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Arizona Air Guard keeps NATO flying

Capt. Gene Lenzi, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard, starts engines before taking off to refuel a NATO E-3A Sentry over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 10. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are supporting aircrew training operations Nov. 9-20 at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Gabe Johnson)

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Arizona Air Guard keeps NATO flying

Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the Arizona Air National Guard, prepares to refuel a NATO E-3A Sentry over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 10. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are supporting aircrew training operations Nov. 9-20 at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Gabe Johnson)

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Arizona Air Guard keeps NATO flying

A NATO E-3A Sentry takes on fuel from an Arizona Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 10. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are supporting aircrew training operations Nov. 9-20 at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Gabe Johnson)

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340th EARS boom operator supports OIR, refueling legacies

A U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber receives fuel from an Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker that is deployed to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar over Iraq September 16, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Arizona’s next air refueling wing commander

Col. Tupper Daniels will assume command of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Dec. 5. As a 25-year pilot in the Air Force and Arizona Air National Guard, he has more than 4,000 flying hours in T-38 Talon, F-16 Fighting Falcon and MQ-1B Predator aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo)

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Arizona’s next air refueling wing commander

Col. Tupper Daniels will assume command of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Dec. 5. As a 25-year pilot in the Air Force and Arizona Air National Guard, he has more than 4,000 flying hours in T-38 Talon, F-16 Fighting Falcon and MQ-1B Predator aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo)

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Freedom Award

2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

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Freedom Award

2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

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Maintenance apprentice sees big picture, gets job done

Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Mozart Retana, an aerospace ground equipment apprentice with the 161st Maintenance Group, tightens bolts to secure a diesel engine onto a B809-0108 generator, Oct. 4, at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base. The B809-0108 generator powers aircraft while on the flight line. Generator power conserves valuable fuel for mission use. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin)

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Maintenance apprentice sees big picture, gets job done

Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Mozart Retana, an aerospace ground equipment apprentice with the 161st Maintenance Group, tightens bolts to secure a diesel engine onto a B809-0108 generator, Oct. 4, at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base. The B809-0108 generator powers aircraft while on the flight line. Generator power conserves valuable fuel for mission use. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin)

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Combined Federal Campaign 2015

Col. Gary Brewer, Jr., 161st Air Refueling Wing commander (center), and Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, wing command chief, pledge donations to the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign, Oct. 20, while 2nd Lt. David Hutchinson, the wing's CFC Representative, explains the donation process. The campaign is open through Dec. 15. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Combined Federal Campaign 2015

Col. Gary Brewer, Jr., 161st Air Refueling Wing commander (center), and Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, wing command chief, pledge donations to the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign, Oct. 20, while 2nd Lt. David Hutchinson, the wing's CFC Representative, explains the donation process. The campaign is open through Dec. 15. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Combined Federal Campaign 2015

Col. Gary Brewer, Jr., 161st Air Refueling Wing commander (center), and Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, wing command chief, pledge donations to the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign, Oct. 20, while 2nd Lt. David Hutchinson, the wing's CFC Representative, explains the donation process. The campaign is open through Dec. 15. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Tempe Chamber of Commerce honors Copperheads

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Triebel, 161st Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and Edward Scannell, Tempe Military Affairs Committee chair, present the Maj. Truman young award to Lt. Col. Denise Sweeney, security forces commander, during a ceremony Oct. 14, 2015, at the wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Tempe Chamber of Commerce honors Copperheads

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Triebel, 161st Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and Edward Scannell, Tempe Military Affairs Committee chair, present the Maj. Truman young award to Lt. Col. Denise Sweeney, security forces commander, during a ceremony Oct. 14, 2015, at the wing. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Tempe Chamber of Commerce honors Copperheads

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Triebel, 161st Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and Edward Scannell, Tempe Military Affairs Committee chair, present the Tech. Sgt. Donald Plough award to Jocelyn Bautista on behalf of her husband Master Sgt. Jesse Bautista during a ceremony Oct. 14, 2015, at the wing. Bautista is currently attending in-residence Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Tempe Chamber of Commerce honors Copperheads

U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Triebel, 161st Air Refueling Wing vice commander, and Edward Scannell, Tempe Military Affairs Committee chair, present the Tech. Sgt. Donald Plough award to Jocelyn Bautista on behalf of her husband Master Sgt. Jesse Bautista during a ceremony Oct. 14, 2015, at the wing. Bautista is currently attending in-residence Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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From circuits to circulation, Arizona Guardsman reflects on two careers

Tech. Sgt. Kirk Anderson, 161st Medical Group aerospace medical service technician, administers an influenza immunization to an Airman at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Oct. 4. As an Air Force medic, Anderson debrides wounds, sutures, and administers medications, as well as inserts IV’s, catheters, and oral feeding tubs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos)

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chaplain, Cimino, band

Staff Sgt. Lisa Cimino, a chaplain’s assistant and professional vocalist, performs at a 555th Air National Guard Band event in 2010. Sergeant Cimino is a chaplain’s assistant with the 161st Air Refueling Wing and she connects with others through singing and encouraging words. (Courtesy photo)

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161 ARW Combat Dining In

Master Sgt. Don Lewis, 161st Medical Group first sergeant, low crawls through the obstacle course on his way to the grog bowl at the wing’s first-ever combat dining-in, Sept. 12, 2015, at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base. The combat dining in is a time-honored Air Force tradition that is making its way back into units across the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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