A-10 Range Day attendees pose for a group photo at the Barry M. Goldwater Range near Gila Bend, Arizona, June 11, 2026. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base hosted Airmen, civic leaders, Civil Air Patrol cadets and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets to showcase the installation’s rescue and attack mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Ornelas Jr.)
U.S. Air Force Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, train to respond to a small unmanned aircraft system carrying simulated suspected ordnance items during a field training exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 3, 2026. EOD technicians are trained to detect, disarm and dispose of explosive threats in the most extreme environments worldwide. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Christopher Ornelas Jr.)
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — More than 300 Airmen, veterans and members of the rescue community gathered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, June 5 to honor the legacy of Pedro 66, a crew of rescue Airmen whose sacrifice continues to shape generations of combat rescue professionals.
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- U.S. Airmen across Davis-Monthan Air Force Base installation enhanced mission readiness through Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) response training during some of the most complex contingency scenarios featured in exercise Mosaic Lightning 26-2, May 7-15, 2026.
Airmen with the 355th Wing tested their ability to deploy as a cohesive, self-sustaining combat force under the Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0 model during the Mosaic Lightning 26-2 exercise at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 7-15.
From the high-desert heat of Twentynine Palms to the maritime environment of San Clemente Island, the “Dragons” of the 357th Fighter Squadron recently pushed the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft to its limits during a high-intensity, two-week temporary duty (TDY) assignment.
Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas, Air and Space Forces Aid Society chief executive officer, and Packy Lyden, AFAS chief development officer, met with Davis-Monthan Air Force Base installation leaders to discuss the organization’s impact April 29, 2026.
