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  • Air Guard opens F-16 maintenance school in Arizona

    New Air Guard F-16 mechanics currently faced with the possibility of waiting up to two years for formal training courses will soon see their wait time drastically reduced by a new training program here.The first class of aspiring F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs reported June 1 to the newly-formed

  • Photo Feature: Arizona Air Guardsmen welcomed home from Iraq

    Family and friends celebrated the return of 29 security forces Airmen assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport, June 6-7. The Arizona Air Guardmen were deployed to Iraq on a five-month tour.Click here to see the photo slide show.

  • Services Airmen train to cook expeditionary style

    There is nothing like a home-cooked meal. For Airmen at bare-base locations eating such a meal isn't always possible. When meals-ready-to-eat, MREs, are common fair in austere locations, Airmen welcome the site of a kitchen set up to serve hot food.One such kitchen used by the 162nd Services Flight

  • Official commuting distance set to change

    New changes to the official commuting distance for which 162nd Fighter Wing Guardsmen may be reimbursed for travel entitlements will take effect beginning June 13. The changes are in accordance with public law, DoD directives and federal regulations.Brig. Gen. Greg Stroud, 162nd Fighter Wing

  • Test Center welcomes new commander

    The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) at Tucson International Airport welcomed a new commander May 21. Col. Richard Dennee assumed command receiving the AATC guideon from Maj. Gen. Rick Moisio, the deputy director of the Air National Guard and former 162nd Fighter Wing

  • Social media on base equals new tools, new responsibilities

    Blogging, tweeting and "friending" are not new concepts to members of the 162nd Fighter Wing; however the ability to interact on social media Web sites while at work is new and requires a measure of caution from each Guardsman.As of May 14, people on base can now visit You Tube, Facebook, Twitter,

  • Air Guard officials open access to social media sites

    Air National Guard officials have announced that access to popular social media networking sites would become available to all Airmen who use their network. They began to allow access to popular social media networking sites May 10 and were scheduled to have access available to all bases and regions

  • Guardsman thwarts a suicide attempt in NW Tucson

    A leisurely Sunday afternoon at home for one Arizona Air Guardsman turned into a frantic race against the clock to avert a suicide attempt and save a friend's life, May 9.Tech. Sgt. Todd Stuve, an aviation resource manager in the 162nd Fighter Wing's standardization and evaluation office at Tucson

  • U.S., Pakistan relations bolstered by F-16 training

    As a vital partner for U.S. forces in Southwest Asia, Pakistan's air force will soon upgrade its 30-year-old fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons. The pilots charged with flying more capable fighters are ready to handle the new technology after training with the Arizona Air National Guard.Eight Pakistan

  • Dutch F-16 pilot training to return to Tucson

    The Royal Netherlands Air Force will soon resume F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training here at Tucson International Airport after a five-year absence.Dutch pilots were the first in a long line of international students to ever train with the 162nd Fighter Wing. Starting in 1989, they were a mainstay