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  • 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

  • Top F-16 maintainers reap big rewards

    When a group of 800 Guardsmen maintain a fleet 66 F-16 Fighting Falcons with an unparalleled safety record for an international training mission, there's bound to be amazing talent among the ranks. At the latest 162nd Maintenance Group commander's call held here July 12, Group Commander Lt. Col.