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  • Arizona chaplain ensures religious freedom for deployed servicemembers

    According to the Air Force Chaplain Corps web site, chaplains provide ministry to persons of their own faith group, yet also act as guardians of the free exercise of religion. Arizona Air National Guard Chaplain (Maj.) Laura Adelia, a member of the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz., is doing just

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill guidance sent to Airmen, commanders

    Air Force Personnel Center leadership provided updates to the field today on the Air Force implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. For updated guidance, checklists and timeline information, visit the "Ask" AFPC Web site and click on the Post-9/11 GI Bill link. The updates include guidance on how

  • Top F-16 maintainers reap big rewards

    When a group of 800 Guardsmen maintain a fleet 66 F-16 Fighting Falcons with an unparalleled safety record for an international training mission, there's bound to be amazing talent among the ranks. At the latest 162nd Maintenance Group commander's call held here July 12, Group Commander Lt. Col.

  • 'Commander's Action Line' benefits wing fitness

    A group of volunteers moved several pieces of fitness equipment from storage areas on base to the gym in building 3, commonly known as the "Dutch Warehouse," July 14. The following Commander's Action Line was the catalyst for allowing wing members to make use of the new gear.Question: With physical

  • Military Retirees Have a Great Benefits Package

    Retirees from the 162nd Fighter Wing receive a well-deserved paycheck without having to go to work. Every retiree is familiar with their monthly retirement pay, but are you aware of all the other available benefits? First, and most obvious, are those benefits located on most military installations.

  • Vice wing commander promoted to colonel

    The vice commander of the largest Air National Guard fighter wing in the country was promoted to the rank of colonel here July 9. Col. Ted Maxwell, a full-time F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport, pinned on his new rank during a promotion ceremony

  • Adjutant General gets fighter wing introduction at Mach 1

    The commanding general of the Arizona National Guard flew in the back seat of an F-16D Fighting Falcon here July 7 to experience first hand the 162nd Fighter Wing's pilot training mission at Tucson International Airport. Army Maj. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar, Arizona's Adjutant General, assumed duties as

  • Guardsman helps Air Force claim top volleyball honors

    An Arizona Air National Guardsman joined forces with active duty Air Force athletes to win the Armed Forces Men's Volleyball Championship recently. Staff Sgt. Ray Valles, a drill status Guardsman in the 162nd Fighter Wing's communications flight here, won a gold medal with the Air Force Volleyball