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Members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz., talk with students from the American School of Recife on November 17, 2010, in Recife, Brazil, building community relations during CRUZEX V. The 161st ARW is participating in CRUZEX V, or Cruzeiro Do Sul (Southern Cross). CRUZEX is a multi-national combined exercise involving the Air Forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and Uruguay, and observers from numerous other countries with more than 82 aircraft and almost 3,000 Airmen involved.

U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff

CRUZEX V, or Cruzeiro Do Sul (Southern Cross), is a multi-national combined exercise involving the Air Forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and Uruguay, and observers from numerous other countries with more than 82 aircraft and almost 3,000 Airmen

Members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz., talk with students from the American School of Recife on November 17, 2010, in Recife, Brazil, building community relations during CRUZEX V. The 161st ARW is participating in CRUZEX V, or Cruzeiro Do Sul (Southern Cross). CRUZEX is a multi-national combined exercise involving the Air Forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and Uruguay, and observers from numerous other countries with more than 82 aircraft and almost 3,000 Airmen involved. U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Deitloff

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The Outstanding Airmen of the Year were recognized at the 161st Air Refueling Wing annual awards ceremony April 2, 2017, at Goldwater Air National Guard Base. From left to right: retired Chief Master Sgt. Glenn Klassen, Phoenix Air National Guard Patriots, Maj. Gen. Edward Maxwell, Arizona Air National Guard commander, Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sheaffer, Airman of the Year recipient, Master Sgt. Deanna Meyer, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year recipient, Senior Master Sgt. Rachel Landegent, First Sgt. of the year recipient, Master Sgt. Warren Edwards, Outstanding Honor Guard of the year recipient, Tech. Sgt. Aindrea Tait, Command Chief Master Sgt. Award recipient, 2nd Lt. Tinashe Machona, Maj. Gen. Donald L. Owens Junior Officer of the Year award recipient, Col. Troy Daniels, 161st Air Refueling Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, 161st Air Refueling Wing command chief. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Parrell)

The Airman First Class Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award recipient, Staff Sgt. Orlando Calzadillas, 161st Security Forces Squadron, was recognized at the 161st Air Refueling Wing annual awards ceremony April 2, 2017, Goldwater Air National Guard Base. Col. Troy Daniels, 161st Air Refueling Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Martha Garcia, 161st Air Refueling Wing command chief presented. Calzadillas with the award. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Wesley Parrell)

The Copper 5 Outstanding Aircrew Award was recognized at the 161st Air Refueling Wing annual awards ceremony April 2, 2017, Goldwater Air National Guard Base. From left to right: Col. Troy Daniels, 161st Air Refueling Wing commander, Lt. Col. Erik Wichmann, aircraft commander; 1st Lt. Sean Kelly, copilot, Staff Sgt. Kevin Gimenez, boom operator, 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 Staff Sgt. Wesley Parrell)

Participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March trek through the desert of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 19, 2017. The Bataan Memorial Death March commemorates the infamous 65-mile forced march of more than 60,000 American and Filipino troops during World War II. (Courtesy Photo) (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin poses while weighing his pack before the Bataan Memorial Death March, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 19, 2017. The Bataan Memorial Death March commemorates the infamous 65-mile forced march of more than 60,000 American and Filipino troops during World War II. (Courtesy Photo)

Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin and a Danish participant pose for a photo during the Bataan Memorial Death March, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, March 19, 2017. The Bataan Memorial Death March commemorates the infamous 65-mile forced march of more than 60,000 American and Filipino troops during World War II. (Courtesy Photo)

Col. Edwin Slocum, vice wing commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, salutes after placing a wreath during the 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Mar. 13. Copper 5 was the call sign for a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aerial refueling jet from the 161st that was involved in a mid-air collision with a civilian plane, killing the four person aircrew on Mar. 13, 1982.

Col. Edwin Slocum, vice wing commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, accepts the identification tag of Tech. Sgt. Donald J. Plough donated to the wing during 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Mar. 13. Plough was the boom operator and crew member aboard Copper 5, Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aerial refueling jet from the 161st that was involved in a mid-air collision with a civilian plane, killing the four person aircrew on Mar. 13, 1982.

Service Members past and present, families and members of the community joined together pay their respects during the 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial, hosted by the Arizona National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing, Mar. 13. Copper 5 was the call sign for a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker aerial refueling jet from the 161st that was involved in a mid-air collision with a civilian plane, killing the four person aircrew on Mar. 13, 1982.

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