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National Guard presents memorial award to Arizona defender

Col. Ed Kingdon, Air National Guard Security Forces director, presents the Airman First Class Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award to Staff Sgt. Orlando Calzadillas, a security forces journeyman assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing in Phoenix, Sept. 14. Calzadillas, a full-time police officer for the Salt River Police Department, earned the award for outstanding performance while deployed to Southwest Asia in 2015. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Tony Taha)

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Phoenix Air Guard medical professionals train with Navy

Twenty Airmen assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Medical Group recently performed their Annual Training at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, from August 21 to September 3. The Guard members delivered much-needed manpower assistance as the USNS Mercy Hospital ship was out to sea with over three hundred of the Naval Medical Center's staff. Manpower support included administration, nursing services, public health, bioenvironmental, emergency room support and general medical backing. Naval counterparts were very pleased with the medical group's support and hopeful that this will lead to an ongoing training partnership.

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Strong Bonds Singles

Members of the Arizona Air National Guard participate in the 161st Air Refueling Wing’s first Strong Bonds Singles Retreat, Aug. 27, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Organized by the wing chaplains office, the event teaches single Airmen helpful relationship skills for in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lisa Cimino)

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Strong Bonds for Singles

Members of the Arizona Air National Guard participate in the 161st Air Refueling Wing’s first Strong Bonds Singles Retreat, Aug. 27, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Organized by the wing chaplains office, the event teaches single Airmen helpful relationship skills for in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Lisa Cimino)

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161st Air Refueling Wing earns 5th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Air Force officials recently announced that the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, is a recipient of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Color Guard

Members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Color Guard prepare to post the colors during the wing’s change of command ceremony at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Dec. 5. The change of command ceremony is rooted in military history, dating back to the 18th century. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Chaplain commentary

Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing work hard in the Arizona heat maintaining and operating the unit’s fleet of KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The wing’s chapel staff remind unit members that one key to resilience is to take time off when appropriate. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos)

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From Air Force BMT instructor to attorney

Senior Master Sgt. Alex brown, front, leads the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing during a march at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2014. Brown’s prior experience as military training instructor made him the unit’s resident expert on drill and ceremonies and gave him skills that, he said, helped him graduate from law school. Brown recently passed the Arizona bar exam and fulfilled a personal dream to become an attorney. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos)

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JROTC

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets participate in a teambuilding exercise during a JROTC Leadership Course May 27 to June 3 at Camp Navajo, Flagstaff, Ariz. The JROTC Cadet Leadership Course is an annual week-long summer camp that provides an opportunity for cadets from different schools and backgrounds to come together and learn about leadership, teamwork, respect for others and the Air Force core values. (Courtesy photo)

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JROTC

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets participate in a teambuilding exercise during a JROTC Leadership Course May 27 to June 3 at Camp Navajo, Flagstaff, Ariz. The JROTC Cadet Leadership Course is an annual week-long summer camp that provides an opportunity for cadets from different schools and backgrounds to come together and learn about leadership, teamwork, respect for others and the Air Force core values. (Courtesy photo)

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JROTC

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets participate in a teambuilding exercise during a JROTC Leadership Course May 27 to June 3 at Camp Navajo, Flagstaff, Ariz. The JROTC Cadet Leadership Course is an annual week-long summer camp that provides an opportunity for cadets from different schools and backgrounds to come together and learn about leadership, teamwork, respect for others and the Air Force core values. (Courtesy photo)

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Return from Deployment

Aircrew, aircraft maintainers, and mission support experts assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, step off a KC-135 Stratotanker at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport May 31 after completing a three week deployed mission to Andersen Air Base, Guam. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Center for Enlisted Leadership and Learning center

13. Maj. Gen. Edward Maxwell, commander of the Arizona Air National Guard, Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Gutierrez, state command chief master sergeant, Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, 161st Air Refueling Wing command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Bert Reid, 161st Logistics Readiness Squadron chief enlisted manager, commemorate the wing’s new Center for Enlisted Leadership and Learning at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Phoenix Air National Guard base, May 15. The CELL will offer all wing enlisted Airmen the opportunity to participate in professional development and leadership training; aligning the wing with the strategic roadmap set forth by the Secretary of the Air Force.

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Center for Enlisted Leadership and Learning center

Chief Master Sgt. Bert Reid, 161st Logistics Readiness Squadron chief enlisted manager, displays a key that will be hung in the new Center for Enlisted Leadership and Learning center. The key signifies the attributes for successful mentorship: culture, commitment, mindset and relationships.

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Top Marksmen

Master Sgt. Scott Erickson of the 161st Air Refueling Wing and Command Sgt. Maj. John Salazar of the Arizona Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion, were recognized as the top marksmen during 2016’s The Adjutant General’s Match. Hosted by the Arizona Army National Guard’s Small Arms Training Branch at the Florence Military Reservation, this four-day, eight event shooting competition featured 67 Guardsmen from the Arizona Army and Air National Guard. The top 12 shooters were awarded the Governor’s dozen tab and have the opportunity to compete at the regional and national levels. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Monette Wesolek)

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Arizona Airmen answer call to help fellow tanker unit

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Milhoan, 161 Air Refueling Wing communications and navigation specialist, changes out an enhanced GPS inertial navigation unit on a KC-135 Stratotanker. Milhoan was part of a maintenance repair team sent to Wyoming in March to help out fellow Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff)

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Arizona Airmen answer call to help fellow tanker unit

(From the left) Staff Sgt. John Milhoan, Master Sgt. Jay Taylor, Maj. Joshua French, Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Vanrossem and Master Sgt. Peggy Schmidt all had an integral part in assisting fellow Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with a disabled aircraft in Wyoming. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff)

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2016 Awards Ceremony

Air Forces Central Command’s Aircrew of the Year Award recipients were recognized at the 161st Air Refueling Wing annual awards ceremony March 6, 2016, Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base. This year’s recipients from left to right: Maj. Gen. Edward Maxwell, Arizona Air National Guard commander, Col. Troy Daniels, 161st Air Refueling Wing commander, Maj. David Kierein, Capt. Brodie Johnson Col. Patrick Donaldson, operations group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, 161st Air Refueling Wing command chief. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff/Released)

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