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Maj. Jesse Smith, an A-10 pilot from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., exits an AT-6C at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., after testing the light attack aircraft’s ability to perform a combat search and rescue mission Oct. 7. Major Smith is one of several pilots invited by the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command Test Center to fly the experimental airplane this month and provide recommendations for improving its capability. (Air Force photo by Maj. Gabe Johnson)
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A Hawker Beechcraft AT-6C, modified for various light attack missions, releases flares during an operational test over the Southern Arizona desert Oct. 5. It was the first time flare buckets, or aircraft survivability equipment, were mounted onto the airplane and fully integrated with the control system on board. A team of pilots and engineers certified that the airplane could separate the flares correctly while learning if the modification would have adverse effects on the airplane’s handling. The Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command Test Center based in Tucson, Ariz., is working with various defense contractors and pilots from across the Air Force this month to evaluate the aircraft’s suitability for an array of missions. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)
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Tech. Sgt. Sean Ehlert, lab technician from the 162nd Fighter Wing, connects a receiver hose to a tanker truck’s discharge valve. The tankers each deliver 8,000-gallons of jet fuel that will be pumped into the base storage tanks and then reissued later that same morning to the wing’s fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Jones)
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Staff Sgt. Buzz Decker drags a fuel hose from a 6,000-gallon tanker to an F-16 on the 162nd Fighter Wing flightline at Tucson International Airport; a process that is repeated nearly 1,200 times each month. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Jones)
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Tech. Sgt. Martin Altamirano, budget technician, works with Tech. Sgt. Jorge Sosa, resource advisor for logistics readiness squadron, over the phone Aug. 27 to balance LRS’s government purchase card (GPC) account. Balancing more than 15 GPC accounts for the 162nd Fighter Wing is only one small aspect of what it takes to balance the entire wing budget. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Jones)
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Come support the 162nd Fighter Wing Minuteman Committee Golf Tournament, Oct. 29.
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Senior Airman Ruben Carranza, 162nd Financial Management - Airman Carranza was listening to the radio at a civilian job when he found out about the attacks. Having no access to a television, he didn’t actually know what happened until his wife picked him up from work. The first words to come out of her mouth were about the attacks. They spent the rest of the day watching the news. “I remember just watching the news for the whole afternoon with my wife. We just kept watching the replay of the towers falling over and over again. I think we fell asleep watching the news without talking about anything else. It was that big of an impact.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Lt. Col. Erik Houston Instructor Pilot “I was a pilot for American Airlines at the time. When I first heard about the plane hitting the tower, I immediately thought it must have been bad weather and some issues with navigation. I turned on the TV and saw that it was a beautiful day and the second plane hit, and we all knew it was no mistake. After that, I went back into the National Guard.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Senior Airman Linda Lewis 162nd Maintenance Group “My roommate woke me up telling me about what happened. I was in shock and worried because I couldn’t get hold of some close family friends who lived in the area. It took months before I heard from them.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Staff Sgt. Pierce Franklin Fire Department Franklin had family in the pentagon when the plane crashed into it, but that wasn’t the only thing he remembered about that day. “Being a fireman, I watched all the firemen walk into the towers that day and never come back down. I knew that they had made the ultimate sacrifice for people they didn’t even know, but that’s part of the job. It’s more a calling really.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Airman 1st Class Siiri Moore 162nd Force Support Squadron “I was in the sixth grade when it happened. It was kind of a shock at first because I didn’t understand it. The more I grew up and learned about it the harder it hit me. I actually felt like a part of it even though I don’t know anybody who was there.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Staff Sgt. Francisco Ralston 162nd Force Support Squadron “My first thoughts, when I heard the news, were just strong feelings of patriotism.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Staff Sgt. Andreas Lorenz, 162nd Security Forces Squadron - "I was sitting at my desk when I got the news that were being attacked. No one really knew what was happening, Then it all kind of cooled down and we began to understand. It was a bad day. I never really thought about joining the military before then." (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Samantha Ithal Retention Barb Gavre 162nd Family Readiness Group Samantha Ithal stands with her mother, Barb Gavre from family readiness, who remembers dropping her daughter off at school before she heard the news about the towers. “I remember being at school watching the news and everybody was bawling even though we didn’t know anybody who was involved in it.” (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Tomlin)
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Members of the 162nd Fighter Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, remember Sept. 11, 2001. (Air Force photo illustration by Maj. Gabe Johnson)
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Lt. Col. John Hall, a flight surgeon with the 162nd Medical Group, visits a mock patient with simulated burn injuries at an expeditionary medical support facility, or EMEDS, in Guam. Vigilant Guard 2010, held Aug. 23-26 on the pacific island, exercised the disaster response capabilities of several Guard units from around the country as well as those of local emergency responders. (Air Force photo)
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