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  • Mom, daughter reflect on Air Guard service

    Although set on different paths for military service, Master Sgt. Peggy Schmidt and Staff Sgt. Nichole Jordan experience a unique journey very few Airmen would understand. Characterized by dedication, tradition and ultimately love, their mother-daughter relationship gained the respect of fellow unit

  • Arizona Airmen celebrate 70 years of service, reflect on legacy

    What comprises an Air National Guard unit's legacy? Is it the aircraft flown? Is it the missions and contingencies? Is it the patches and symbols that represent the organization? Or is it a combination of all - coalescing into something greater than its individual parts? According to Airmen here,

  • Copperheads, meet your new SARC

    When he was young, Capt. Lance Beier discovered a passion to help people, putting him on a path to serve others as a police officer, a member of the armed forces, and most recently, to serve as the sexual assault response coordinator at the 161st Air Refueling Wing   here.Beier, a 21-year military

  • Arizona Airmen help save woman, receive Commendation Medal

    Two Arizona Air National Guardsmen were awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, Oct. 2, for actions performed while deployed from the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.Members of the 161st Maintenance Squadron, Staff Sgt. Matthew St. Onge, crew chief, and Staff

  • A Step Above the Rest

    Marching with precision and extreme synchronization, while also looking sharp and crisp, members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Color Guard represent the Armed Forces with pride and honor.The color guard provides professional military honors for official military and civil ceremonies affiliated

  • Former Air Force BMT instructor fulfills dream to practice law

    For Senior Master Sgt. Alex Brown, a 20-year Air Force veteran and Arizona Air National Guard member, a life-long calling to practice law set him upon an arduous journey to fulfill a dream. The dream became reality when he passed the Arizona bar exam recently.The newly-minted licensed attorney is

  • Wing commander reflects on career, with family focus

    He grew up in a military family and eventually served his country in uniform for 26 years. Col. Gary D. Brewer, Jr., commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, recently reflected and shared his thoughts on that, a family and on a career - all of which he gained through military service.After nine

  • Maintenance apprentice sees big picture, gets job done

    For every aircraft that transits through an Air Force base or airport, there are Airmen and civilians responsible for it and the equipment used to service it.Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Mozart Retana is one of these Airmen. The 161st Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice was recently

  • From circuits to circulation, Arizona Guardsman reflects on two careers

    As a part-time medic in the Arizona Air National Guard and a full-time application consultant for Yavapi Regional Medical Center, Tech. Sgt. Kirk Anderson finds crossover between his two very different jobs."As a civilian, I work on computers and in the military I work on people," he said.The

  • Chaplain's assistant combines love of music with helping others

    A chaplain's assistant with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, connects with others through singing and encouraging words.In her civilian life, Staff Sgt. Lisa Cimino is a professional vocalist, a renowned speaker, and a chaplain for Banner Behavioral Health. She has positively impacted the wing by