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  • Wing member finds a new sport, rises to top ranks

    Military members are finding unique ways to stay active and relieve stress. One member of the 162nd Fighter Wing has found a fresh spin on an old stand by - golf. Senior Master Sgt. Stephanie Huether, wing intelligence office superintendent, can often be found mastering her newfound craft - disc

  • A CCAF degree — the key to career progression

    With so much competition in the military and the civilian sectors for jobs and promotions, more and more Guardsmen are looking to secure their job with an Associate's degree from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF). While a CCAF degree adds sparkle to an Enlisted Performance Report, it

  • Preventive Health Assessment process moves online

    The Air Force is once again leveraging technology as a means of ensuring a medically ready fighting force. An important part of medical readiness is the Preventive Health Assessment (PHA), which every Airman must complete once a year. In the past this has involved a visit to the Medical Group (MDG)

  • Solar-powered lights harness Arizona sun for fighter wing

    The 162nd Fighter Wing here is on its way to meeting federal goals in the reduction of energy consumption with the receipt of six new solar-powered flood lights. The wing set up all six trailer-mounted solar lighting systems to replace fuel-burning generator flood lights around the base at Tucson

  • First quarterly edition of “El Tigre” coming soon

    When unit members check their mail boxes before October drill they'll find the first-ever quarterly edition of El Tigre, the 162nd Fighter Wing newsletter. The recent shift from a monthly newsletter to a quarterly one isn't the only change made to El Tigre. Several new features will be immediately

  • 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