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  • Change of Authority

    The 161st Air Refueling Wing welcomed a new Commander Chief during a change of authority ceremony here Feb. 06.Chief Master Sgt. Johnny Smith accepted authority from Chief Master Sgt. James Nedved in front of an audience of family, community members and 161 ARW personnel. Chief Smith assumed

  • Airmen Visit Local Brazilian School

    U.S. Airmen participating in the Brazilian lead multi-national exercise CRUZEX V spent time yesterday with students at a local school here.A group of more than 15 airmen visited Eliah Maia do Rego Elementary School. During the visit, the airmen interacted with the students on an informal basis

  • Airmen train with multinational force during CRUZEX V

    More than 150 Airmen and seven aircraft are representing the United States for the first time in Brazil's air exercise CRUZEX V.CRUZEX, or Cruzeiro Do Sul (Southern Cross), is a multi-national combined exercise involving the Air Forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and Uruguay, and observers

  • FSS Merger Keeps Servicemembers on the Leading Edge

    The 161st Air Refueling Wing activated the 161st Force Support Squadron during a ceremony here Oct. 06.The ceremony saw the joining of two flights into one squadron, the 161st Services Flight and the 161st Mission Support Flight."We celebrate the past as we consolidate two flights, and we celebrate

  • Community Honors Two of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Finest

    The Tempe Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee recently honored two members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing. Tech. Sgt. Cynthia Islava was selected as the winner of the Donald Plough Award and Chaplain (Capt.) Lance Schrader, 161 ARW Chaplain, received the Truman Young Award Sept. 15,

  • ATSO Training Provides Full Spectrum of Deployment

    The 161st Air Refueling Wing aircraft maintenance flight developed and created an Ability to Survive and Operate, or ATSO, training facility in preparation for an upcoming Operational Readiness Exercise and Operational Readiness Inspection in a hanger at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air Force Base.The ATSO

  • 161st Guard Members Learn to Build Strong Bonds

    Servicemembers of 161st Air Refueling Wing and their spouses recently gathered at the Cottonwoods Resort and Suites in Scottsdale, Ariz. for the first ever Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat facilitated by the unit's chaplains. Strong Bonds is a unit-based, chaplain-led program which assists commanders

  • Security Forces Squadron Returns from Deployment

    Thirty eight Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron of the Arizona Air National Guard returned to Arizona Aug. 19 from their deployment to Kyrgyzstan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The mission of the Security Forces Squadron was to secure U.S. Air Force and

  • One COMM Link One Fight

    When natural disasters hit, it is usually without warning. This can cause communication chaos between first responders and other local, state, and federal agencies, because communications systems are often totally knocked out in the aftermath of a fire or an earthquake.To bridge the multiple

  • Moving ImPORTant Cargo Aerially

    Good things come in all sorts of different packages: large, small, heavy and light. This is especially true when the package contains essential equipment for a servicemember to complete their job. Acting as force multipliers, members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron