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Sept. 21, 2022
Arizona Air National Guard hosts Victim Advocate refresher training

The Arizona Air National Guard hosted a 2-Day Victim Advocate (VA) refresher training at Morris Air National Guard Base here 19 and 20 September. The 162nd Wing, in collaboration with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, brought the training this year to Pima County.
Sept. 1, 2022
Test Center participates in Exercise Northern Lightning

The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) tested the latest F-16 flight software, and validated its new capabilities during Northern Lightning, an annual exercise held at Volk Field Air National Guard Base.
Sept. 1, 2022
Suicide Awareness Month reminder: Seek help for PTSD

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and a fitting time to draw awareness to something that impacts many service members -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). According to the American Psychiatric Association, PTSD is a disorder that can occur after a person has been exposed to actual
Aug. 19, 2022
Arizona Guard wraps up combined joint training in Exercise REGIONAL COOPERATION 22

An 11-person Army and Air team from the Arizona National Guard (NG) traveled to Tajikistan to participate in a two-week combined joint training exercise – Exercise REGIONAL COOPERATION 22 (RC22) – with participants from the United States, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan,
Aug. 7, 2022
Meet your CARE team: Wing first sergeant follows family military legacy

In 2001, many enlistments were prompted by a significant event in American History: the terrorist attacks on September 11. However, just three days prior, Senior Master Sgt. Christy Camargo, the 162nd Wing full-time first sergeant, had already embarked on her path toward military service.
July 29, 2022
Farewell tour: Dutch wrap up 32 years of flying with Tucson Air Guard

U.S. and Dutch dignitaries, and Air National Guard Airmen and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) personnel celebrated the end of an era as the RNLAF landed their last F-16 at Morris Air National Guard Base today, culminating a 32-year international training relationship.
July 14, 2022
Spark Tank 2023 call for submissions

The Air National Guard is looking for Airmen with original and innovative ideas to compete in the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition, with preliminary rounds open June 1 to August 17, 2022.
July 11, 2022
AATC integration test of air-launched cruise missile enhances Air Reserve Component combat operations

A team from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) conducted an AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) launch from an F-16, June, 8.
July 8, 2022
Always Ready, Always There: Hero Airman, police officer resuscitates teenager

Senior Airman Fernando Hernandez, a 162nd Force Support Squadron (FSS) food service shift leader, is being hailed as a hero in his local community for saving the life of a 14-year-old boy this week. Hernandez is a part-time, drill-status Guardsman with the 162nd Wing in Tucson, and he also serves as
July 6, 2022
Chaplain's servant leadership path leads to Air National Guard service

The date Aug. 7, 1998 will forever be a day that Maj. Nathan Mestler, Arizona National Guard’s 162nd Wing chaplain, will remember as the first formative event for his move into chaplaincy. On that day, bombs exploded outside two different U.S. embassies in Africa, killing 224 people and injuring

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