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  • AETC commander visits Arizona Air Guard, shares vision

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command met with Citizen-Airmen here June 2 to experience a drill weekend at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing.As temperatures at Tucson International Airport soared, so did anticipation among unit members as they awaited the arrival of

  • Air Guard helps grant 'Bucket List' wish for ailing senior

    Dreams of blasting off the tarmac in a fighter jet don't fade with age as one Arizona senior taught Airmen here May 17.When approached by the Bucket List Foundation, a non-profit much like the Make a Wish Foundation or Dream Factory, Wil Englund asked if he could fly an F-16 Fighting Falcon."Our

  • American Veterans award scholarships to wing family members

    A handful of college bound children of 162nd Fighter Wing members received scholarships from Tucson's American Veterans Post 770 Ladies Auxiliary, May 12.The following students received $500 scholarships during an awards dinner at the AMVETS Post:-Brandon Barnett, son of 1st Lt. Jim Barnett-Brandon

  • Security forces team departs for field training

    A 13-member squad from the 162nd Security Forces Squadron here hit the road to Fort Bliss, Texas, today to participate in pre-deployment field training.The Air Guardsmen from Tucson International Airport will join other security specialists for two weeks of instruction at the post's regional

  • Arizona heat ushers in Critical Days of Summer

    It wasn't your ordinary safety briefing the Friday before drill weekend. There was laughter, a few snickers, then - applause. "Well done. This is the first time I've seen applause following a safety briefing," said Colonel Mick McGuire, 162nd Fighter Wing commander here. He was addressing Lt. Col.

  • D-M's gate 29B open during Wilmot gate closure

    As a result of the Wilmot gate closure from April 23 until July 9, afternoon commuters are experiencing heavy traffic outbound at the Craycroft gate, but little to no wait time at the Swan gate. Drivers are encouraged to consider using the Swan gate to ease congestion for the afternoon commute.

  • Friends from the north renovate Tucson's Air Guard base

    Air Guardsmen here are accustomed to helping partner nations improve their F-16 operations, but last month the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport received a helping hand from Canadian construction engineers who worked to improve the base infrastructure.Having trained pilots from more

  • Tucson wins ANG's highest food service honor

    For the third time in 18 years, the men and women who feed nearly 800 Airmen every drill weekend at Tucson's airport will bring home the Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Disney Award and the title of "best dining facility in the Air Guard."The dining facility's triumph, announced March 22 by the Air