizona air show.

    Davis-Monthan’s First Cultural Festival

    Davis-Monthan’s First Cultural Festival

    • Airman Nathan H. Barbour, 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

    DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The Equal Opportunity office hosted D-M AFB’s first ever Cultural Awareness Festival Breaking Through Barriers: Past, Present and Future, May 20.

    D-M Airmen: Security Forces on two wheels

    D-M Airmen: Security Forces on two wheels

    • Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby, 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Damien Lyn and Johnny Nunnes are responsible for the 355th SFS bicycle patrol fleet.

    Photos: WWII planes stop in Marana

    Photos: WWII planes stop in Marana

      D-M Airmen: Mixed Martial Airman

      D-M Airmen: Mixed Martial Airman

      • Airman Nathan H. Barbour, 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

      Jeremiah Garber wants to take his mixed martial arts game to the next level.

      D-M Airmen: Going paperless

      D-M Airmen: Going paperless

      • Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

      DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 355th Fighter Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Col. James Meger, reached out to Airmen of Davis-Monthan AFB to get ideas for innovating the base through a new initiative called Innovate DLT, which gives Airmen a direct line to Meger and allows them to …

      Photos: Terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium

      Photos: Terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium

        Photos: Columbine II, the first Air Force One

        Photos: Columbine II, the first Air Force One

          A Lockheed Constellation known as Columbine II, also the first Air Force One, leaves Marana Regional Airport.

          Photos: 2016 air show at D-M

          Photos: 2016 air show at D-M

            Thunder and Lightning over Arizona, the 2016 open house and air show.

            Your 2016 Davis-Monthan air show guide

            Your 2016 Davis-Monthan air show guide

              Event gives closer look at D-M.

              Photos: D-M air shows through the years

              Photos: D-M air shows through the years

                The Davis-Monthan AFB open house and air show through the years. It's been known as Aerospace and Arizona Days and Thunder and Lightning over Arizona.

                Photo: D-M practices explosions

                Photo: D-M practices explosions

                  The 355th Civil Engineer Squadron practices firewall detonations to simulate what it's like to be on the receiving end of an A-10 attack. Visitors who attend the 2016 Thunder and Lightning over Arizona open house March 12-13 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base can witness one of these simulations.

                  D-M Airmen: Rolling thunder

                  D-M Airmen: Rolling thunder

                    MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Over mountains, rocky terrain, and oversized hills, three aircraft fly across the desert landscape. They bank and circle as they approach their destination. Suddenly, one of the aircraft drops into a steep dive. The A-10 Thund…

                    Local News

                    Pedestrian, 46, dies of injuries from Tucson hit and run, police say

                    Pedestrian, 46, dies of injuries from Tucson hit and run, police say

                    A woman has died of injuries she sustained when struck in a hit-and-run while trying to cross a midtown Tucson street, police said.

                    Photos: The Antiques Roadshow makes a stop in Tucson

                    Photos: The Antiques Roadshow makes a stop in Tucson

                    About 16,000 people applied for a chance to come to the Tucson stop of Antiques Roadshow.

                    Arizona AG considers suing governor, lawmakers over diversion of opioid funds

                    May 20 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

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                    Photos: Advocates voice support for Tucson DACA recipient detained by ICE

                    Photos: Advocates voice support for Tucson DACA recipient detained by ICE

                    Mo Goldman, immigration attorney representing DACA recipient Karla Toledo, held a press conference near the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Office in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon. 

                    State & Regional

                    Arizona AG considers suing governor, lawmakers over diversion of opioid funds

                    Arizona AG considers suing governor, lawmakers over diversion of opioid funds

                    PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes says she is weighing whether to sue Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature over what she calls illegal diversion of funds the state got in a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies.

                    Arizona executes man who set victims ablaze

                    Arizona executes man who set victims ablaze

                    Leroy McGill was executed by lethal injection Wednesday morning at the state prison in Florence.

                    GOP rivals scrap over who's qualified to be Arizona treasurer

                    GOP rivals scrap over who's qualified to be Arizona treasurer

                    PHOENIX — State treasurer hopeful Elijah Norton is charging that his Republican primary foe is unqualified to manage the state's $32 billion in investments.

                    Gas prices could squeeze summer travel plans

                    Gas prices could squeeze summer travel plans

                    The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States could soon reach $4.80 per gallon, one fuel industry analyst said.

                    Nation & World

                    In new battle with Catholic Church, feds want to take Jesus-topped border mountain

                    In new battle with Catholic Church, feds want to take Jesus-topped border mountain

                    Federal officials are trying to seize from the Roman Catholic Church a border mountain topped with a massive statue of Jesus, saying they need it for the border wall.

                    Former Cuban President Raul Castro charged with murder in US

                    Former Cuban President Raul Castro charged with murder in US

                    Former Cuban President Raul Castro was indicted in the U.S. on murder charges, court records showed Wednesday, in a major escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the island's government.

                    Mike Pence criticizes Trump's 'lawfare' fund that may help Jan. 6 rioters

                    Mike Pence criticizes Trump's 'lawfare' fund that may help Jan. 6 rioters

                    The former vice president spoke out against the $1.7 billion fund as part of President Donald Trump's lawsuit against his own IRS.

                    Social Security & You: Why are there so many rules?

                    Social Security & You: Why are there so many rules?

                    People frequently ask me one of two rhetorical questions. Sometimes they will say, usually out of frustration, "Why is Social Security so complicated?" Even though they were probably not looking for an answer, I give them one anyway. I point out that Social Security is complicated because li…

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                    Visit our online archives for thousands of historical articles, obituaries and announcements.

                    Crime

                    23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                    23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                    Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                    A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                    Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                    Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                    Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                    Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                    A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                    Crime

                    Drivers are fast and Tucson's furious

                    Drivers are fast and Tucson's furious

                    Tucson police are using a multi-level approach to curb street racing and takeovers. 

                    Man, 22, arrested in Pima County homicide

                    Man, 22, arrested in Pima County homicide

                    A man wanted in a homicide investigation was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree murder and possession of drug paraphernalia, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.

                    Inmate in Tucson prison killings could face death penalty

                    Inmate in Tucson prison killings could face death penalty

                    The Pinal County Attorney’s Office intends to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar, who had publicly claimed that he killed three men in a Tucson prison.

                    Person of interest sought in Pima County homicide investigation

                    Person of interest sought in Pima County homicide investigation

                    The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public's help to find a "person of interest" in a homicide investigation.

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                    Arizona AG considers suing governor, lawmakers over diversion of opioid funds

                    Arizona AG considers suing governor, lawmakers over diversion of opioid funds

                    PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes says she is weighing whether to sue Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature over what she calls illegal diversion of funds the state got in a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies.

                    AZ attorney general's suit vs. Saudi alfalfa grower stays 'on track'

                    AZ attorney general's suit vs. Saudi alfalfa grower stays 'on track'

                    PHOENIX — A judge has rejected a request by a company accused of excessive pumping of groundwater in La Paz County to delay the case while state officials conduct a separate study of the area.

                    Arizona Senate confirms Hobbs' pick to head National Guard

                    Arizona Senate confirms Hobbs' pick to head National Guard

                    PHOENIX — Ignoring objections from one of their own with military experience, the state Senate voted Monday to confirm the pick of Gov. Katie Hobbs to head the Arizona National Guard.

                    Arizona Medicaid launches AI system to detect fraud

                    Arizona Medicaid launches AI system to detect fraud

                    The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona's Medicaid agency, is launching an artificial intelligence-driven detection and prevention system to help fight Medicaid fraud.

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