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  • 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

  • Protected Species? Call in the Guard!

    The162nd Fighter Wing not only protects Southern Arizona with F-16 fighting falcons in the sky, but service members are also ensuring the safety of the local birds that burrow below ground. A species of endangered burrowing owls was discovered outside Building 1 at the Tucson Air Guard base about a

  • AF pilot immersed in Dutch life during exchange program

    For the past two years, Maj. Dan McGuire, an F-16 pilot, and his wife, Jen, called the Netherlands home. McGuire participated in the Air Force Personnel Exchange Program and served as an exchange pilot with the Royal Netherlands air force. He was assigned to the 312th Tactical Fighter Squadron at

  • Fun, Sun, Family Time

    The 162nd Fighter Wing's November Unit Training Assembly incorporated wing-wide block training, Airmen recognition, and family appreciation fun. Saturday kicked off with the first ever annual block training which combined more than 30 hours of computer-based training into one single training event.