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AZ Adjutant General ‘steps’ to an F-16 Fam ride

Army Maj. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar, Adjutant General and Commanding General of the Arizona National Guard, walks out to an F-16D Fighting Falcon for a flight at the 162nd Fighter Wing, July 7. The experience was instrumental in familiarizing General Salazar with the wing's full-time mission to train U.S. and partner nation fighter pilots. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)
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AZ Adjutant General straps in for a ride

Maj. Gen. Hugo E. Salazar (left), Adjutant General and Commanding General of the Arizona National Guard, gets familiar with the back seat of an F-16D Fighting Falcon on the 162nd Fighter Wing flightline before taking a flight July 7. Col. Greg Stroud (right), the wing commander, ensured the general was safely connected to the aircraft with help from crew chief Tech. Sgt. Arsenio Ayala (center). The experience was instrumental in familiarizing General Salazar with the wing's full-time mission to train U.S. and partner nation fighter pilots. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)
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Guardsman sets up Air Force Volleyball team for success

Arizona Air National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Ray Valles sets the ball for Staff Sgt. Clarence Hucks from Yakota Air Base, Japan, at the Armed Forces Volleyball Championship at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The Air Force’s men’s team won first place during championship finals, June 10. (Courtesy photo by Kavika Lacar)
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Get dirty in the line of duty

Airman First Class Josh Hegemann, an F-16 crew chief, installs an engine on the 162nd Fighter Wing flightline wearing newly-issued coveralls, June 10. Airman Hegemann, along with numerous other maintainers, wears the Airman Battle Uniform to work and changes into coveralls to protect his uniform from oil, fuel, lubricant and other petroleum products. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)
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Wing services flight heads to Al Dhafra

Staff Sgt. Santos Flores bids farewell to his wife Yvette and his son Andres at Tucson International Airport on his way to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, June 8. He left with nine fellow Guardsmen from the 162nd Fighter Wing’s force support squadron to provide food, fitness, lodging and recreation services to U.S. military members deployed to the area. The group is scheduled to return to Tucson in November. The deployment is Sergeant Flores’ first. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Desiree Twombly)
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Solar-powerd lights to save engery at 162nd Fighter Wing

Tech. Sgt. Martin Buelow, a power support systems mechanic, performs maintenance on a Flood Light Model 1D on base. These flood lights, which run on JP-8 fuel, will soon be replaced by solar-powered lights that will greatly reduce the unit’s annual energy consumption. (Air National Guard photo by Krystal Tomlin)
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Stop FOD!

Members of the 162nd Maintenance Group propulsion section gather for a morning FOD walk on the flightline at Tucson International Airport. Members line up daily and walk in search of foreign object damage that can cause harm to aircraft. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Desiree Twombly)
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First member to enlist in Tucson's fighter unit

Master Sgt. (Ret.) John Smith, the first person to enlist in the Arizona Air National Guard in Tucson, reutrns to the maintenance backshops where he once worked as a structural repairman, May 13. Smith served at the 162nd Fighter Wing, first known as the 152nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, from the unit's first year in 1956 through his retirement in 1984. Smith, who still lives in Tucson, stoped by the base for a tour and to visit freinds. (Inset) Master Sgt. John Smith circa 1980. (Air National Guard photos)
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Test Center links mobility to ‘boots on the ground’

Air National Guard combat controllers plan an exercise to help the Air National Guard/Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) test the Situational Awareness Data Link, or SADL, May 7. The tactical data link commonly used for close air support promises to benefit mobility operations as well. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)
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Arizona, Kazakhstan firefighter exchange

Chief Master Sgt. Chuck Lee from the 153rd Airlift Wing shows Col. Vladimir Bekker, deputy director of Kazakhstan’s firefighting service, the inside of a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130 equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, May 6. A Kazakh delegation from the Ministry of Emergency Situations observed the MAFFS training held in Tucson, Ariz., as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)
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Arizona, Kazakhstan firefighter exchange

Col. Vladimir Bekker, deputy director of Kazakhstan’s firefighting service, gets acquainted with firefighting equipment at the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter in Tucson, Ariz., May 4. Bekker and six other emergency management delegates from the Central Asian country spent a week touring Southern Arizona fire departments as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)
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MAFFS over Tucson

Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units converged on Tucson, Ariz., in May to take part in MAFFS certification and training 2009. The Modular Airborne Firefighting System is an important and effective tool used to fight wildfires nationwide and is placed onboard the C-130 Hercules aircraft. Four units across the country continue the MAFFS legacy which began in the early 1970s; the 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyo., ANG, the 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, N.C., ANG, the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands, Calif., ANG, and the 302nd Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Koenig)
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Arizona medics go “Beyond the Horizon”

Chief Master Sgt. George Silvas and Tech. Sgt. Travis Davis, 162nd Fighter Wing medical staff, escort a Jamaican woman to see the doctor. The woman reported having problems walking due to medical complications. (Air National Guard photo by Maj. Christine Rhodes)
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Arizona medics go “Beyond the Horizon”

Lt. Col. (Dr.) John Murphy, an optometrist with the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing, gives an eye exam to a Jamaican patient. (Air National Guard photo by Maj. Christine Rhodes)
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Arizona medics go “Beyond the Horizon”

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Mark Emshwiller, an Arizona Air National Guard dentist, inspects the teeth of two Jamaican school children to identify cavities and offer referrals, if necessary. While at Lottery All Age School, Dr. Emshwiller saw 108 children in two hours. (Air National Guard photo by Maj. Christine Rhodes)
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Alert Detachment: "MISSION READY!"

A 162nd Fighter Wing F-16 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base sits ready for alert in support of Operation Noble Eagle. During a no-notice NORAD Alert Force Evaluation April 14, the wing's Alert Detachment earned the highest possible marks. Based on a new three-tier rating system, the alert force was rated overall "Mission Ready" with zero findings. Of particular note was the outstanding effort and performance of maintenance at the det which the IG team lead stated, "is the best F-16 maintenance in NORAD." "The pressure of performing superior actions or procedures on a no-notice inspection, for a can-not-fail mission is just outstanding!" said Col. Greg Stroud, 162nd Fighter Wing commander. "My thanks go out to all the personnel at the 162nd and Davis-Monthan who help our air sovereignty alert detachment accomplish the mission." (Air National Guard photo)
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162nd Fighter Wing Commander

Col. Gregory N. Stroud, 162nd Fighter Wing commander, Arizona Air National Guard, Tucson International Airport.
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Arizona Guard, Reserves honor Senator McCain

Bill Valenzuela presents a framed ESGR certificate of support to U.S. Senator John McCain April 16. Valenzuela is a veteran of the Korean War having served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Today he continues to serve the military as Arizona State Chair Emeritus for the National Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Through ESGR, he promotes understanding and support between employers and their National Guard and Reserve member employees. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)
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Arizona Guard, Reserves honor Senator McCain

Col. Greg Stroud, left, 162nd Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Ed Maxwell, vice wing commander, present U.S. Senator John McCain with an ESGR certificate of support, April 16, for his work in Congress to pass legislation supporting the Reserve component. (Air National Guard photo by Capt. Gabe Johnson)
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Air Guardsman earns top Air Force safety award

Under the Air Force Maintenance Resource Management (MRM) program, all Airmen are empowered to call “Knock it off” if they witness an action that could lead to a mishap. Lt. Col. Doug “Odie” Slocum, an F-16 pilot and the 162nd Fighter Wing chief of safety, recently earned the Air Force Chief of Staff Individual Safety Award for his work to bring the MRM program to Air Force units around the world. (Air Force poster by Lt. Col. Doug “Odie” Slocum)
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