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  • Guarding America: a family tradition

    The term Guard Family has two meanings at the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing. In its most common use, it's a term of endearment  alluding to the close bonds of Guardsmen serving side by side, often for several decades; creating a rich personal and professional support network for

  • Confessions of a Super Bowl Journalist

    At Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz., the heavy hitters came out to play. ESPN, FOX News, Sports Illustrated and El Tigre News (that's right... El Tigre), sent their finest journalists to cover one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. Just as the New York Giants were unlikely contenders

  • JEC: developing leaders, making a difference

    Junior Enlisted Council mission: "Giving voice to the junior enlisted ranks, while playing an integral part in leadership development." Getting involved The 162nd Fighter Wing Junior Enlisted Council (JEC) is the wing's leading organization for the development of its junior members and serves as a

  • What is the Jimmy Jet Foundation?

    You may have eaten a Jimmy Jet breakfast burrito at a unit training assembly. You may have purchased a wing or squadron shirt from a Jimmy Jet Foundation member. And you may have asked yourself, "Who is Jimmy Jet, and what is this foundation?" The Jimmy Jet Foundation (JJF) is a non-profit Arizona