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  • 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

  • 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