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  • F-35 public hearings for Tucson concluded; comments still accepted

    The U.S. Air Force hosted about 300 Southern Arizonans over the course of three public hearings, Feb. 21-23, to solicit comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed basing of F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Tucson International Airport.Since late 2009, the 162nd Fighter Wing at

  • 162nd a finalist for prestigious food services award

    Hanging in military dining facilities around the world are placards that read, "Through these doors pass the best fed troops." At the 162nd Fighter Wing dining facility here the sign is more than a greeting - it's virtually a statement of fact.The Arizona Air National Guard unit at Tucson

  • Arizona Diamondbacks slide into base for prayer breakfast

    The 162nd Fighter Wing Chaplain's office hosted two members of the Arizona Diamondbacks professional baseball team, the team's chaplain and a retired Major League Baseball player during the wing's annual prayer breakfast held at Tucson International Airport here Feb. 12.Stephen Drew and Ian Kennedy,

  • Dutch F-16s 'Go Guard' for new paint job

    This month, painters from the Air National Guard Paint Facility in Sioux City, Iowa rolled out the first of six F-16s from the Royal Netherlands Air Force that will be receiving a new paint job. This job marks the first opportunity the western Iowa based paint facility has had to service

  • 162FW Commander's Cup Golf Tournament

    The 2012 162nd Fighter Wing Commander's Cup Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 7, at Del Lago Golf Club in Vail, Ariz. The tournament will be played as a two-person scramble with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. The cost will be $55 per player which includes golf with cart, range balls, lunch

  • Wing Quarterly Award winners: October-December 2011

    The 162nd Fighter Wing is proud to announce the following Quarterly Award winners for October through December 2011.Airman: Airman 1st Class Chris Carpenter, Maintenance Non-Commissioned Officer: Staff Sgt. Bill Scogin, Operations Senior Non-Commissioned Officer: Master Sgt. Terry Hassell,

  • Wing spouse seeks platform to help military families

    For military spouses working in licensed professions - attorneys, teachers, and health care professionals among others - the challenges of following their loved one's military career around the country and the unique certification requirements they face in each state can be insurmountable; but one

  • Polish military leader visits base, student fighter pilots

    As part of a whirlwind tour of United States military commands, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Gen. Mieczysław Cieniuch, visited the 162nd Fighter Wing here at Tucson International Airport Jan. 12.In terms of military equivalents, General Cieniuch is Poland's

  • Local foundation presents life-saving tools to 162nd firefighters

    The Greater Tucson Fire Foundation donated fire ground survival cutters to 162nd Fighter Wing firefighters here Jan. 7 as part of an initiative to provide Tucson area firefighters with tools that can be used in service to the public and for self rescue.Members gathered early during their drill