Video: JEC basketball tournament

Click here to see a video news story about the 162nd Fighter Wing Junior Enlisted Council's basket ball tournament held on base March 5.

ANG Command Chief meets with Arizona Airmen

Maintenance officer takes home OAY state award

Capt. Jason Burns, an aircraft maintenance officer here, is the Maj. Gen. Owens Junior Officer of the Year. He accepted the award at the Arizona Air National Guard's Outstanding Airman of the Year banquet and ceremony held March 5 in Scottsdale, Ariz.All four Arizona Air Guard units sent

Arizona alert pilot named best in U.S.

In a post 9-11 world, hundreds of alert fighter pilots across the country know the feeling of sprinting to a jet at the shrieking sound of a klaxon - the piercing alarm that sends them into the skies to meet an unknown threat. Nearly 10 years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, none

Arizona veterans honor state ESGR chairman

The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society bestowed its most prestigious civilian volunteer award on the state's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve chairman Feb. 11.Mr. Scott Essex, in his 18th year as a member of Arizona's ESGR and fifth year as its chairman, accepted the Copper Sword Award

DoD announces award for supportive employers of Guard and Reserve members' spouses

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) announced an expansion of the Patriot Award Program to include employers of Guard and Reserve members' spouses. The Patriot Award was previously presented only to employers of Guard and Reserve members. After learning of the growing number of

Operations Group welcomes new commander

The 162nd Operations Group, the largest F-16 fighter training unit in the Air National Guard, welcomed its new commander Feb. 6.Lt. Col. Andrew MacDonald, who previously commanded the group's 148th Fighter Squadron, ceremoniously accepted the unit flag from the 162nd Fighter Wing Commander Col. Mick

Psychological health director offers new services

Arizona Air National Guardsmen deploying overseas, flying MQ-1 Predator combat missions over Southwest Asia, and defending the homeland through air sovereignty alert now have access to full-time mental health services should they need them.In January, Ms. Diane Schiff, a 25-year licensed clinical

Chiefs Council brings Airmen together

Chief master sergeants at the 162nd Fighter Wing hosted the year's first base barbeque here Jan. 28 to achieve two important goals - raise funds to help Airmen, and increase the visibility of the Chiefs Council on base.(Click here to view the photo slideshow)The council, made up of the

Airman earns spot on Arizona’s Combatives Team

Hand-to-hand combat training for the U.S. military is designed to save lives on the battlefield. On the wrestling mat, in the ring or in the octagon, the Army calls it 'Combatives,' and there it's about competition and sharpening one's skills.One Airman assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing punched,