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n F-16 from the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard has crashed near Douglas close to Arizona's border with New Mexico, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has confirmed.

PINAL COUNTY - An illegal immigrant is arrested in Pinal County and it's discovered he had gained access to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. On Thursday, Dec. 26, at 7 p.m., a Pinal County Sheriff's deputy stopped a 2006 Ford Expedition westbound on Interstate 10 near milepost 180 for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle identified himself, using an Arizona Identification Card, as 37-year old Armando Villalobos of Phoenix. The deputy did a routine license and warrant check. Villalobos returned with a "No License" status and a felony warrant for his arrest out of Texas. The warrant showed he...

by John Urban | TopRight News A potentially disastrous security breach by the Pentagon was discovered by sheriff's deputies during a routine traffic stop in Southern Arizona. Pinal County deputies stopped a 2006 Ford Expedition for a traffic violation. The Mexican national initially presented an Arizona Identification Card, in the name of Armando Villalobos of Phoenix. A records check revealed that not only did the illegal alien have no driver's license, but there were outstanding felony warrants for his arrest in Texas.The suspect eventually told the deputy that his real name was in fact Mario Bustamante, 37, and that he was in...

Scare at the Sub Base GROTON -- Police and fire units have set up a perimeter at the Groton Sub Base. Bomb-sniffing dogs have been also called out to the scene. Navy authorities are providing very limited information as to what happened Monday morning. Crystal Lake Avenue and the military highway road along the river have been blocked off by local police. This provides access to Gate #1 where the incident involving a truck took place. A spokesperson for the sub base tells Eyewitness news that at 6:30 a.m. Monday a Navy dog trained to sniff for explosives sensed something...

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz., April 6, 2010 – For some military members, the call to duty is surpassed only by the call to help others. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Hellmann discusses the best way to load a critical care patient onboard an Air Force transport aircraft for medical evacuation from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. For Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Hellmann, a reservist who serves with the 920th Rescue Wing, helping others is his mission in life. When he isn't providing respiratory therapy at his civilian...

SIERRA VISTA — Parts of Cochise County will be used for a major Air Force exercise later this month, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s Angel Thunder 2010. Southern Arizona’s terrain lends itself to meeting the goals of the exercise, which will bring in personnel from a number of nations, Staff Sgt. Jacob Richmond said. Along with American forces, others involved in the event will be coming from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, said Richmond of the Davis-Monthan 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office. Additionally, a number of different aircraft, from fixed winged to...

"Heroes Day" gave scores of Tucsonans an early view of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds from the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Friday. The event was organized to accommodate Tucsonans who might not be physically able to deal with the extensive walking and huge crowds expected during Aerospace & Arizona Days 2010, which starts today. More than 100,000 spectators are expected to attend the two-day air show. If you go • What: Aerospace & Arizona Days 2010. • Where: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Enter off East Golf Links Road on either South Craycroft Road or South Swan Road....

After a three-year hiatus, the big air show returns to Tucson this weekend. Aerospace & Arizona Days 2010, expected to be the biggest entertainment event of the year in Southern Arizona, is at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. More than 100,000 spectators are expected to make their way onto the base Saturday and Sunday for a high-flying lineup that stars the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in their first show of a 73-show season. Professional aerobatic pilots will be up in the air, and we'll get up-close looks at C-17s, F-18s and A-10s (the famed Warthogs, based at D-M). Scores of other...

The first of dozens of supersonic Air Force bombers have begun to land at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to be upgraded as part of an effort to increase the jet's role in conflicts abroad. The U.S. Air Force's entire fleet of 65 B-1 Lancer bombers is scheduled to move through D-M in the coming months as base personnel and defense contractors outfit the aircraft with the latest targeting and surveillance technology. Work on the first B-1 already has begun and should take another week and a half to complete, said 2nd Lt. Mary Pekas, a base spokeswoman. Another bomber is...

President Bush today delivered a speech in Arizona on border security and immigration reform. Afterwards he attended a fund raiser for Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. in Phoenix, Ariz. The first lady welcomed this year's Christmas Tree to the White House. Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

President Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson, Arizona 2:40 P.M. MST THE PRESIDENT: [SNIP the introductory part of the speech. Click the link above to read the introductions if desired.] I have a solemn duty, and so do the members of the United States Congress, to protect our nation, our Constitution, and our laws. Our border and immigration security officers devote themselves to those same missions every single day. America has always been a compassionate nation that values the newcomer and takes great pride in our immigrant heritage; yet we're also a nation...

They say better late than never but......

The high-resolution QuickBird satellite images of the tsunami impact on Sri Lanka are just a few of the images on the Digital Globe web site that made me stop and say "Wow!" For example, check out the images on the links below:

The 28 F-16s--denied to Pakistan due to that country's nuclear arms stance--have been sitting for nearly a decade in the Arizona desert at the U.S. Air Force's Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan AFB. But they may have finally found a home. The Block 15 A and B models are upgraded with HUDs and improved engines for foreign military sales. Half are to go to the Navy at NAS Fallon, Nev., where they will serve in the adversary squadron associated with the Top Gun school, replacing F/A-18A/Bs and F-5s at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center. The...