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  • Photos: Services flight comes home

    Services Airmen assigned to the 162nd Force Support Squadron here were reunited with family and friends at Tucson International Airport after a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Oct. 22. The Arizona Air National Guardsmen left Tucson June 8 to serve with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to

  • Weapons, tactics conference puts warfighters' needs in focus

    Nearly 1,200 Air Force warfighters are meeting here this week in 30 working groups on Air Force weapons systems to decide on what's needed to succeed in future battles and missions. This year's Air Guard and Reserve Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) is the biggest ever, said Air Force Col. Jon

  • Test center welcomes new commander

    The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) at Tucson International Airport welcomed a new commander Oct. 16. Col. Jon Mott assumed command receiving the AATC guideon from Maj. Gen. Rick Moisio, the deputy director of the Air National Guard and former 162nd Fighter Wing

  • Meet the next 162nd command chief

    As an Arizona Air National Guard firefighter, Senior Master Sgt. Shane Clark's career taught him to stay cool under pressure, lead from the front and take care of people - skills that earned him an appointment to the 162nd Fighter Wing's highest enlisted post. Wing leadership announced Sergeant

  • Photos: 2009 Steak Fry serves over 900 Airmen, retirees

    Arizona Air National Guardsmen and retirees from the 162nd Fighter Wing and 214th Reconnaissance Group came together for the annual Steak Fry at Tucson International Airport during the October Unit Training Assembly, Oct. 4. The lunch was sponsored by 162nd Fighter Wing and 214th Reconnaissance

  • Survival specialist lends voice to the airwaves

    With the help of a survival specialist on base, the 162nd Fighter Wing is expanding its public awareness horizons once again with public service announcements (PSAs) set to run during the Jim Parisi Show - a local radio talk show that airs on Fox affiliate 790 KNST-AM from 6 a.m. to 9a.m. Monday

  • CFC kicks off in October

    The 2009 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off at the 162nd Fighter Wing here Oct. 3. The mission of the CFC is to support and to promote philanthropy through an employee-focused program that is cost-efficient and effective in providing all Federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of

  • Mass enlistment bolsters wing strength

    The 162nd Fighter Wing expanded its family by nine new members during a mass enlistment ceremony here Oct. 2, in the base auditorium. Friends and families watched the new Guardsmen as they recited the oath of enlistment administered by Col. Gregory Stroud, wing commander. All but one of the

  • WEPTAC conference October 19-23

    The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) will host the annual Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) here, Oct. 19-23. This year's theme is "Transforming Technology to the Warfighter" as the Air Reserve Component (ARC) looks to the future force structure and new mission

  • Guardsman coaches pro ball

    Members of the Air National Guard wear many hats; the hat of a member of the United States Air Force, the hat of a civilian at work in the community, and sometimes their hobbies lead them to wear hats of another kind. Col. (Dr.) James Balserak, flight surgeon and 162nd Medical Group commander, wears