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Arizona Spotlight for November 13, 2015

'Nam Jam marks 28 years of veteran brotherhood; veteran, folksinger & teacher Clyde Appleton remembered; Steven Wright takes his comedy seriously; voices form the 2015 All Souls Procession.

Veterans Honored Throughout Southern Arizona Wednesday

Parades in Tucson and Sierra Vista, F-16 flyover, TUSD school children honoring those who served.
Friends and fellow combat vets Doc King (left) and Daniel Egbert (right/front) set out on a 6,500-mile motorcycle journey to raise awareness about veteran suicide and to explore treatment options for post traumatic stress.

A Road Trip in Search of Answers to Veterans' Suicide

Film chronicles two friends' journey to find healing for post-traumatic stress
An A-10 plane sits in a hanger at Davis Monthan Air Force Base.

McSally: Veto of Defense Bill Puts D-M's A-10s in Jeopardy

The funding bill rejected by Obama includes money for A-10 and EC-130 planes.

Davis-Monthan and Tucson's Economy

The military base has been a major source of money in Tucson for nearly 75 years.
Members of the Globe Hotshots work a controlled burn near Reddington Pass in May of 2015. The Bureau of Land Management will form a similar crew and stationed it at Ft. Huachuca for the 2016 fire season.

Southern Arizona Gets First Hotshot Wildfire Crew

Fort Huachuca-based crew will be the only one in the state south of Phoenix
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Defense Funding, Including for A-10, Passes US Senate

Bill moves through despite Obama veto threat; McCain pushes back.
An A-10 aircraft silhouetted by the setting sun.

Funding for A-10 Assured by Congress for Another Year

House-Senate conference report protects D-M's main plane in new fiscal year.
A Border Patrol vehicle parked near the US / Mexico border fence.

Congress Wants Preference Given to Vets for Border Jobs

Bill requires Department of Homeland Security to recruit ex-members of military.
An A-10 plane sits in a hanger at Davis Monthan Air Force Base.

Air Force Secretary: Ground A-10 for Budgetary Reasons

Congress resists retiring plane that is primary aircraft at Davis-Monthan.
VA in Tucson.

VA to Host Mental Health Summit in Tucson

Public gathering Tuesday shows services available to veterans and their families.
Tech. Sgt. Devin Pelt, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, is greeted by his children upon returning from six months deployment in Europe, July 29, 2015.

300 D-M Airmen Return to Families after 6 Months Overseas

They were among 1,200 airmen sent around the world in the Tucson base's largest deployment.

Survival Training

Learn what pilots and ground crew gain from testing their limits during survival training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
F-16 from the 162nd Fighter Wing, based in Tucson.

Iraqi Air Force Pilot Found Dead in F-16 Wreckage

Plane went down on training mission Wednesday night near Douglas; cause under investigation.
F-16 from the 162nd Fighter Wing, based in Tucson.

Iraqi Pilot Training in US Was Flying F-16 When It Crashed

Iraqi-owned plane assigned to work with Tucson Air National Guard unit went down near Douglas.
First NATO E-3A AWACs surveillance jet to go into storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base arrives June 23, 2015.

Surveillance Plane Arrives for Davis-Monthan's 'Boneyard'

First E3A AWACS from NATO base to be deactivated as part of fleet modernization.

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