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  • Laser etcher saves wing big money

    Despite its 27,000 pounds of thrust and exhaust capable of rolling a van 50 feet away, an F-16 Fighting Falcon can be ground to a violent halt by a single unaccounted for tool. This is why each of the 100,000 tools at the 162nd Fighter Wing has a control number etched into them. It is also why the

  • Slow down! Hand-held radars are on base

    The 162nd Security Forces Squadron received their first hand-held radar intended to deter motorists from speeding on base. Radar guns were a recommendation stemming from the Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health, Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP) inspection last January; a

  • Photos: Arizona Air Guard remembers Sept. 11

    Members of the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport share a moment of silence in the base fire station to remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States exactly eight years after the fateful day.

  • Minuteman Committee to sponsor golf tournament

    The 162nd Fighter Wing Minuteman Committee, the unit's community advocacy and support group, will host it's annual golf tournament at Del Lago Golf Course in Vail, Ariz., Oct. 30. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The annual tournament raises funds to benefit Employer

  • Photo essay: Red Flag trains combat air forces

    Units from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines Corps participate in training missions for Red Flag 09-5 along with allied forces from Italy and the United Arab Emirates Aug. 26, 2009 here. This is the first time the United Arab Emirates has participated in Red Flag, a realistic two-week air combat

  • United Arab Emirates take off for historic first Red Flag

    F-16 pilots and maintainers from the United Arab Emirates Air Force are set to participate in their country's first Red Flag exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 22 - Sept. 5. The U.A.E. airmen spent the previous two weeks at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson

  • Arizona chaplain ensures religious freedom for deployed servicemembers

    According to the Air Force Chaplain Corps web site, chaplains provide ministry to persons of their own faith group, yet also act as guardians of the free exercise of religion. Arizona Air National Guard Chaplain (Maj.) Laura Adelia, a member of the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz., is doing just

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill guidance sent to Airmen, commanders

    Air Force Personnel Center leadership provided updates to the field today on the Air Force implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. For updated guidance, checklists and timeline information, visit the "Ask" AFPC Web site and click on the Post-9/11 GI Bill link. The updates include guidance on how