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  • Aerospace Control Alert Detachment always ready for action

    The Aerospace Control Alert Detachment at the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Arizona,  maintains the ability to quickly scramble in response to airborne threats in the Southwest United States, as well as proactively defend large gatherings and high profile events. The detachment is geographically separated

  • The Airmen who keep us flying

    The aircraft that protect America's skies do not fly solely on hopes and dreams. Rather, it's the diligence and determination of the 162nd Wing's hard-working maintenance group who keep Arizona's F-16 Falcons in the air.Full-time aircraft maintenance technicians are in high demand, and Guard Airmen

  • 162nd Airmen participate in first response course

    Members of the Arizona Air National Guard partnered with other agencies for the Counter-CBRN All-Hazard Management Response (CAMR) course and full-scale exercise August 24- 27.The course is designed to provide Airmen with the ability to respond quickly and effectively to a WMD/CBRN attack on or off

  • Making military members smile

    A local dentist provided complimentary dental services to three members of the 162nd Wing on August 22, 2015.Dr. Jeffrey Roberts from Tucson Spectrum Dentistry belongs to a group of dental offices that offer free services one day a year.  This year Roberts elected to give this opportunity to service

  • Relationship building by means of the F-16

    America's stars and stripes and Arizona's lone copper star always wave proudly at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing.But it's the adjacent flags of coalition-partners - from the pacific island-nations of Far East Asia, to the NATO countries of the old Europe and new ones in the Middle-East

  • Arizona Airmen memorialize fallen Iraqi fighter pilot

    Members of the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing honored the life and memory of Iraqi Air Force Brig. Gen. Rasid Mohammed Sideeq Hasan during a memorial service here July 7.Hasan died June 24 after his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed near Douglas, Arizona, during a night training mission.  He

  • 162nd Airmen participate in Pima Regional SWAT training

    The last week of SWAT training took place at the Pima County Regional Officer Training Center and Airmen of the 162nd Wing trained alongside Tucson law enforcement personnel. The SWAT training program provides local law enforcement with the necessary knowledge and skills to one day become part of

  • 162nd Wing awards ceremony; Honoring the Airmen who soar

    April in Tucson brings an abundance of beauty and renewed life to the desert with warm temperatures, bright-colored blossoms, and positive growth. Spring is a time to cherish the beauty of the landscape and give thanks for our blessings as life blooms before our eyes. It is also a time when the

  • First Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event a success

    The 162nd Wing's Air Wing Integrator hosted her first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event on April 10 at the Hilton Garden Inn Tucson International Airport.Christina Desiato began working here last September with a purpose, to assist deployed service members throughout the deployment cycle,