FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona ~ 03 JAN 2012

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Road Trip: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Tucson, Arizona. The installation is primarily an Air Combat Command (ACC) base with the 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW) as the host activity. The base is also home to Headquarters, 12th Air Force (12 AF) and the Air Force Material Command's (AFMC) 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309 AMARG), previously known as the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC).

The 355th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, however, other units also call D-M home. Twelfth Air Force, the 563rd Rescue Group and The Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) are all based out of D-M.

After the execution of Operation Enduring Freedom, eight A-10s from the 355th Wing were called to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan to fly close air support missions supporting multinational ground forces.

In September 2002, the 48th, 55th, and the 79th Rescue Squadrons (RQS) transferred under control of the 355th Wing, equipped with HC-130 aircraft and HH-60 helicopters. At the same time, the 41st and 43 Electronic Combat Squadrons were realigned under the control of the 55th Electronic Combat Group (55 ECG).

While personnel and aircraft remained on Davis-Monthan AFB operational control of the 55 ECG was assumed by the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. Another major wing realignment occurred on 1 October 2003 with the activation of the 563 Rescue Group on Davis-Monthan AFB. Control of the 48th, 55th, and 79th Rescue Squadrons (RQS) was passed to the new group with the 23rd Wing assuming operational command of the unit.

Learn More About Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Here!

The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest aviation Museums in the world, and the largest non-government funded aviation Museum in the United States.

The Museum collection includes President John F. Kennedy's Air Force One, and presidential aircraft used by president's Nixon and Johnson. The Museum has five large hangars totaling more than 177,000 feet of exhibit space. In addition, the 390th Bombardment Group (Heavy) Memorial Museum is located on the Museum grounds.

Visit The Pima Air And Space Museum Here!

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[luvie]

Oh, dear....I missed that post. I hope you will be ok! :(

[luvie]

*tap-tap*

[wjcsux]

My family Ancestral town and the place of my birth!! I was born at the D-M hospital! WOOHOO! I wish the nutcases in Tucson City Government prized this great treasure! All they have done over the past 35 years is bitch about the base being there!

[luvie]

OUCH! Not good. I’ll bet you’ll get some interesting comments
from you co-workers tomorrow.

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in first....Nana Hope grabs the gold!!

[ThunderSleeps]

Spent some time down in that area a few years back. Love the desert southwest. Been to Pima A&S Museum, hiked Saguaro Natl. Park and Tucson Mt. Park extensively, drove up Mt. Lemmon, went up Kitt Peak... Lots of fond memories. Dang, going to have to head back there next chance I get. Thanks for the post!

[Kathy in Alaska]

And in second....Mac snags the silver!!

[oldteen]

tomorrow is the Iowa Caucus.....

I suppose that is at least something to look forward to, not that it will mean THAT much but, hey...nothing else is going on!

[Fast Moving Angel]

On the flip side, D-M was also the site of the destruction of a lot of our nuclear-capable heavy bombers as a result of treaties with the old Soviet Union. Most of the aircraft they destroyed had their wings sheared off by massive guillotine-like blades.

Thanks for the explanation. I just pulled up Google Earth and poked around D-M and ran across a number of aircraft where the wings had been separated from their fuselages. That must be what had happened to them. But since the planes are now destroyed, I wonder why they haven't been sent to the Alcoa man and turned into soda cans or something ... they're still there.

[ConorMacNessa]

LOL. Probably so.

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[ConorMacNessa]

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Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly – the bugler already mounts the parapet. Will chat with you all on the morrow.

Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...soon to be G’day. Going back to the same place? New place?

Love the picture! And have a safe flight.

[oldteen]

Day was good...weather was great. I won’t mention the unmentionables...lol.

[oldteen]

Goodnight, Conor! *hugs*

Peaceful sleep and a wonderful tomorrow!

[Fast Moving Angel]

This is an image of those aircraft -- is that what happened here?

[oldteen]

Evenin' MS.B! *hugs*

Things going OK? Weather behaving itself?

Did you have a good New Years Day?

[SkyDancer]

Hi - Same place - Charleville and my critters too!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha West Texas Rose! (( and a couple *tap-tap* hugs backatcha!))

I wanted to wish you and so many others a Happy New Year on Saturday but somehow, some way nothing worked well....and the town was shut down. What a way to begin the New Year.....

[HiJinx]

Yep, sure is. Sorry I didn’t reply sooner, we’ve been watching a movie.

There was a verification component to the treaty - that may be why we left those aircraft ‘as is’ and visible to the Russian compliance verification teams.

[luvie]

Well, Happy New Year to you, too, my far-away friend!

YOu mean your whole TOWN was shut down? How does that happen?
I don’t remember reading any news about that!

Glad to see you’re all back and everything! When do you come
to the mainland?