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  • Wing pilots set flying record

    Four members of the 162nd Fighter Wing flew with the largest number of F-16 flying hours ever flown in a four-ship formation - a total of 14,834.3 - in 4th of July flybys this year.The flybys, which took place over Independence Day celebrations in Sierra Vista and Mt. Lemmon, Ariz., were flown by

  • Guard members have one-stop information shop for benefits

    Officials with the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have created a one-stop website for Guard members to access and administer their service benefits-related information in a secure manner, said the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.In a November 2010 memorandum to all

  • First Moroccan F-16 pilots to complete training in Arizona

    In July, the Kingdom of Morocco, a strategic partner for U.S. forces in North Africa, will become the 25th country to own and operate F-16 Fighting Falcons. The pilots tapped to fly them are scheduled to finish training here in time to bring them home, July 30.Four Royal Moroccan Air Force officers,

  • Change of command for mission support group

    The 162nd Mission Support Group at Tucson International Airport welcomed its new commander here June 4.Lt. Col. Garry Beauregard assumed command of the group and accepted the unit flag from Col. Mick McGuire, 162nd Fighter Wing commander, during a ceremony before unit members, family and

  • Photo Slideshow: Tucson Padres 162nd Night

    The Tucson Padres, Old Pueblo's new minor league baseball team, invited the 162nd Fighter Wing to Kino Memorial Stadium for a military appreciation game in honor of the Arizona Air National Guard, June 5.(Click here to view the slideshow)In addition to filling the stands, wing members threw out the

  • Former support group commander looks back on colorful career

    When an Air Guard recruiting ad caught Col. Karen Bence's eye as she walked though the airport in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1975 she had no inclination that she'd retire one day as the commander of the Guard's largest mission support group."A college buddy of mine and I were dropping someone off when we

  • Tucson-based F-16 pilot reaches 5,000 flying hours

    An Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to Tucson International Airport became the fourth person to rack up 5,000 flying hours in F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a flight here Monday, May 9.Col. Lenny Dick, vice commander of the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, began flying

  • Dutch Air Force tells its story from Tucson

    Four months after starting up an F-16 pilot training program at the 162nd Fighter Wing here, the Royal Netherlands Air Force is graduating new pilots and showing the international media how it's done.A 10-member press delegation from the Netherlands visited Tucson International Airport April 28-29

  • 162FW Maintenance Top Performers 2nd Quarter

    From the 800 members of the 162nd Maintenance Group here, six were recognized as this quarter's Top Performers, April 15.The quarterly Top Performer awards focus on recognizing maintainers who consistently perform quality work, maintain safe work practices, follow technical data, and engage in