FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona ~ 16 DEC 2014

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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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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[Kathy in Alaska]

A tad late....

Permission Granted!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...a Maddi Tuesday coming up?

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks very much, Kathy!

***HUGS***



Striding up the gangplank as we speak,
rendering Hand Salutes to our National Colors
and to the Officer of the Deck!

And thanks very much to Lauren for this evening's
"Road Trip to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ" thread!

[Celtic Conservative]

Are they still doing the bus tours that take you through selected parts of the boneyard?

CC

[Celtic Conservative]

There probably still are hundreds of F4’s still there, just in “deep storage”.

CC

[SandRat]

Good evening indeed, Kathy...((HUGS))...Yes assuredly it’s Maddie day tomorrow.

[Celtic Conservative]

Now was that in Orlando or between Orlando and Lakeland on I-4? I wanted to go to that one the last time I visited the mouse but I ran out of time.

CC

[SandRat]

Well,.... Landmark is Clown Free now.

[left that other site]

It is in Kissimmee off 192.

http://www.warbirdadventures.com/air_museum

[Sasparilla]

Call DM and ask...

[mylife]

Thank God!

[AZamericonnie]

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[ConorMacNessa]

I can think of no other term for it - a day from Hell!

I Sallied Forth from the Castle at 0540 and barely made the 6:00 a.m. train out of Laurel - one stop on the way into the Federalplex. No sooner did we complete that stop, and the Conductor asked to see tickets, when our train struck someone trying to cross the tracks. We were stopped at the scene for 2-1/2 hours while the police, TSA, and other agencies investigated. The man died.

They finally released us and we proceeded to the Greenbelt Station, where we were placed on another train. Although the trains were alongside one another at the station, this process involved a long walk down one handicapped ramp - at least a hundred yards - under the tracks and up an equally long ramp to get to the second train. Actually, the downhill walk is more difficult - you have to go slowly to avoid losing your balance.

After it was all over, I finally hit the Office at 10:30. I worked until 6:00, when we close, and proceeded on to Metro to Union Station to catch the 6:55 train home. That train was cancelled because they were still doing investigative work at the accident site. I consulted the information office and was assured that the 7:45 train was running.

Turning lemon to lemonade, I went to the Centre Cafe, a spot I am know to frequent, had dinner and a few glasses of Cabernet. Caught the 7:45 train - entered through my usual entrance - the rear car, which is the Handicapped car. Usually at Laurel, we exit from all cars. Tonight, we could only exit between cars 1 and 2. I was at the end of car 2 adjacent to car 3.

When we got to the exit, I stood up and started to walk down to the front end of car 2. My walker would not fit between the seats. I had to fold it up, balance the basket with my bag and all my stuff on it and walk down the aisle pushing my walker in front of me. About halfway down the car, a young man asked me if he could help. I gave him my bag and asked him to notify the Conductor that I needed assistance. The Conductor came back and carried my walker the rest of the way to the door and I was finally able to make it onto the platform. I was totally exhausted.

I arrived back at the Castle at 2040 hours, fifteen hours after I Sallied Forth.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[mylife]

Could be worse.
You could have been the poor sucker on the tracks.

[alpo]

In September I went to Burgundy in France to see the grape harvest.
If you Google Map. Savigny-les-Beaune, France and zoom in you will see several dozen jets along the A6 motorway. It is a privately owned museum that has mostly Russian stuff. There is a castle on the grounds that has about every motorcycle ever made, many of them in original condition. And to top it off, several large buildings with 2 floors of race cars. The engines have been pulled from some of the planes and are on display as well as a number of radial prop motors. Only spent a couple hours there and it was a complete surprise.

[Birdsbane]

One can get a cheap tour by looking for it on Google Earth. South side of Tuscon, east side of I-10.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my goodness...you surely did have the day from H E Double Hockey Sticks.

Downhill is VERY bad and VERY hard on knees. The train folks should have made some accommodations for those handicapped passengers. A letter should be in order just to remind them of their jobs and obligations.

Glad you are safely home and were able to eat on the way. *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening and welcome to the Canteen, Sasparilla, and thank you for the additional information.

[left that other site]

Wow...that IS cool! Thanks for the tip!

I have been to hundreds of places on google map...including some places “forbidden” to me, if you catch my drift.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?