News Search

News

  • RAF ambassador, aviation pioneer flies with Air Guard F-16s

    At a base where student pilots from all over the globe come to train in the F-16, it's common to see an array of different military uniforms - but none stand out like a bright red flight suit.Standing out is a way of life for Royal Air Force Flight Lt. Kirsty Stewart, who wears the scarlet uniform

  • Air Guard delivers cool treats to elementary students

    What kind of ice cream do you want? Sponge Bob, Batman or Bugs Bunny?Members of the 162nd Mission Support Group at Tucson International Airport visited Los Ranchitos Elementary School in South Tucson Oct. 6 to give every student a free ice cream.(Click here to see all the photos on Facebook)After

  • JEC Cake Walk Thank you

    The Junior Enlisted Council would like to extend a big thank you to all members and their families who graciously donated baked goods to this year's JEC Cake Walk. Without your donations the Cake Walk would not have been such a huge success! Over 200 goodies were donated, and all were gone by the

  • Annual Awards honor Guardsmen, fighter wing supporters

    Servicemembers, families, friends, distinguished guests and visitors filled Maintenance Hangar 10 at Tucson International Airport for the 162nd Fighter Wing's 2011 Annual Awards and Hometown Heroes Salute ceremony here Oct. 1.(Click here for photos from the Hometown Heroes Salute)(Click here to view

  • Chief's promotion highlights Air Guard's community ties

    A diploma from Sunnyside High School is not a prerequisite for promotion to the Air Force's highest enlisted rank, but five chief master sergeants at the 162nd Fighter Wing here have both achievements in common.Chief Master Sergeants Rene Lopez, George Silvas, Edisa Salcido and Gil Quiroz are all

  • Test Center proves modern weapons for light attack aircraft

    It's light, lean, cost effective - and now lethal. The AT-6C light attack aircraft in testing here successfully employed precision-guided munitions for the first time Sept. 28. In three test flights over Southern Arizona's Barry M. Goldwater Range the experimental airplane dropped three GBU-12s -

  • HQ Squadron challenges Leadership Reaction Course

    The 162nd Headquarters Squadron participated in an outdoor adventure-based learning course here during a recent unit training assembly, Sept. 11. Grouped in teams of five to six people, the Guardsmen faced challenges that encouraged each team to think, react and work together to accomplish

  • Patriot Golf Day Tournament raises $30K for military charities

    Nearly 200 local service and community members braved the summer monsoons during a golf tournament to raise more than $30,000 for charities that benefit military families.An extended lull between local lightning storms Monday, Sept. 12, gave Airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the Arizona

  • Wing poised for Expeditionary Combat Support System

    The Air Force is in the midst of a historic transformation. The way it's organized and the ways that airpower is employed are changing in revolutionary ways. Changing, too, are the ways in which Air Force logisticians provide support to warfighters.The Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) is