Coordinates: 32°09′59″N 110°52′59″W / 32.16639, -110.88306

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Tucson, Arizona. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The installation is primarily an Air Combat Command (ACC) base with the 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW) as the host activity. Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. The 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. 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). Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC is a major command of the United States Air Force.

Davis-Monthan's primary operational mission is to train A-10 and OA-10 pilots and to provide A-10 and OA-10 close air support and forward air control to ground forces worldwide. In addition, the attached AMARG facility functions as a long term storage and reclamation facility for excess DoD, USCG, NASA and other U. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program S. government aircraft.

The 7,000 military and 1,600 civilian employees who work on the base are paid $199 million annually, and the base has an estimated $750 million economic impact on Tucson as a whole. ^[3][4]

Units

The host wing at Davis-Monthan is the 355th Fighter Wing, which includes:

• 355th Operations Group
  • 354th Fighter Squadron (A-10, OA-10A) Bulldogs Blue Fin Flash
  • 357th Fighter Squadron (A-10, OA-10A) Dragons Yellow Fin Flash
  • 358th Fighter Squadron (A-10, OA-10A) Lobos Black Fin Flash
  • 355th Operations Support Squadron
  • 355th Training Squadron
  • 607th Air Control Squadron
  • West Coast A-10 Demonstration Team
• 355th Mission Support Group
• 355th Maintenance Group
• 355th Medical Group

The base commander and commander of the 355th Fighter Wing is Colonel Kent Laughbaum. The 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 354th Fighter Squadron ( 354 FS) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 357th Fighter Squadron ( 357 FS) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 358th Fighter Squadron ( 358 FS) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Other major units assigned to the base are:

• Headquarters, 12th Air Force
• 563rd Rescue Group
  • 48th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue)
  • 55th Rescue Squadron (HH-60G)
  • 79th Rescue Squadron (HC-130P)
  • 563rd Operations Support Squadron
• 55th Electronic Combat Group
  • 41st ECS (EC-130H) Blue Tail Stripe
  • 43d ECS (EC-130H) Red Tail Stripe
• 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (Air Force Material Command)

All active duty aircraft assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base carry the tail code "DM". Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC is a major command of the United States Air Force.

In addition, there are numerous other support agencies assigned to the base. Some of these consist of the 305th Rescue Squadron (Air Force Reserve, HH-60G), and the 214th Reconnaissance Group (Arizona Air National Guard, MQ-1B Predator UAV). The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Additional support is also provided to the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, at nearby Tucson International Airport, flying the (Block 30 F-16C). The Arizona Air National Guard is the branch of the United States Air National Guard operating within the state of Arizona. Tucson International Airport is a joint civil-military public Airport located six miles (10 km south of the Central business district of Tucson,

Other federal agencies using the base include the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Customs Service Air Service Branch, the U. The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of Until March 2003 the United States Customs Service was the portion of the U S. Corps of Engineers, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and a detachment of the Naval Air Systems Command. The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems

History

An A-10 in the Arizona sunset

The base was named in honor of Lieutenants Samuel H. Davis and Oscar Monthan, two Tucsonans and World War I era pilots who died in separate military aircraft accidents. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Davis, who died in a Florida aircraft accident in 1921, attended the University of Arizona prior to enlisting in the Army in 1917. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution Monthan enlisted in the Army as a private in 1917, was commissioned as a ground officer in 1918 and later became a pilot. He was killed in a crash of a Martin bomber in Hawaii in 1924. The Glenn L Martin Company was an early US Aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the

Major Operating Units

Major Commands

• Fourth Air Force, 1 Feb 1942 - 8 Feb 1943
• Second Air Force, 8 Feb 1943 - 16 Nov 1945
• Air Technical Service Comd, 16 Nov 1945 - 31 Mar 1946
• Strategic Air Command, 31 Mar 1946 - 1 Oct 1976
• Tactical Air Command, 1 Oct 1976 - 1 Jun 1992
• Air Combat Command, 1 Jun 1992 - Present

Operational History

Origins

The history of Davis-Monthan AFB can be traced to the earliest days of civil aviation when the city of Tucson acquired acreage southeast of town for a runway in 1925. The 444th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The United States Air Force 's 40th Air Expeditionary Wing (40 AEW is an Air Expeditionary unit located at Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean. The United States Air Force 's 43d Airlift Wing is an airlift unit located at Pope AFB, North Carolina. The 2d Bomb Wing ( 2 BW) is a B-52 Stratofortress unit based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The 303d Aeronautical Systems Wing ( 303 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, The 390th Strategic Missile Wing was a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command organization The 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Fourth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC and is located at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside California. Second Air Force is an intermediate echelon Numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U Tactical Air Command (TAC it an inactive United States Air Force organization Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh, fresh from his non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, flew his "Spirit of St. Louis" to Tucson to dedicate Davis-Monthan Field—then the largest municipal airport in the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Standard Airlines, later absorbed by American Airlines, had regular flights to and from Tucson in 1928. American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size Military presence at the field began when Sergeant Simpson relocated his fuel/service operation to Tucson airport on 6 October 1927. He kept a log containing names of the field's customers--it reads like a Who's Who of aviation greats, including Benjamin Delahauf Foulois, Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and James H. Doolittle. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois (December 9 1879 - April 25 1967 was a United States Army Officer and was trained to fly by the Wright Brothers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF (14 December 1896 &ndash 27 September 1993 was an American Aviation pioneer

James H. Doolittle, awarded the Medal of Honor for his Tokyo raid, was the first military customer at the field on 9 October 1927. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. The Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home island of Honshū

World War II

Davis-Monthan Airport became a military base in 1940 as the United States prepared for World War II. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The first assigned USAAF units were the 1st Bomb Wing, 41st Bomb Group, and 31st Air Base Group, activating on 30 April 1941 . In its military role, the base became known as Davis-Monthan Field on 3 December 1941. Even before Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, Army Air Corps leaders started to increasingly utilize the airfield, first by sending Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses for bombing practices. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Next came some Douglas B-18 Bolo bombers, with both training and observation missions.

During the war, Davis-Monthan Airfield became the primary training location for B-24 Liberator groups and, nearing the war's end, B-29 Superfortresses. Known bombardment groups which trained at DM during the war were:

Training at the airfield came to a halt on 14 August 1945 when the Japanese unconditionally surrendered. The 34th Training Wing ( 34 TRW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, The 94th Airlift Wing ( 94 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, The 302nd Airlift Wing ( 302 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force Reserve based out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs The United States Air Force 's 308th Armament Systems Wing (308 ARSW is a non-flying wing based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing ( 380 AEW) is a United States Air Force wing located at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The 382d Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The 389th Strategic Missile Wing was a Cold War United States Air Force organization The 392d Strategic Missile Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit last active at Vandenburg AFB, California in 1961 The 399th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces organization The 400th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The 446th Airlift Wing ( 446 AW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of McChord Air Force Base in western Washington The 449th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The United States Air Force 's 451st Air Expeditionary Group (451 AEG is located at Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan and includes an expeditionary reconnaissance The 459th Airlift Wing (459 AW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Andrews Air Force Base since 1954. The 466th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The United States Air Force 's 486th Air Expeditionary Wing is a USAF wing located in Southwest Asia The 489th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces organization The 491st Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The 444th Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization The United States Air Force 's 499th Air Refueling Wing was an Aerial refueling unit located at Westover AFB, Massachusetts. One little known role Davis-Monthan played in the war effort consisted of housing German Prisoners of War from June 1945 to March 1946.

Postwar Years

AMARC at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Boeing B-50A-5-BO Superfortress Lucky Lady II (46-10). Fuselage is preserved in outside storage at Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, CA.

McDonnell F-4C-20-MC Phantom 63-7602 of the 4455th CCTS/4453d Combat Crew Training Wing, 16 July 1970. Aircraft was scrapped at Hill AFB, UT November 1986

Ling-Temco-Vought A-7D-13-CV Corsair II 72-0233 of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 November 1973. Aircraft w/o 9 Feb 1982.

Lockheed EC-130H-LM Hercules "Compass Call" 73-1581 of the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, July 1982

A newly modified A-10C Thunderbolt II taxis into Davis-Monthan AFB

One of the new 214th Reconnaissance Group's General Atomics MQ-1B Predator UAV aircraft (04-555)

With the end of the war, operations at the base came to a virtual standstill. It was then the base was selected as a storage site for hundreds of decommissioned aircraft with the activation of the 3040th Aircraft Storage Group. The 3040th oversaw the storage of excess B-29s and C-47 "Gooney Birds. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout " Tucson's dry climate and alkali soil made it an ideal location for aircraft storage and preservation, a mission that has continued to this day. The airfield also acted as a separation center, which brought the base populace to a high of 11,614 people in September 1945.

Cold War

Strategic Air Command ushered in the Cold War era at Davis-Monthan in March 1946, in the form of the 40th and 444th Bombardment Groups, both equipped with B-29s. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the As part of the postwar austerity, these groups were inactivated, with the personnel and equipment being consolidated into the 43d Bombardment Group in October. Davis-Monthan's 43rd Air Refueling Squadron had the honor of being one of the first two air refueling squadrons in the Air Force, flying the KB-29M.

On 11 January 1948, with the establishment of the United States Air Force, the facilty was renamed Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. On June 30, 1948, the Air Force activated the 43rd Air Refueling Squadron, whose KB-29Ms were newly-equipped with aerial refueling equipment purchased from the British firm FRL. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is The 43rd ARS, along with the 509th ARS at Walker AFB, New Mexico, was the first dedicated air fefueling unit in history. Walker Air Force Base was the largest Strategic Air Command base of the United States Air Force at the time of its closure in 1967 New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

On 2 March 1949, the Lucky Lady II, a B-50A of the 43d Bombardment Wing, completed the first nonstop round-the-world flight, having covered 23,452 miles in 94 hours and 1 minute. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 43d Operations Group is a unit of the 43d Airlift Wing at Pope AFB, North Carolina. Lucky Lady II was refueled four times in the air by KB-29 tankers of the 43d Air Refueling Squadron, which had made only one operational air refueling contact before the mission. For this outstanding flight, the Lucky Lady II's crew received the Mackay Trophy, given annually by the National Aeronautic Association for the outstanding flight of the year, and the Air Age Trophy, an Air Force Association award, given each year in recognition of significant contributions to the public understanding of the air age. The Mackay Trophy was donated in 1911 by Clarence H Mackay who was then head of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company and the Commercial Cable Company The National Aeronautic Association of the United States ( NAA) is a member of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI the international standard The Air Force Association ( AFA) is an independent nonprofit civilian organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power headquartered in Arlington Virginia In 1953, the jet age came to the base when SAC units converted to the new B-47 Stratojet. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

In April 1953 the Air Defense Command 15th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was activated with F-86A Sabres. CONAD (all caps redirects here for the Italian supermarket chain see Conad (upper and lower case Aerospace Defense Command ( WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A year later the unit transitioned into F-86Ds followed by a transition to F-86Ls in the fall of 1957. In the spring of 1959 the unit received Northrop F-89J interceptors which it flew for only a year when it transitioned into McDonnel F-101Bs. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout On 24 December 1964 the 15th FIS was deactivated.

In 1962, the 390th Strategic Missile Wing and its 18 Titan II ICBM sites were activated. The 390th Strategic Missile Wing was a United States Air Force Strategic Air Command organization The Titan II was an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM and space launcher developed by the Glenn L This unit inactivated in 1984.

In July 1963, the 4028th Strategic Reconnaissance Weather Wing, equipped with U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft was assigned to the base and began flying global missions. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Following the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963, the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Laughlin AFB, Texas relocated to Davis-Monthan and assumed responsibility for all U-2 operations, emphasizing long-range strategic reconnaissance and intelligence collection. Laughlin Air Force Base is a facility of the United States Air Force located five miles (8 km) east of the Central business district (CBD of As a Strategic AIr Command (SAC) unit, the 4080th was later redesignated the 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and also acquired DC-130 Hercules aircraft for launch and control of Firebee reconnaissance drones that were the precursors of contemporary unmanned aerial systems. The DC-130 is a variant of C-130 Hercules, designed for drone control The U-2s remained at the Davis-Monthan until 1976, when the 100 SRW was inactivated and its U-2s were to SAC's 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (9 SRW) at Beale Air Force Base, California, where U-2 Dragon Lady operations were consolidated with SR-71 Blackbird operations. Beale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base near Marysville, California, that was established in 1943 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The year 1964 brought back the combat crew training mission of the World War II years with the 4453d Combat Crew Training Wing equipped with the Air Force's newest and most sophisticated fighter, the F-4 Phantom II.

In July 1971, the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying the A-7 Corsair II aircraft, was activated at the base and the previously assigned F-4s were moved to Luke AFB, near Phoenix, Arizona. The 355th Fighter Wing ( 355 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Luke Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located seven miles (11 km west of the Central business district of Glendale, in Maricopa County Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo,

On October 1, 1976, the base was transferred to Tactical Air Command (TAC) after 30 years under SAC. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tactical Air Command (TAC it an inactive United States Air Force organization It was also that year the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing accepted the first A-10 Thunderbolt II. Since 1979, D-M has been the training location for pilots in the A-10 and was redesignated as the 355th Tactical Training Wing on 1 Sep 1979. The organization was later redesignated the 355th Fighter Wing since it includes operational, deployable A-10 squadrons in addition to its CONUS training mission

The 1980s brought several diverse missions to D-M. The headquarters charged with overseeing them was now the 836th Air Division, which was activated January 1, 1981 the AD advised Air Force component commanders and land forces on A-10 aircraft tactics, training, employment and readiness, and subordinate units participated in exercises such as Red Flag and Celtic Echo. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981

The 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, equipped with the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, arrived on 1 July 1980, and reported to the 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 552d Air Control Wing ( 552 ACW) is an operational wing of the United States Air Force based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

In 1981 D-M welcomed the 868th Tactical Missile Training Group. The 868th was the only US-based Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) unit and the source of the crews that staffed the forward deployed GLCM wings in NATO in 1982. The Ground Launched Cruise Missile, or GLCM, (officially designated BGM-109G Gryphon was a ground-launched Cruise missile developed by the United States The North Atlantic Treaty

1 September 1982 the 602d Tactical Air Control Wing, a unit responsible for the Air Force's tactical air control system west of the Mississippi River stood up at D-M. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to

Post Cold-War Changes

In the 1990s, the 355 TTW continued to train A-10 crews for assignments to units in the United States, England and Korea. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. During this period, the 355 FW deployed Airborne Forward Air Controllers in their OA-10 aircraft to Operation Desert Storm, providing nearly 100% of this capability to the war.

On 1 October 1991 the 355th was redesignated as the 355th Fighter Wing (FW) in tune with the Air Force's Objective Wing philosophy. The 355th Fighter Wing was comprised of the 355th Operations Group, the 355th Maintenance Group, the 355th Medical Group, and the 355th Mission Support Group.

In May 1992, the 41st and 43d Electronic Combat Squadron, flying EC-130E Hercules Compass Call arrived. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The aircraft carried an airborne battlefield command and control center capsule that provides continuous control of tactical air operations in the forward battle area and behind enemy lines. This capability added yet more strength to the wing's combat capability. The 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron "Bats" are part of the 55th Wing at Offut AFB, Nebraska but operate out of Davis-Monthan. The 55th Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force and the host wing at Offutt Air Force Base. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and In addition, the 42d Airborne Command and Control Squadron arrived from Keesler AFB, Mississippi on On 19 July 1994. Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States

On 1 May 1992, senior Air Force leaders implemented the policy of one base, one wing, one boss. The 836 AD and 602 TACW inactivated while the 41 ECS and 43 ECS came under control of the 355th Fighter Wing. With the mission diversified, the 355th was redesignated as the 355th Wing.

Following Operation Desert Storm, the 355th Wing supported Operation Southern Watch during deployments to Al Jaber, Kuwait in 1997 by deploying 24 A-10s, in 1998 by deploying 16 A-10s, and in 1999 by deploying 14 A-10s--all to ensure compliance of the 33rd parallel southern no-fly zone. Operation Southern Watch was an operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace

21st Century

The attacks on September 11, 2001, led to the initiation of three ongoing missions--Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), which Davis-Monthan currently continues to support--and Operation Noble Eagle (ONE). Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF is the official name used by the U The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Operation Noble Eagle (ONE is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD initiative to aid in the defense of North American skies

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. Bagram Air Base is a militarized Airport and housing complex that is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parwan Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,

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. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and 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.

In 2003 and 2005, the 354th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" deployed on five-month deployments to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. During these deployments, they provided 24-hour presence to reassure the Afghan population as it struggled with its emergent democracy, and provided key support during national elections. While the 2003 deployment saw limited action, the Bulldogs employed over 22,000 rounds of 30 mm during 130 troops-in-contact situations during the 2005 deployment.

The 354th Fighter Squadron also returned to Afghanistan in April 2007 for a six-month deployment. Again, they provided 24-hour presence and Close Air Support expertise to coalition forces in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. During this period, insurgent activity level was the highest recorded to date in OEF. The Bulldogs employed an unprecedented number of munitions during this deployment--over 150,000 rounds of 30 mm in support of over 400 troops-in-contact situations.

Another major change occurred on April 26, 2007. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. With only A-10 fighter aircraft assigned, the 355th Wing was redesignated once again as the 355th Fighter Wing. Today, the 355th Fighter Wing is composed of four groups: the 355th Operations Group, the 355th Maintenance Group, the 355th Mission Support Group and the 355th Medical Group. Together, along with their tenant organizations, they make up the 6,000 Airmen and 1,700 civilian personnel at Davis-Monthan AFB.

See also

• Strategic Air Command
• Tactical Air Command
• Air Combat Command
• Arizona World War II Army Airfields

References

This article incorporates text from http://www.dm.af.mil/ Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, a public domain work of the United States Government. The Strategic Air Command (SAC was both a major command and a "specified command" in the U Tactical Air Command (TAC it an inactive United States Air Force organization Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. During World War II, the United States Army Air Force (USAAF established numerous airfields in Arizona for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone A work of the United States government, as defined by United States copyright law, is "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U

Notes

Bibliography

• Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. CD-ROM.
• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
• Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. CD-ROM.
• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
• Mueller, Robert (1989). Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
• Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0.
• USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to present

External links

• Davis-Monthan Army Airfield in World War II
• Davis-Monthan Air Force Base at GlobalSecurity.org
• Davis-Monthan Agave Gulch FamCamp information.
• Lt Col Harold W. Moll memorial webpage
  • Col Moll was assigned to the 444th Bombardment Group and 43d Bombardment Group/Wing at D-M. GlobalSecurityorg, launched in 2000 is a Public policy organization whose mission is to be a reliable source of background information and developing News stories
• The Short, Happy Life of the Glick-Em
• Arizona activates ANG Predator unit at D-M
• FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
• Resources for this U. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common S. military airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KDMA
  • ASN accident history for DMA
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KDMA