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StorIES
 Asian American, Pacific
Islander Heritage Month, 2
 Bringing home silver
medal, 2
 EOD helps keep Tucson
safe, 3
 Maintaining hydraulics,
4/5
 Enhancing Airmen’s
capabilities, 6
 Red Flag-Rescue 21-1, 7
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Qualifying D-M’s first ADM teams
by Senior Airman
JACoB T. STepheNS
355th Wing Public Affairs
The 355th Security Forces Squadron
hosted its first ever Advanced Designated
Marksman Course at Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base and in Florence, Arizona, April
14 – 16.
Airmen from the 55th Rescue Squadron
and 355th SFS went through classroom and
field training to qualify Davis-Monthan’s
first four ADM teams.
“This is a specialized course for qualify-
ing highly skilled marksmen to be a part of
ADM teams,” said Tech. Sgt. George Henry,
355th SFS course instructor. “This qualifi-
cation allows members to go into high-risk
areas where they may have to use cover and
concealment to track a target down, gather
intelligence or provide overwatch support
from far distances.” Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens
This course trained sniper rifle nomen- An Airman prepares to shoot during the Advanced Designated Marksman course
clature; assembly and disassembly of the in Florence, Arizona, April 16. Airmen from the 55th Rescue Squadron and 355th
weapon; as well as mathematic equations Security Forces Squadron were trained in the classroom, as well as in the field, on
that factor in wind, temperature and tactics, techniques and procedures for advanced marksmanship. This was the first
humidity that are required to calculate course of its kind at Davis-Monthan and it produced four qualified Advanced Desig-
See TEAmS, Page 9 nated Marksman teams.
Bushwhacker 21-02 kicks off
by Senior Airman the ability to rapidly deploy
JACoB T. STepheNS to any austere or contested
355th Wing Public Affairs location around the world, and
establish, sustain and defend
The 355th Wing conducted the base with organic command
exercise Bushwhacker 21-02 — and control.
the fourth iteration of Dynamic “The wing continues to build
Wing concept exercises — at off of previous initiatives — in-
cluding multi-capable Airmen
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
and Volk Field, Wisconsin, May training — to make sure that
Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens 13 – 17. we are as prepared as possible
An Airman inspects cargo as it is loaded at Davis-Monthan Air This exercise proves that the for potential future conflicts,”
Force Base, May 12. Airmen prepared cargo to move to Volk Dynamic Wing is combat ready said Lt. Col. Ryan Pearce, 48th
Rescue Squadron commander.
Force in readiness for the high- “In doing this, we strengthen
end fight. The wing is building and expand our capability to
the fourth iteration of Dynamic Wing concept exercises by the an operational edge by ensuring
355th Wing. See buShwhAckEr, Page 2
See DOOLITTLE, Page 7
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