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Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Barnabas, Commander's Support Staff superintendent assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, jogs during the ruck march portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, April 3, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

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Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Stover, food services superintendent assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, throws his uniform out of the pool during the 100-meter swim portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, April 1, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

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Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Cadet Andrew Hamby, an ROTC student at Arizona State University, performs the Agility Test portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, April 2, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

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Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Fay, a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, instructs Airmen on the use of a Sig Sauer M18 pistol during the marksmanship portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, April 2, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

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Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Cadet Nicholas Delgado, an ROTC student at Arizona State University, completes the flexed-arm hang portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, April 2, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

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Phoenix Airmen and Cadets take on German physical proficiency assessment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Sexson, a security forces specialist assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, runs in the 1,000-meter portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge assessment at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, April 2, 2026. The GAFPB is a decoration of the Bundeswehr, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, and is one of few foreign military badges authorized to be worn by U.S. Air Force, Army, and Space Force members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Hreshchyshyn)

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Defenders from the 161st, 162nd, and 171st Security Forces Squadrons conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) during a field training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 4, 2025. The Air National Guard servicemembers from Arizona and Pennsylvania focused on Security Forces competencies such as MOUT, area security operations, and troop-leading procedures to maintain combat readiness and ensure the successful accomplishment of future assigned missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

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250601-Z-FJ284-1142

Defenders from the 161st, 162nd, and 171st Security Forces Squadrons conduct a patrol during a field training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 2, 2025. The Air National Guard servicemembers from Arizona and Pennsylvania focused on Security Forces competencies such as patrolling techniques, patrol base defense, and troop-leading procedures to maintain combat readiness and ensure the successful accomplishment of future assigned missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

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250604-Z-FJ284-1294

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives (CBRNE) specialists from the 161st Civil Engineering Squadron cordon an area of simulated contamination during a training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 4, 2025. The Air National Guard servicemembers from Arizona and Pennsylvania embedded CBRNE instruction into their training on Security Forces competencies such as area security operations and Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) in order to maintain combat readiness and ensure the successful accomplishment of future assigned missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

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250604-Z-FJ284-1279

A chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives (CBRNE) specialist from the 161st Civil Engineering Squadron tests for simulated contamination during a training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 4, 2025. The Air National Guard servicemembers from Arizona and Pennsylvania embedded CBRNE instruction into their training on Security Forces competencies such as area security operations and Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) in order to maintain combat readiness and ensure the successful accomplishment of future assigned missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

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250603-F-FJ284-1047

Defenders from the 161st, 162nd, and 171st Security Forces Squadrons conduct a patrol during a field training exercise at Ft. William Henry Harrison, Helena, Mont., June 3, 2025. The Air National Guard servicemembers from Arizona and Pennsylvania focused on Security Forces competencies such as patrolling techniques, patrol base defense, and troop-leading procedures to maintain combat readiness and ensure the successful accomplishment of future assigned missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns)

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Official photo of Chief Wes Hudgins

Official photo of Chief Wes Hudgins

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Official Photo for Colonel Jessica Hastings

Official Photo for Colonel Jessica Hastings

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Members of the Arizona National Guard receive instruction on the operation of the Deployable Automated Cargo Measuring System during a training event at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Feb. 10, 2021. This system will streamline the pre-flight processing air cargo specialists take in preparing vehicles for shipment on aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Wes Parrell)

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Members of the Arizona National Guard receive instruction on the operation of the Deployable Automated Cargo Measuring System during a training event at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Feb. 10, 2021. This system will streamline the pre-flight processing air cargo specialists take in preparing vehicles for shipment on aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Wes Parrell)

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Staff Sgt. Chaz Bruno and Staff Sgt. Joe Franzen, air cargo specialists with the 161st Logistics Readiness Squadron, conduct a pre-flight inspection of an AH-64 Apache helicopter at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix, Arizona on Jan. 21, 2021. The 161st was contacted by the U.S. Army’s Apache foreign military sales program office to help load the attack helicopters on C-17 aircraft for shipment to the UK, due to its secure ramp space for the project, and qualified air transportation specialists who can process complex air cargo ensuring safety of flight during air transport. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Wes Parrell)

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210121-Z-GD917-1013

Members of the Arizona National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing, the Royal Air Force, and The Boeing Company load an AH-64 Apache helicopter into a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix, Arizona Jan. 21, 2021. The 161st was contacted by the U.S. Army’s Apache foreign military sales program office to help load the attack helicopters on C-17 aircraft for shipment to the UK, due to its secure ramp space for the project, and qualified air transportation specialists who can process complex air cargo ensuring safety of flight during air transport. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Thurman Snyder)

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210121-Z-GD917-1078

Members of the Arizona National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing, the Royal Air Force, and The Boeing Company load an AH-64 Apache helicopter into a Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix, Arizona Jan. 21, 2021. The 161st was contacted by the U.S. Army’s Apache foreign military sales program office to help load the attack helicopters on C-17 aircraft for shipment to the UK, due to its secure ramp space for the project, and qualified air transportation specialists who can process complex air cargo ensuring safety of flight during air transport. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Thurman Snyder)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director of the Air National Guard, coins Master Sgt. James Kear, 161st Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, for excellence during a visit of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Oct. 19, 2020 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. Loh visited with Airmen and base leadership as well as conducting a town hall style Q&A. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin)

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