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  • Do you believe in MAGIC?

    The 162nd Fighter Wing at the Tucson Air Guard base here held its third annual My Air Guard Incentive Career (MAGIC) event at nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base during the January Unit Training Assembly. MAGIC was developed to provide information about the benefits and opportunities for Tucson

  • INTEGRATING FORCE PROTECTION

    Everyone has heard it, "Force Protection is everyone's business and every Airman is a sensor". That statement is indeed fact; it is imperative that all personnel are aware and participate in the Antiterrorism/Force Protection Program (AT/FP) that helps safeguard the personnel and resources at the

  • Life on a UTA Weekend – Egress

    Airman 1st Class Jacob Bonner has been with the Egress Shop here for two short years. When asked what his job entails, "Saving people's lives" is the first answer you get - without hesitation. He follows up with a short description of the maintenance activities performed on the Life Support System:

  • In-Place Patient Decontamination Tent Comes to Tucson Air Guard

    Between Jan. 15-18, 13 Airmen total were trained by instructors from the National Guard Bureau at the 162nd Fighter Wing on the city's newest asset - an in-place patient decontamination shelter for the effective decontamination of both ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients and casualties affected

  • Tucson Guardsman Inducted into Hall of Fame

    Lt Gen Harry Wyatt, Director of the Air National Guard, made an enduring statement about his priority to take care of Airmen, at his final Town Hall meeting today. With hundreds of Guardsmen gathered around, Gen Wyatt referenced this commitment in honoring the Guard's Director of Safety, Col Doug

  • PME creates master leaders

    Maj. Tracy Reingruber, commander of the 162nd Communications Flight, epitomizes an educated, motivated and people-focused leader. A recent graduate of the Air Command Staff College's Master's degree program, she plans to apply her education and experience to propel the Communications Flight into a

  • CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM KEY TO ENVIRONMENT STEWARDSHIP

    Waste it once...pay for it twice. Never refuse to reuse. Go Green to get our globe clean. Recycle your trash or trash your earth.What many use as mere buzz slogans regarding the protection of the environment, members of the 162nd Fighter Wing practice it on a daily basis by way of the Environmental

  • "Trimming the supply Chain Fat" in anticipation of RABUs

    Tech. Sgt. Stephen Marsh's days as a supply technician at the Clothing Retail Sales shop here are filled with logistical jargon and industry terms, such as expendability and recoverability codes to Just-in-Time inventory strategies and controlling costs measures.As the Clothing Retail Sales store

  • 162nd Memorial - Keeping the legacy of friends and co-workers alive

    In 1988, Master Sgt. John Salazar, a former aircraft crew chief now retired, realized there were retired and current members who had passed on, but there was no place on base where current unit members could honor their memory.With the help of members of the retirees group, he formed a small

  • Van Pooling, a less expensive way to get to work

    Did you know that you could commute to work for FREE? Yes, your employer, the federal government, will provide up to $1,500.00 per year to cover your commute costs if you vanpool or ride the bus. Not only will you commute for free, but you'll save on maintenance costs and wear and tear on your