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  • AATC helps California rescue C-130s go digital

    Airmen from the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) here recently joined forces with members of the 129th Rescue Wing of the California National Guard to bring search and rescue C-130s into the digital age. The 129RW is nestled in the center of the world's technology epicenter,

  • Military OneSource offers spouse education benefits

    The Department of Defense is expanding the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts -- MyCAA -- for military spouses of active duty and activated Guard and Reserve servicemembers worldwide beginning in mid May 2009. MyCAA is currently completing an extensive testing period with the help of

  • 'Commander's Action Line' your link to the front office

    With El Tigre transitioning to a quarterly publication this year, and increased emphasis on the wing's public Web site as a communication tool, I'd like to introduce a new site feature - the "Commander's Action Line." The Action Line is a new tool on the 162nd Fighter Wing public Web site that gives

  • Arizona's ESGR, servicemembers honor Senator McCain

    In partnership with Arizona Guardsmen and Reservists the state's chapter of Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recognized U.S. Senator John McCain for his support of America's Citizen-Servicemembers, here April 16. Bill Valenzuela, Arizona State Chair Emeritus for ESGR, and Col. Greg

  • Air Guardsman earns top Air Force safety award

    An Arizona Air National Guardsman made the greatest individual contributions to safety within the Air Force last year according to the service's top safety office. Lt. Col. Doug "Odie" Slocum, an F-16 pilot and safety chief assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing here, was recently awarded the Air Force

  • NCO volunteers for ‘Tucson Monsoon’ season

    Tucson Monsoon season is approaching and promises to bring a different kind of storm - and it has nothing to do with the weather. In his spare time, Staff Sgt. Michael Holly of the 162nd Fighter Wing here is the assistant coach for the Tucson Monsoon, a women's full-tackle football team and part of

  • Security Forces get pepper sprayed

    Security Forces members at the 162nd Fighter Wing here are learning the effects of pepper spray first hand in compliance with new Air Force directives. Across the service, active duty and Reserve component Security Forces Airmen are getting sprayed in the face with the non-lethal law enforcement

  • Outstanding travel orders can curb future travel plans

    There is a saying that "procrastination saves time." Unfortunately, members who put off filing travel vouchers after going TDY do not save time or help the Air National Guard or the 162nd Fighter Wing maintain accurate financial obligations. Outstanding travel orders become unresolved obligations

  • Expeditionary entertainer returns to Tucson

    For one Arizona Air Guardsman a year-long tour with the 2008 Tops in Blue team wasn't about talent, it was about a mission. In mid March, Tech. Sgt. Chandra Smith, a personnel specialist assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing's Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, returned home to family