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  • TUCSON, Ariz. – Airman 1st Class Ricardo Badilla, left, and Airman 1st Class Edwin Martinez, right, pin silver stars on newly-promoted Brig. Gen. Howard P. Purcell, 162nd Wing Commander, Nov. 7 at the 162 Wing at the Tucson International Airport. Breaking from tradition, Purcell chose the most junior enlisted Airmen from each group to perform the honor of pinning on the service dress jacket’s silver stars and placing new shoulder boards for his dress shirt – embodying a commitment to his own Air National Guard family. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Hollie A. Hansen /Released)

    A new star at the 162nd Wing

    Sealing his new rank as an Air National Guard brigadier general, junior enlisted personnel pinned silver stars onto the shoulders of the 162nd Wing Commander during a promotion ceremony Nov. 7 at the Tucson International Airport.Brig. Gen. Phil Purcell accepted his new rank in front of more than 1,000 Airmen and distinguished guests, including Air
  • Lt. Gen. James Jackson, Commander of the Air Force Reserve and Lt. Gen. Stanley Clark III, the director of Air National Guard arrive at Tucson International Airport to participate in the 34th annual WEPTAC Council. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt Micah Hill/Released.

    Weapons-minded warriors converge at 162nd Wing

    Warfighters from throughout the Air Reserve Component (ARC) gathered for the 34th annual ARC Weapons and Tactics Council Oct. 19-23 at the Tucson International Airport and Davis-Monthan AFB, home of the conference hosts Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, the 162nd Wing, and the 355th Fighter Wing.This year's theme was "Defend
  • An F-16 from the Aerospace Control Alert Detachment from the 162nd Wing sits at the ready in a hangar at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 12, 2015. The detachment maintains the ability to quickly scramble in response to airborne threats in the Southwest United States, as well as proactively defend large gatherings and high profile events. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman David English)

    Aerospace Control Alert Detachment always ready for action

    The Aerospace Control Alert Detachment at the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Arizona,  maintains the ability to quickly scramble in response to airborne threats in the Southwest United States, as well as proactively defend large gatherings and high profile events. The detachment is geographically separated from the 162nd Wing headquarters, and is instead
  • Senior Airman Solano Leon, 162nd Wing Maintenance Group, blends the leading edge flap panels for an F-16. This process ensures the surfaces are smooth to expand the life of the panels. (Air National Guard photo by Airman Mae Olson/Released)

    The Airmen who keep us flying

    The aircraft that protect America's skies do not fly solely on hopes and dreams. Rather, it's the diligence and determination of the 162nd Wing's hard-working maintenance group who keep Arizona's F-16 Falcons in the air.Full-time aircraft maintenance technicians are in high demand, and Guard Airmen have an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities
  • Members of the 162nd Wing Bioenvironmental Engineering team prepare to enter the incident area during the full-scale exercise portion of the Counter-CBRN All-Hazard Management Response (CAMR) course held here August 24- 27.

    162nd Airmen participate in first response course

    Members of the Arizona Air National Guard partnered with other agencies for the Counter-CBRN All-Hazard Management Response (CAMR) course and full-scale exercise August 24- 27.The course is designed to provide Airmen with the ability to respond quickly and effectively to a WMD/CBRN attack on or off an installation.During the four-day training
  • Barb Gavre and Master Sgt. Michael Cole present Dr. Jeffery Roberts and his staff from Tucson Spectrum Dentistry with the 162nd Family Readiness Support Award on August 27, 2015. Roberts provided free dental services to members of the 162nd Wing.

    Making military members smile

    A local dentist provided complimentary dental services to three members of the 162nd Wing on August 22, 2015.Dr. Jeffrey Roberts from Tucson Spectrum Dentistry belongs to a group of dental offices that offer free services one day a year.  This year Roberts elected to give this opportunity to service members at the 162nd.After contacting Barb Gavre
  • Five Arizona Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons soar over the Arizona desert during a training mission. Guardsmen based at the Tucson International Airport carry out a full-time mission to train U.S. and partner-nation fighter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen/Released)

    Relationship building by means of the F-16

    America's stars and stripes and Arizona's lone copper star always wave proudly at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing.But it's the adjacent flags of coalition-partners - from the pacific island-nations of Far East Asia, to the NATO countries of the old Europe and new ones in the Middle-East - that remind Guard Airmen the global reach of
  • Members of the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing gathered to honor the life and memory of Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Rasid Mohammed Sideeq Hasan during a memorial service at Tucson International Airport July 7. Hasan died June 24 after his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a night training mission near Douglas, Ariz. Hasan will be remembered forever at the 162nd as having paid the ultimate sacrifice. His name was engraved on the wing’s granite memorial wall for all to see and pay tribute. (U.S. Air Force Photo by 2nd Lt. Lacey Roberts)

    Arizona Airmen memorialize fallen Iraqi fighter pilot

    Members of the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing honored the life and memory of Iraqi Air Force Brig. Gen. Rasid Mohammed Sideeq Hasan during a memorial service here July 7.Hasan died June 24 after his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed near Douglas, Arizona, during a night training mission.  He trained with Air Guard members at Tucson
  • In the 2014 LGBT Pride Month Proclamation signed by President Barack Obama, he said, "As progress spreads from State to State, as justice is delivered in the courtroom, and as more of our fellow Americans are treated with dignity and respect -- our Nation becomes not only more accepting, but more equal as well. During LGBT Pride Month, we celebrate victories that have affirmed freedom and fairness, and we recommit ourselves to completing the work that remains."

    AF recognizes LGBT service members during Pride Month

    The last decade has given way to great change in the military as it marches toward the crumbling walls of discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender service members."The true genius of America is that America can change," said President Barack Obama. "Change happens because of ordinary people, countless unsung heroes of our
  • Action speaking louder than words. Tech. Sgt. Charmaine Pozo, a force support specialist for the 162nd Wing in Tucson, Ariz., competed in the West Coast Regionals portion of the Ms. Veteran America contest on May 30 in Las Vegas, NV. The event, now in its 3rd year, aimed to raise awareness for homeless female veterans. For Pozo, winning a traditional crown and sash is secondary to the real purpose of the competition. “It’s about getting a homeless female veteran off the street and into a safe and suitable home, and reminding her that this situation is temporary and she will overcome this and be a success,” she said. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt.Charmaine Pozo)

    More than just Ms. Congeniality: Airman competes for homeless female veterans

    For Tech. Sgt. Charmaine Pozo, the Ms. Veteran America contest was not about glamourous pageantry. It was about tireless advocacy - for a minimally acknowledged segment of those who have served in uniform: homeless female veterans."Currently, female veterans - an estimated 55,000 of them on a daily basis - are the fastest growing homeless
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