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  • Exchange officer reflects on Air Guard experience

    The Pentagon's effort to develop partner nation air forces is sometimes accomplished one exchange officer at a time, and the Air National Guard is lending one of its best assets to the exchange program - experience. At the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing here, Chilean Air Force

  • El Tigre to go quarterly: Modernizing the way we think about base news

    It's been said, "Change is coming." Now, change is here. El Tigre News will convert from a monthly publication to a quarterly publication this year. We will publish El Tigre as a monthly publication through June, and starting in September readers will see the "Fall 2009" edition; the first quarterly

  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Nationally, April is observed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) as a way to raise awareness and promote prevention of sexual violence through special events and public education. SAAM creates an opportunity to highlight the Department of Defense (DoD) and Service policies addressing sexual

  • Enlisted Association offers scholarships

    The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of Arizona (EANGA) recently announced open season on four scholarship programs for Arizona Air National Guard members and dependents. "We would like to encourage increased participation in these scholarship programs," said Chief Master Sgt. Dean Miller,

  • Arizona Air Guard helps Tucson students learn about the Holocaust

    "It's the ghetto. That's just how it is here." These words, regularly heard by Americans, are a statement of apathy, complacency and despair. But for more than 250 high school students gathered at the 162nd Fighter Wing here March 17, the word "ghetto" was a rallying cry of a time now long in our

  • ‘Bring a Buddy’ builds a recruiting foundation for 162nd

    Friends and family of 162nd Fighter Wing members participated in a 'no pressure' recruiting event here March 7; the second annual "Bring a Buddy to Drill." The event, organized by the wing recruiting office, gave 35 visitors the chance to see a day in the life of Arizona Air Guardsmen. Each "buddy,"

  • Recruiters exceed goals, bring home the gold

    Imagine trying to convince someone to join the military in wartime when potential recruits know their next summer vacation could very well be in Afghanistan. Recruiters at the 162nd Fighter Wing make it look easy. They recruited an astonishing 197 Airmen last year. Master Sergeants Teresa Denogean,

  • AZANG star performers shine at OAY banquet

    The Arizona Air National Guard gathered under the evening sky to celebrate its star performers at the Outstanding Airman of the Year Banquet held here March 7, at the Westin La Paloma Resort. The OAY banquet is an annual celebration honoring the best of the best in the Arizona Air National Guard.

  • Arizona’s fighter wing welcomes new commander

    The Air National Guard's premier F-16 fighter pilot training unit welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony here March 7. Col. Greg Stroud assumed command of Arizona's 162nd Fighter Wing from Brig. Gen. Patrick Moisio before wing members, family and friends assembled at the Air