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An A-10 from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base fires its gun at the Goldwater Range during the Hawgsmoke competiton. June 2016

Air Force Puts Some A-10s in Jeopardy Again

Plans call for cutting three squadrons because of wing problems.
A-10s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base taxi at March Air Reserve Base, California. February 1, 2016

Trump Defense Promises Could be Boon to Southern Arizona Economy

Public- and private-sector military spending has a heavy impact on an area's economy.

Homeless Work Program Begins Small; Hope for Growth

Plus: VA official in Tucson; new jaguar caught on camera; celebrating Lalo's music.
An unidentified Raytheon employee works on a weapons component at the Tucson plant.

Raytheon Begins its Expansion, Adding 2,000 at Tucson Plant

Tucson's largest private employer ready for new employees, buildings on South Side.

Tucsonans Seek Civility After Contentious Election Season

Plus, minimum wage effects, firefighting overseas, Tucson economic outlook.
The battleship USS ARIZONA sinking after being hit by Japanese air attack on Dec. 7,1941.

USS Arizona Memorial Dedication at UA Sunday

Medallions will mark every person killed on the ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
An unidentified Raytheon employee works on a weapons component at the Tucson plant.

Raytheon Will Add 2,000 High-Tech Jobs in Tucson

Missile-making operation already employs nearly 10,000 at two locations.

Incivility After Elections; Ray Carroll On Years as Supervisor

Plus, USS Arizona memorial exhibits and events.

Visit Camp Bravo, a Base for Homeless Vets in Tucson

Also on Arizona Spotlight: a rundown of important results from state elections; and "Feeding Our Future" visits Tucson barrios where positive change is growing.

Can Tucson F-16 Training Reduce Fighter Pilot Shortage?

Plus: a preview of Tuesday's primary election; why the "digital divide" is shrinking for Tucson-area Latinos.

Air Force Criticized over A-10 Retirement Efforts

Government Accountability Office report says plane's demise would hurt fighting capabilities.
F-16 from the 162nd Fighter Wing, based in Tucson.

Tucson Air Guard Works to Get Fighter Pilot Numbers Off the Ground

162nd Wing trains about 10 percent of new US fighter pilots each year.
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FBI: Arrested Tucsonan Called Himself 'American Jihadist'

18-year-old man being held in Phoenix on terrorism, conspiracy charges.
Israel left summer with a stack of envelopes before he deployed. Each one says "Open when," followed by a feeling or scenario. “Sometimes I really don’t say the right things," Israel said. "I just wanted to put it on paper for her so when I don’t always have the right words that she knows she can always find them in those notes.”

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.

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

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

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