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July 2021 September 2021 Rally in the Rockies 2021

Airmen from the 354th Fighter
355th Munitions Squadron Activation 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Squadron and 327th Airlift Squad-
ron attach a fuel line on the flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Marc Walker, 355th Maintenance Group com- line at Montrose Regional Airport,
Colorado, Sept. 14, 2021. Both
mander, and Maj. Jonathan Tolman, 355th Munitions Squadron com- squadrons played a significant
mander, stand at the position of attention during the 355th MUNS role during Rally in the Rockies,
activation and assumption of command ceremony at Davis-Monthan an Agile Combat Employment
Air Force Base, Arizona, July 1, 2021. This activation will allow muni- exercise, to include airlifting fuel
tions, armament and other support Airmen to be further enabled to to austere locations and quickly
best execute the missions they are tasked with. refueling A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, en-
suring ready and lethal mobility in
contested environments.
Bulldogs test new equipment

Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn J. Ergish
University of Arizona

Photos by Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens football game
15th Air Force command chief visits DM RIGHT: Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base’s Youth Impact Program pose
Airman 1st Class Vaughn Weber for a photo at a University of Arizona foot-
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s Honor Guard present the colors at ball game in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 11,
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 10, 2021. The signifi- 2021. The University of Arizona hosted
cance of the 9/11 attacks is not lost after 20 years as the 355th Wing military members from Davis-Monthan Air
remembers those who were lost on that day. Force Base on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. Airman 1st Class Vaughn Weber

October 2021

Bushwhacker 21-07

U.S. Army Staff Sgt.
Joseph Kayitare, a CH-
47 Chinook crew chief,
An Airman carries a ladder on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Hedden, 15th Air Force command participates in Exer-
Arizona, July 8, 2021. The 355th Maintenance Group is testing headgear with pad- chief, receives a brief from Lt. Col. Ryan Pearce, 48th Rescue Squadron com- cise Bushwhacker 21-
ding inside as a form of personal protective equipment for maintenance Airmen. mander, during a visit at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, July 14, 2021. 07 at Davis-Monthan
This is part of an on-going effort to ensure the safety of the Air Force’s most valu- Hedden was briefed on the 48th RQS’s human performance teams that keep Air Force Base, Arizo-
able resource, its Airmen. pararescuemen fit-to-fight. na, Oct. 7, 2021. Bush-
whacker exercises
are intended to build
upon the Dynamic
August 2021 355th SFS beta tests Wing concept, testing U.S. Air Force Airmen set up barbed wire fencing during Exercise Bushwhack-
and enhancing DM’s
Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate
multi-capable Airmen
taining and defending
EC-130H Compass Call retires A-10 Highway Landing new qualification course in establishing, sus- er 21-07 on Sunglow City at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 4,
2021. Bushwhacker allowed Airmen to execute and test agile combat employ-
the base with organic
ment processes and timelines to pack up, load and reestablish wing facilities
Senior Airman Kaitlyn J. Ergish command and control. and command and control structures at newly established locations.
U.S. Air Force Air- PJ Rodeo
men build up a tent
during Exercise
Bushwhacker 21-07 Parachuting
on Sunglow City at
Davis-Monthan Air Competition
Force Base, Arizona,
Oct. 4, 2021. Bush-
whacker allowed U.S. Air Force pararescue jump-
Airmen to execute ers compete in a parachuting
Photos by Senior Airman Alex M. Miller and test agile com- competition as part of the 2021
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II lands on a Michi- bat employment PJ Rodeo at the Marana Regional
gan State Highway in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 5, 2021. Two Airmen from the 355th Security Forces Squad- processes and Airport, Arizona, Oct. 26, 2021.
Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squad- ron check a target during a new Security Forces timelines to pack up, Pararescuemen from across the
Senior Airman William Moore, 755th Aircraft Mainte- ron and two A-10s from the Michigan Air National Qualification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force load and reestab- U.S. participated in the PJ Rodeo
nance Squadron crew chief, marshalls an EC-130H Guard’s 127th Wing landed on a state highway as part Base, Arizona, Aug. 11, 2021. Throughout the lish wing facilities in Tucson, Arizona, to challenge
Compass Call in from its final flight at Davis-Mon- of Northern Strike 21, a large-scale training exercise. course, Davis-Monthan Defenders and Combat Arms and command and and compete with each other by
than Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 31, 2021. The air- This is the first time in history that the Air Force has instructors gave feedback directly to the U.S. Air control structures at maneuvering and landing in des-
craft that was retired was the first specially modified purposely landed modern aircraft on a civilian roadway Force Security Forces Center at Lackland Air Force newly established ignated drop zones with minimal
aircraft for the Compass Call mission. in the U.S. Base, Texas. Staff Sgt. Kristine Legate locations. Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish time and accuracy.