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  • Brig. Gen. Rick Moisio, commander of the 162nd Fighter Wing from 2004 to 2009, reflects on his command and the future of the Air Guard. (Air National Guard photo)

    An interview with General Moisio

    The 162nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs office recently sat with Brig. Gen. Rick Moisio to discuss his thoughts on his command and the future of the Air Guard.What has it been like leading this wing since 2004? Being a wing commander is certainly the greatest honor of my life. Since joining the 162nd, we've grown from a single squadron unit to the
  • The University of Arizona Softball Team visited the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard Jan. 27 to take photographs for the team’s 2009 season poster. All 19 athletes visited the flightline at Tucson International Airport for a sunrise portrait with an F-16 Fighting Falcon. According to University officials, the posters will be printed by March and will be available free of charge at the Athletic Department offices at McKale Memorial Center. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)

    Arizona Guard, Arizona Softball team up for season poster

  • Tech. Sgt. Joe Mazzei hugs his daughter Morgan, 5, upon his return home Jan. 24, after a four-month deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. Family and friends crowded the baggage claim area at Tucson International Airport to welcome home 28 aircraft maintainers and pilots. The Guardsmen volunteered for tours ranging from 8 months to 30 days in duration. They were given a standing ovation from travelers in the terminal on their way to baggage claim. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)

    Photo Feature: They're back! Maintainers, pilots return from Balad

    The Arizona Air National Guard welcomed home 28 aircraft maintainers and pilots Saturday, Jan. 24, after deployments of varied lengths to Balad Air Base, Iraq. The Guardsmen, who maintain and operate F-16 Fighting Falcons here at Tucson International Airport, used their training and expertise to support F-16 operations in country. The 162nd Fighter
  • Maj. Olde Bijvank, a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 pilot, interviewes on the Operation Snowbird ramp at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base with KOLD, Channel 13, reporter J.D. Wallace about flying in Southern Arizona, Jan. 14. Major Bijvank, an instructor pilot with the Ohio Air National Guard, trained at the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport as a student pilot 12 years ago. He noted that the weather, ranges and the support of the Arizona Guard amount to ideal pilot training conditions here. The Dutch will train at Operation Snowbird Jan. 11-31 with Ohio’s 178th Fighter Wing to escape winter weather conditions in the north. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)

    Dutch pilots make a brief return to Tucson

  • Pilots from the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing deliver the last three F-16 "Jastrzab," or Hawks as their called, to the Polish Air Force at Krzesiny Air Base, Poland, Dec. 11, 2008. These jets represent the last of 48 aircraft Poland purchased as part of the "Peace Sky" program. Poland continues to send F-16 student pilots to the 162nd at Tucson International Airport for training. (U.S. State Department photo)

    162nd pilots deliver remaining F-16s to Poland

    In the early afternoon of Dec. 11, three Polish F-16C aircraft landed at Krzesiny Air Base near Poznan, breaking through the clouds on final approach. While F-16s are a common sight at Krzesiny, this was a very unique landing. The aircraft were the final three F-16s being delivered to Poland from the United States as part of the 48 aircraft, $3.6

  • Wing earns high marks in environmental, safety assessment

    The 162nd Fighter Wing earned superior ratings during an Environmental, Safety, Occupational Health, Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ESOHCAMP) inspection conducted here Jan. 5-9. The National Guard Bureau sent a multiple disciplinary team of inspectors to perform the ESOHCAMP inspection on the wing, a Guard-wide requirement every
  • Tech Sgt. Daniel Tibbitts (left), Staff Sgt. Michael Markve (right) and Tech. Sgt. Jaime Aviles (not pictured) earned the Air Force and Air Education and Training Command Safety Well Done Awards for saving this F-16 from a mishap last year. The three crew chiefs, assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing, used chocks to stop the aircraft when loss of hydraulic pressure in the braking system caused it to meander uncontrollably on the flightline here. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree Twombly)

    Decisive action earns safety awards for crew chiefs

    Only a Hollywood movie studio could recreate the heroic actions of three Air National Guard crew chiefs that saved an F-16 Fighting Falcon and its pilot at Tucson International Airport one summer day in 2008. On the afternoon of June 17, a mechanical malfunction caused a fighter jet to lose hydraulic pressure in the braking system while taxiing on

  • TRICARE covers Reserve Component family

    TRICARE provides healthcare coverage for families of a drilling Reserve Component sponsor before, during and after active duty. During activation and deployments, the family may use TRICARE Prime, Prime Remote or Standard and Extra. When National Guard or Reserve sponsors are not on active duty, they may be eligible to purchase and enroll in

  • Congress authorizes paternity leave

    Eligible Airmen are now authorized 10 days of nonchargeable paternity leave following the birth of their newborns, courtesy of the 2009 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress. The law applies to married, active-duty Airmen. The Airman's wife must have given birth to the child on or after Oct. 14, 2008. "This is going to
  • Brig. Gen. Rick Moisio, 162nd Fighter Wing commander, is hosed down by Master Sgt. Kerri Lane, Chief Master Sgt. Nikki Uremovich and Col. Jose Salinas after his final flight, or “fini” flight, here Dec. 19. The general is a command pilot with more than 30 years of experience and 6,000 flying hours mostly in fighter aircraft. He joined the 162nd in 1984 and assumed command of the unit in 2004. Following the fini flight, Guardsmen here held a farewell event for the commander who will depart the wing for another assignment in February. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)

    Wing commander logs final flight at 162nd

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