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Don’t bring a gun to a knight fight

Posted June 28, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Michael Washburn

In parks across America, people are having picnics, joggers are running their favorite trails, birds are chirping … and armored knights from the medieval times are fighting each other…

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Free AFCLC online course offers CCAF credit

Posted September 13, 2012 by

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFNS) — Officials at the Air Force Culture and Language Center, part of Air University’s Spaatz Center at Maxwell Air Force Base Ala., are now taking applications for the fall session of its “Introduction to Culture” course. Enrollment began Sept. 6 and continues through Oct. 3. This general education course…

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Airmen learn swing dance at The Loft

Posted November 30, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Christine Griffiths

Looking for something fun to do? Why not try out some swing dancing classes Thursday evenings from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Loft. The class is led by Airman 1st Class David Brogdon. He’s been teaching swing dancing for about four months. “I learned how to swing dance six and a half years…

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Gary Sinise, band to visit D-M March 29

Posted March 29, 2013 by 55th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Friday, March 29, the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB is scheduled to host Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band for an evening concert event. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. The event will be held inside the 755th Aircraft Maintenance Hangar, which is just off of Yuma…

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Desert Heat 2012 launches hundreds of model rockets in Tucson

Posted March 29, 2012 by by David S. Ricker

Hundreds of model rockets were launched this past weekend during Desert Heat 2012, a two-day event sponsored by the Southern Arizona Rocketry Association (SARA). While SARA sponsors monthly launch activities for members and…

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Space Day is out of this world at the Pima Air & Space Museum

Posted May 10, 2012 by David S. Ricker

David S. Ricker Staff Writer Space Day at the Pima Air & Space Museum was an out of this world experience for a number of students from the Tucson area. The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest aviation museums in the world, and the largest non-government...

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Hawgsmoke 2012 comes to D-M

Posted July 19, 2012 by Staff

The 355th Fighter Wing will host 18 A-10 squadrons and teams from around the world for the 7th biannual bombing and tactical gunnery competition known as Hawgsmoke Aug. 15-17, 2012. The competition focuses on A-10 tactics such as moving target strafe techniques, GPS-out navigation, and degraded weapons delivery. Both the individual and team portions of…

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Fire Prevention Week Activities

Posted October 4, 2012 by

-Oct. 6, 10  – 11:30 a.m. Fire Prevention Week Parade Privatized Housing Area -Oct. 8, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Commissary Fire Truck static display Blood -Pressure checks, Fire Safety information, Fire Extinguisher demonstrations -Oct. 9, 9  – 11 a.m. Child Development Center Bldg 2612 Fire Truck static display with “Sparky & Pumper” -Oct. 9,…

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Local Briefs February 1, 2013

Posted January 31, 2013 by Staff

Focus on Fathering Workshops – Airman & Family Readiness Center  In partnership with United Way of Tucson and First Things First, the Easter Seals Blake Foundation introduces Focus on Fathering – a group for dads about being a dad. Workshops will be held on Fridays, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Learn about the importance…

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DLT raises money for the AFEV

Posted May 9, 2013 by Airman 1st Class Christine Griffiths

The Desert Lightning Team is one of many sponsors raising money for the Air Force Enlisted Village at the upcoming 10th Annual Bob Hope Memorial Charity Golf Classic tournament at Eglin AFB, Fla., May 17-18.

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