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  • DTS Offers Online Training Center

    The Defense Travel System (DTS), currently being used by 162nd Fighter Wing Active Guard Reserve members, will be mandatory for all 162nd Fighter Wing members in the very near future. Per a memorandum from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, signed by Dr. David Chu, DTS must be used

  • Arizona Air Guardsman Honored for selfless act of heroism

    On any given morning at Tucson International Airport the skies are clear, there's a view of the mountains, rows of F-16s wait for the morning "go," and a life-saving hero prepares his jet for flight. In April, the Coast Guard honored Staff Sgt. Jay Rosenberry, an F-16 crew chief here, for saving the

  • Wright Flight helps students stay on course

    "What's that thing? Is it a bomb?" asked a fourth-grader pointing to an aircraft fuel tank in the air park here. More than 60 curious elementary school students recently had all their questions answered during an all-access tour of the Air National Guard Base at Tucson International Airport. This

  • Country music star flies with Arizona Guard

    The 162nd Fighter Wing flew country music recording artist Joe Nichols in an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Tucson International Airport Thursday, April 17. The orientation flight highlighted the Arizona National Guard's partnership with Country Thunder U.S.A., the country music festival held in

  • Wing launches new public Web site

    There's a new tool at the fingertips of wing members, retirees, families, Tucson community members, and anyone in the world with a computer and an internet connection; the 162nd Fighter Wing public Web site. In the information age, it's vital for Air National Guard units to remain at the forefront

  • Maintenance officer takes on embassy tour

    The emerging nation of Kazakhstan will soon rely on a 162nd Fighter Wing maintenance officer to coordinate its State Partnership Program activities. Capt. Andrew Chilcoat will serve as the Arizona National Guard's representative to the Central Asian government during a one-year overseas tour. He'll

  • Wing strengthens U.S. partnership with Central Asia

    The 162nd Fighter Wing hosted delegates from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for an aviation logistics information exchange, April 8-9. Approximately 30 logistics officers and staff from the three Central Asian air forces visited the 162nd Logistics Readiness Squadron and 162nd Maintenance

  • 162nd members make buddies into wingmen

    Friends and family of 162nd Fighter Wing members received an unprecedented opportunity April 5 to participate in the first Bring a Buddy to Drill day here. The event was focused on attracting non-prior military recruits in an effort to meet recruitment standards and to also "grow our own," said

  • Air Guard helps Tucson students learn about the Holocaust

    The 162nd Fighter Wing here helped a new generation of Americans learn what happens when people stay silent in the face of genocide. The Arizona Air National Guard base at Tucson International Airport hosted more than 300 local high school students during a program to remember the victims of the