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Triennial Exercise

Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport held its triennial exercise, Phoenix, Oct. 30, 2014. The Federal Aviation Administration requires airports like Phoenix Sky Harbor to conduct a full-scale emergency exercise once every three years. This exercise not only satisfied that federal requirement, it also allowed the 161st Air Refueling Wing, the Phoenix Aviation Department, Phoenix Fire, police from the Phoenix valley, FBI, NTSB, and Homeland Security to exercise unified command procedures and provide hands-on training. The exercise simulated an aircraft emergency crash landing. The exercise also provided responders a first-hand view of the way they fit into the airport’s emergency response plan. Volunteers from the American Red Cross were present to collect information and pass out water. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos/Released)

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Truman/Plough Award

Tech. Sgt. Cynthia Islava (left) and Capt. Lance Schrader (right) are shown with Tempe Military Affairs Committee member Don Bliven after the presentation of awards September 15, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff)

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Unit Deployment Manager

Senior Master Sgt. Livia Almandos, 161st Air Refueling Wing's Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist, displays engraving procedures on a Military Dog-Tag Embossing Machine at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, 06 January, 2019. Almandos volunteered to be the Unit Deployment Manager for the Wing Staff and takes pride of the undertaking as an additional duty in the New Year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Tinashe Machona)

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Unloading Baggage Upon Arrival

Deployed servicemembers from the 161st Air Refueling Wing unload baggage upon their arrival to Southwest Asia, July 29. The Airmen, who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of KC-135 Stratotankers, will support various aerial refueling missions throughout Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney/Released)

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Unloading Baggage Upon Arrival

Deployed servicemembers from the 161st Air Refueling Wing unload baggage upon their arrival to Southwest Asia, July 29. The Airmen, who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of KC-135 Stratotankers, will support various aerial refueling missions throughout Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney/Released)

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Unloading Baggage Upon Arrival

Deployed servicemembers from the 161st Air Refueling Wing unload baggage upon their arrival to Southwest Asia, July 29. The Airmen, who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of KC-135 Stratotankers, will support various aerial refueling missions throughout Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney/Released)

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Unloading Baggage Upon Arrival

Deployed servicemembers from the 161st Air Refueling Wing unload baggage upon their arrival to Southwest Asia, July 29. The Airmen, who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of KC-135 Stratotankers, will support various aerial refueling missions throughout Southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney/Released)

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USAF Rescue Mission

The 161st Air Refueling Wing, Arizona Air National Guard, Phoenix, launched a KC-135 Stratotanker on short notice, in support of a rescue mission of two critically injured sailors aboard a Venezuelan fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean. Along with the 161 ARW, the 563rd Rescue Group deployed two Combat King II aircraft, three HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters and ten Guardian Angel Personnel, with 38 Airmen from the 48th, 79th and 55th Rescue Squadrons . The tanker from the 161 ARW enabled the Combat King II and Guardian Angel Teams to proceed directly to the vessel in order to provide lifesaving care. Aircrew from the 161 ARW included: (from left to right) Senior Airman Blake French, Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Madorski, Capt. Britton Bates, Maj. Erik Wichmann, 1st Lt. Julie Keeney and Master Sgt. Dennis Abraham. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff/Released)

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Volk Field ORE

Members of the 161st ARW fire department conduct training during the ORE. U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff

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Welcome Home!

Senior Airman Ryan Culp, Staff Sgt. Rene Constante, Staff Sgt. Oscar Serna and Technical Sgt. Jeon Turner of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron are welcomed back to Arizona at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after their recent deployment, Oct. 3, 2014. Fourteen Airmen from the 161st ARW Aerial Port spent seven months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff/released)

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Welcome Home!

Master Sgt. Perry Toro, Staff Sgt. Michael Gunderson, Staff Sgt. Alfred Delaporta and Staff Sgt. David Rice of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron are welcomed back to Arizona at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after their recent deployment, Oct. 3, 2014. Fourteen Airmen from the 161st ARW Aerial Port spent seven months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff/released)

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Welcome Home!

Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron are welcomed back to Arizona by the USO at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after their recent deployment, Oct. 3, 2014. Fourteen Airmen from the 161st ARW Aerial Port spent seven months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff/released)

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Welcome Home!

Staff Sgt. Jesus Rosales of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron is welcomed back to Arizona by his friends and family at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after his recent deployment, Oct. 3, 2014. Fourteen Airmen from the 161st ARW Aerial Port spent seven months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff/released)

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Welcome Home!

Master Sgt. Julie Pederson, Master Sgt. Elizabeth Koger and Master Sgt. Matthew Haefemeyer of the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron are welcomed back to Arizona by the USO at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after their recent deployment, Oct. 3, 2014. Fourteen Airmen from the 161st ARW Aerial Port spent seven months in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kelly M. Deitloff/released)

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Welding the New Fitness Center

Jaime Covarrubia, S & H Steel Co. iron worker, welds the outrigger on the fitness center, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Jan. 27, 2015. The welding flame can reach up to 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit. “They use electricity to melt the composite stick in order to bond the pieces of the outrigger together,” said Briston Construction, LLC general contractor Jerome Padgett. “It takes 12-16 subcontractors to complete a project this size.” 1st Lt. Jonathan Stratton, 161st Civil Engineering Squadron deputy base civil engineer, says of the fitness center project started in November of 2014: “We are ahead of schedule, on budget, and I’m happy with the quality.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos/Released)

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Welding the New Fitness Center

Jaime Covarrubia, S & H Steel Co. iron worker, welds the outrigger on the fitness center, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Jan. 27, 2015. The welding flame can reach up to 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit. “They use electricity to melt the composite stick in order to bond the pieces of the outrigger together,” said Briston Construction, LLC general contractor Jerome Padgett. “It takes 12-16 subcontractors to complete a project this size.” 1st Lt. Jonathan Stratton, 161st Civil Engineering Squadron deputy base civil engineer, says of the fitness center project started in November of 2014: “We are ahead of schedule, on budget, and I’m happy with the quality.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos/Released)

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Welding the New Fitness Center

Tom Jordan, S & H Steel Co. iron worker, welds the outrigger on the fitness center, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Jan. 27, 2015. The welding flame can reach up to 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit. “They use electricity to melt the composite stick in order to bond the pieces of the outrigger together,” said Briston Construction, LLC general contractor Jerome Padgett. “It takes 12-16 subcontractors to complete a project this size.” 1st Lt. Jonathan Stratton, 161st Civil Engineering Squadron deputy base civil engineer, says of the fitness center project started in November of 2014: “We are ahead of schedule, on budget, and I’m happy with the quality.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Courtney Enos/Released)

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West Mitchell Drill Meet 2012

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corp Cadets compete at the West Mitchell Drill invitational Drill meet Feb.18, 2012, at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix. Service members volunteer their time to help cultivate the future of the armed forces. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Rashaunda Williams/Released)

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West Mitchell Drill Meet 2012

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corp Cadets compete at the West Mitchell Drill invitational Drill meet Feb.18, 2012, at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix. Service members volunteer their time to help cultivate the future of the armed forces. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Rashaunda Williams/Released)

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West Mitchell Drill Meet 2012

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corp Cadets at the West Mitchell Drill invitational Drill meet Feb.18, 2012, at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix. Service members volunteer their time to help cultivate the future of the armed forces. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Rashaunda Williams/Released)

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