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9RO1R Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base August 14, 2015

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Desert Lightning News to be distributed on-line and on FB

Desert Lightning News, the newspaper servic- every Friday on Davis-Monthan AFB and sur- said Vollmer. “In the past, we’ve only distributed
ing Davis-Monthan AFB and surrounding areas, rounding military-frequented businesses, will the top, need-to-know stories once a week. Our
recently announced that the hardcopy news edi- produce a monthly hardcopy edition, with a com- new format will allow us to bring the most cur-
tion of its product will no longer be distributed panion digital edition via a Flipbook application rent local military and defense news to our read-
on a weekly basis, but will instead be available available on its web site and Facebook pages, www. ers on a daily basis.”
online and on Facebook. aerotechnews.com/davis-monthanafb and on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/desertlightning- According to Vollmer, the final weekly
“We feel that the changing market and the tech- news. There will also be news and feature stories hardcopy publication will hit stands Aug. 14.
nological savvy of our audience demand we move posted daily on the web site and Facebook page. “Be sure to like us on Facebook,” she said. “By
with the times and bring the most up-to-date for- doing so, you’ll receive breaking D-M news
mat possible for news distribution,” said Jennifer “By changing the format of our publication to right to your feed and you’ll also be able to
Vollmer, editor of Desert Lightning News. a primarily on-line format, it gives us the ability obtain a weekly copy of the Desert Lightning
to bring the most-to-date news to our readers,” News e-news publication.”
The newspaper, which is currently distributed

D-M to host “Meet & Greet Night” in Tucson

Davis-Monthan AFB The event will give the Monthan’s Commander, Wing, Rescue Group, Elec- hand to answer questions
leadership is scheduled to Tucson community an op- Col. James Meger, will pro- tronic Combat Group, 12th about their missions.
host a “Meet & Greet” for portunity to learn about vide an update on the base’s Air Force, Air National
the local community Aug. current D-M missions and missions and their impact Guard Wing, and represen- Rincon High School is lo-
26 at 6 p.m. at Rincon meet some of the Airmen on national security. tatives from the world fa- cated at 921 North Acadia
High School. assigned to the base. Davis- mous Boneyard, will be on Ave Tucson, Ariz. 85711.
Airmen from the Fighter (Swan and 5th Street)