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Deported Non-Citizen Military Vets Seek Return to US

Many committed small crimes for which they were banished from the country.

Separated by Deployment, Couple Finds Refuge in Tucson

A Dímelo story from the El Rio mailbox: 'Nothing same any more when he left.'

Raytheon President: Defense Spending Bill May Allow Growth

Money supports Tomahawk, air-to-air missiles from plant employing 9,600.

Jets to Honor Fallen Vets in Memorial Day Flyovers

Local National Guard unit to honor veterans from Marana to Green Valley

Bill for Female Pilots' Arlington Burials Sent to Obama

Tucson Rep. Martha McSally's bill would overturn ban on female WWII pilots in Arlington.

Davis-Monthan at 75 Years: What's Its Military Future?

Metro Week explores the past, present and future of Air Force base in Tucson.

US House Committee Further Protects A-10 from Retirement

Primary plane flown at Tucson’s Davis-Monthan Air Force Base safe until 2022.

Air Force: Davis-Monthan Impact $1.5B, 4,500 Jobs

Annual analysis puts air base's economic contribution at 5% of county GDP.

Air Force Begins to Design New Plane to Replace A-10

Plans for the “A-X” are still in the early phase, Rep. McSally says.

Air Force Secretary Praises Davis-Monthan and A-10

Secretary James makes first visit to the Tucson Air Force Base.

First Air Force One Being Prepared for Flight from Marana

Eisenhower-era plane almost became a crop duster before it was rediscovered.

$5.9M for Water Conservation Near Fort Huachuca

Tucson non-profit Arizona Land and Water Trust will get federal money.

A-10 Retirement on Hold Until 2022, Defense Secretary Says

The Department of Defense announced the A-10 will keep flying

Report: A-10 Retirement on Hold So It Can Be Used to Fight ISIS

Defense industry publication says Air Force officials consider it 'critical' in Syria.

Air Force May Assign Drones, More Airmen to Davis-Monthan

Military expanding its unmanned aircraft programs with eye on Tucson, other sites.

Remembering USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor, 74 Years Later

A ceremony honors those who were lost, and survivors tell their stories.

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