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The base was named in honor of World War I pilots Lieutenants Samuel H. Davis (1896–1921) and Chief Engineer Oscar Monthan (1885–1924), both Tucson natives. [3] 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 the crash of a Martin B2 bomber in Hawaii on March 27, 1924.
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG), [3] often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in Tucson, Arizona, located on Davis–Monthan Air Force Base.
The 355th Operations Group consists of five squadrons and over 450 personnel employing 75 A/OA-10 aircraft and an AN/TPS-75 radar system. It provides war-fighters with forces for close air support (CAS), air interdiction (AI), forward air control (FAC), combat search and rescue (CSAR), ground-based tactical air control, and airbase operations.
The 612th Air Operations Center (612 AOC) is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Twelfth Air Force and stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. First activated in 1994, the unit coordinates air and space assets in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, covering 31 countries in the Caribbean, as ...
May 2007 photo of the Boeing RB-52B-5-BO Stratofortress 52–005 with tail colour for the Yellowtails Squadron – 330th BS/93rd BW. Initially retired to Davis-Monthan AFB in February 1966, was used as a maintenance trainer at Lowry Technical Training Center until April 1982.
The USAF's primary remotely piloted aircraft system (drone) base. The 432nd Wing is supported by the Air Force Reserve's 926th Wing and the Nevada Air National Guard's 232nd Operations Squadron, all operating the MQ-9A Reaper. [12] Davis–Monthan Air Force Base: Tucson: Arizona
The 55th Electronic Combat Group, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, provides combat-ready aircraft, crews, maintenance, and operational support to combatant commanders. The group is a Geographically Separated Unit which falls under the command of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base. The group also plans and executes information ...
Davis–Monthan AFB: LGM-25C Titan II, 1962–1984 1962–1984 390th SMW 571st Strategic Missile Squadron: Davis–Monthan AFB: LGM-25C Titan II, 1962–1984 1962–1984 390th SMW 576th Strategic Missile Squadron: Cooke (later, Vandenberg) AFB: SM-65D/E/F Atlas, 1958–1966 1958–1966