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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 24th 2009 at 11:25

MORE JETS OVERHEAD

Get ready for more jets..and more noise...over the Tucson area for the next few weeks.

Here's a news release from DM that explains it all:

Operation Snowbird update

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --

The 188th Fighter Wing based at Ft. Smith, Ark., will deploy eight A-10 aircraft to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base as part of Operation Snowbird.

The aircraft are scheduled to arrive in the Tucson area beginning next week, and are scheduled to depart after the first week of August.

During their brief stay, the pilots will comply with all of the base's traffic patterns, safety procedures and noise-abatement measures.

Visiting units use this unique training in preparation for upcoming deployments. Davis-Monthan and surrounding training sites offer visiting air crews similar conditions they would face in deployed environments, making the base and its assets ideal for combat training.

Operation Snowbird provides support for visiting flying units from U.S. military installations and allied partners needing to train in the optimal weather conditions and ample ranges of Southern Arizona.

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