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  • Members of the first 9G Force Fitness class continue to apply what they learned weeks after the rigorous program ended. (From left to right) Staff Sgt. Kathleen Branch, Tech. Sgt. Mary Thompson, Tech. Sgt. Mike Coleman and Staff Sgt. Jose Toro warm up with jumping jacks. (Photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)

    Fit to fight… fight to be fit

    Members and their spouses here can have a healthy experience becoming the "Biggest Loser" during the second six-week 9G Force Fitness class scheduled for April. In the inaugural 9G Force Fitness class, the "Biggest Looser" chucked nearly 9 percent body weight and 16.5 inches around the waist. "It's not a six-week program - it's a changed lifestyle.
  • The Arizona Air National Guard Airman of the Year award winner, Senior Airman Jamie Hawkins, congratulates fellow award winner Master Sgt. Brian Thomas, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Angela Walz)

    AZANG names 'best of the best'

    The Arizona Air National Guard brought together its finest personnel and named its top performers during the Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet held here March 1, at the Phoenix Airport Marriott Hotel.Three of the award-winning Airmen were nominees from the 162nd Fighter Wing.The 2008 Airmen of the Year award winners are:- Airman of the Year:
  • Staff Sgt. Henry Ivy (right), a crew chief with the alert detachment, runs through F-16 launch procedures while Staff Sgt. Pete Blanding, a videographer from Air Combat Command, records the process for training purposes. The film crew from Langley Air Force Base, Va., also captured the inner workings of recovery, pilot responsibilities, crew chief duties and de-arm procedures.

    Arizona alert detachment held up as the 'Gold Standard'

    Arizona's Air National Guard F-16 alert detachment here is the focus of new training video for other alert units to follow when standing up air sovereignty alert missions. The D-M alert unit is a detachment of the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing headquartered at Tucson International Airport, and its team of pilots and maintainers
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