Here are some details about D-M units facing major proposed budget cuts:
355th FIGHTER WING
The host unit providing medical, logistical, mission support, and operational support to all assigned units. The wing's missions are to train A-10 and OA-10 pilots and to provide A-10 and OA-10 close support and forward air control to ground forces worldwide.
355th Operations Group
About 280 active-duty personnel across five squadrons (each fighter squadron normally has about 40 pilots): 354th Fighter Squadron (“Bulldogs”): Operates 25 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft for close air support, airborne forward air control and search-and-rescue support 355th Training Squadron; Conducts A-10C academic pilot training for more than 100 students annually, using more than $5 million of advanced aircraft simulators 357th Fighter Squadron (“Dragons”): Trains A-10 pilots in close air support, forward air control and search-and-rescue support. (Duties of another training squadron, the 358th, were recently shifted to the Reserve 47th Fighter Squadron, also at D-M) 355th Operations Support Squadron: Provides support including airfield, air traffic control and weather services, weapons and tactics, plans and exercises, intelligence and aircrew flight equipment, to 355th Wing squadrons and other flying units on base. 355th Maintenance Group (about 1,800 personnel) 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Maintains A-10 aircraft with more than 500 personnel in 13 different maintenance specialties 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron: Provides maintainenance support including testing for Davis-Monthan's A-10, C-130 and HH-60 (helicopter) aircraft, with more than 600 personnel 355th Component Maintenance Squadron: Mission: Performs intermediate-level maintenance including engine repair and testing, and maintenance of avionics, navigation, computer, electronic warfare, and photographic equipment 355th Maintenance Operations Squadron: Provides maintenance command and control and directs maintenance scheduling and analysis
355th Mission Support Group (about 1,350 personnel) 355th Security Forces Squadron 355th Civil Engineer Squadron 355th Communications Squadron 355th Contracting Squadron 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron 355th Force Support Squadron
355th Medical Group (about 250 personnel) 355th Medical Support Squadron 355th Aerospace Medical Squadron 355th Dental Squadron 355th Medical Operations Squadron
55th ELECTRONIC COMBAT GROUP
About 280 personnel work in this “associate” unit under command of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. 41st Electronic Combat Squadron ("Scorpions”): Operates EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft, conducts mission qualification training 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron ("Raptors”): Sole electronic attack formal flight training unit in the Air Force for EC-130H Compass Call air crews 43d Electronic Combat Squadron ("Bats”): Operates EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft, conducts mission qualification training 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: Maintains EC-130H Compass Call aircraft 755th Operations Support Squadron: Directs operational support functions including planning, exercises, cryptologic training, scheduling and weapons and tactics for Compass Call squadrons
Source: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
The bone-yard will be around for another thousand years. The remainder of the base? It’s hard to say. The town has encroached the base now on all four sides. I was stationed there for 3.5 years and can say that Tucson is a miserable place from May to October. But from a standard of living...it is fairly cheap there.
I loved watching the Warty’s fly out of Hauchuca.
Another step in Obama’s war on America’s military effectiveness.
If we need em, let’s keep and support em. If we don’t need em, the argument about losing jobs is nonsense. We don’t build unneeded things merely to provide job’s We build based on need. The warthogs always seem to provide a significant need.