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  • 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

  • FSS gets equipment, trains for search and extraction response

    Members of an 11-man Fatality Search and Recovery Team (FSRT) from the 162nd Force Support Squadron received training here Jan. 7 on the newest equipment to comprise their element of a national Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force

  • Enlisted association rewards members, secures benefits for all

    The holiday season may be over but the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Arizona continues to bear gifts for its members - as well as all Arizona Guardsmen.Tech. Sgt. Pete Smith, from the 162nd Fighter Wing's maintenance plans, scheduling and documentation office, was surprised Jan. 6

  • Air Guard firefighters quickly extinguish South Tucson blaze

    Arizona Air National Guard firefighters responded to an emergency at the GE Apparatus Service center on Valencia Road after a transformer next to the building exploded and began burning, Jan. 7.At about 2 p.m. Airmen assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing, located across the street from the service

  • Mission complete: Ops renovation comes to an end

    Air Guardsmen are accustomed to adapting and overcoming obstacles in order to accomplish the mission. As such, the recent renovation of the operations group facilities located here in building 44 was a mere bump in the road for members of the 162nd Fighter Wing.Reconstruction of the building's

  • Military families celebrate the season at Holiday Open House

    The line of shoppers that formed outside of the 162nd Fighter Wing dining facility here Saturday, Dec. 10, resembled a Black Friday sale, but the toys, treats, face painting and holiday cheer that awaited the crowed inside were all free of charge.The wing's Family Readiness Group teamed up with

  • It's here! Food service on base for full-time Guardsmen

    Not since the glory days of the Tucson Air Guard Recreation Association - the base's former all-ranks club known as TAGRA - has the 162nd Fighter Wing seen meals served on base daily, but on Tuesday, Dec. 6, a catering truck began serving breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. - every weekday.