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Get home safe with AADD

Airman Basic Nathan H. Barbour The service is available 10 p.m.

355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs    to 3 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays

   DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR                 for anyone in a 20-mile-radius of                                                                                                    (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Basic Nathan H. Barbour)
FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- It’s been       the base with a military ID card.
an evening of midwinter merri-                                              A U.S. Airman checks his phone for the number to Airmen Against Drunk Driving at Davis-
ment at one of the local establish-     AADD is run completely by           Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The service is available 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays and Satur-
ments. The bartender shouts “last    volunteers who work at D-M             days for anyone in a 20-mile-radius of the base with a military ID card. To request a ride,
call” and everyone clamors to the    AFB. This year, more than 500          call (520) 228-2233 or (520) 850-2233.
bar to grab one last drink or pay    people have volunteered for ap-
their tab for the evening. Among     proximately 600 pick-ups.              will not be asked or recorded. ing helped,” Montes said.
the crowd is a group of Airmen                                                 “We want to help you and we To request a ride, call (520)
who have just realized that their       “When someone is out drink-
designated driver got caught up      ing and they have our number
in the festivities and consumed a    on them, it’s the safest option to
couple of alcoholic beverages.       just give us a call,” said Airman 1st
                                     Class Kyle Alverson, 42nd Elec-
   “Airmen Against Drunk Driv-       tronic Combat Squadron analysis
ing is the backup plan to the        operator and AADD volunteer.
backup plan,” said Senior Airman     “This will keep them and any oth-
Donald Montes, 355th Commu-          ers on the road out of harm’s way.”
nications Squadron communica-
tion security account manager           Airmen should not fear repri-
                                     sal for using the service because
                                     it is confidential. An Airman’s

and AADD president for D-M. last name and where they work don’t want to punish you for be- 228-2233 or (520) 850-2233.                                                                                                              NEWS

AF Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program list triples

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs                                   for the Air Force, the criteria used to determine career fields eligible for
                                                                            re-enlistment bonuses includes current and projected manning levels,
   WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials released details on               re-enlistment trends, career field force structure changes, career field
the fiscal year 2016 Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program Feb. 1.           stress levels, and the cost levels associated with training new Airmen.
This year’s program, consisting of 117 Air Force specialties eligible
to receive bonuses, is a substantial increase from the previous year’s         “This year’s SRB list increased by nearly threefold as we focused
program where 40 Air Force specialty codes were eligible.                   on retaining key experience while continuing our deliberate plan to
                                                                            grow our force,” Romer said. “We are increasing our accessions and
   The program’s expansion coincides with Air Force plans to grow           training pipeline to support the increased growth, but these new en-
the force to meet mission demands in the face of changing geopo-            listees won’t be seasoned for some time. Retaining the experience we
litical situations, and to address key gaps in nuclear, maintenance,        have is critical to our success in reaching target end strength.”
cyber, intelligence, remotely piloted aircraft and support career fields
through fiscal 2017.                                                            All AFSC bonus changes are effective Feb. 1, 2016.
                                                                               For more information, contact the local military personnel flight
   According to Col. Robert Romer, the chief of military force policy       re-enlistment section.

D-M hosts units for training in February

   DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE
BASE, Ariz. -- Units from across the
country will be visiting Davis-Mon-
than through the month of February.

   Ten A-10s from the 122nd Fight-
er Wing at Fort Wayne Air Nation-
al Guard Base, IN, will arrive Feb-
ruary 13 and will train here until
February 27.

   The 10 A-10s from the 104th Fight-
er Squadron of the Maryland Air Na-
tional Guard’s 175th Wing that ar-
rived here January 22 will continue
training through February 7.

   During these visits, the aircrews
will follow all D-M arrival and depar-
ture processes and adhere to noise
abatement procedures.
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