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Members of the 161st Security Forces Squadron respond to a simulated alert during an Operational Readiness Inspection at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, June 25, 2012. An ORI is held to ensure the u More
A C-17 Globemaster III from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, receives fuel before being loaded with local utility company’s equipment at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Nov. 2, 2012. The 161st ARW More
Staff Sgt. Eric Mirabal, 161st Security Forces Squadron member, secures the perimeter and stands guard over the KC-135r tanker during a generation exercise, Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, April 6, More
U.S. Air Force Col. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck was promoted to brigadier general June 7, 2014, at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix. Her parents, Bill and Nancy Muehlenbeck, and her sister, Kelly Adams, pin on he More
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 trai More
Col. Gary Brewer, 161st Air Refueling Wing commander, leads a formation during the first-ever Arizona National Guard Muster, Dec. 7, 2014, at Sun Devil Stadium in Phoenix. Brewer, the 13th officer to lead Ariz More
Staff Sgt. Benedict Barroga, a fuels technician assigned to the 161st Mission Support Group, analyses fuel during a fuel quality control test at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, in Phoenix, Jan. 29, 2015. Barroga, More
(From Left) Senior Airman Garrett O’Kuley and Staff Sgt. Urian Pickett, 161st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, change the window in the flight deck of the KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, 161st Air Refu More
Staff Sgt. Benedict Barroga, 161st Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels technician, adds a specific amount of water to fuel as part of a fuel quality control test, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Jan. 29, 2015 More
Arizona Public Service presented a $93,994.14 rebate incentive check to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, thanks to three energy savings initiatives that were funded by the Air National Guard Bureau, Feb. 5, 2015. More
(From Left) Senior Master Sgt. Herbert Romero, 161st Air Refueling Wing human resources adviser, and 2nd Lt. David Hutchinson, 161st Air Refueling Wing equal opportunity officer, participate in Ability To Survi More
Staff Sgt. Aindrea Tait and Tech Sgt. Corey Glazener, 161 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron structural mechanics, fit a new boom panel onto a KC-135R Stratotanker Feb. 7, 2015. The newly acquired aircraft must unde More
The 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix Air National Guard Base, held its annual awards ceremony March 8. The ceremony recognized members who received the federal Meritorious Service Medal. This military decorati More
Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, The Adjutant General for Arizona, Chief Master Sgt. Shane Clark, Arizona National Guard senior enlisted advisor, Brig. Gen. William Hall, Arizona Army National Guard land component co More
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III addresses Airmen of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, during a town hall meeting March 22. During the visit, Welsh interac More
Chief Master Sgt. Shane Clark, senior enlisted advisor, Arizona National Guard, welcomes home Tech. Sgt. Lonnie Noah at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, May 2, 2015. Seventeen members from the 161st Se More
Airman 1st Class Raquel Lewis, 161st Operations Group aviation resource manager, poses for a photo in the base fitness center at the 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, May 3, 2015. Lewis is 31 weeks pregnant wi More
Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing don their adult/child life preservers for water survival training at Lake Pleasant in Peoria, Ariz., May 3, 2015. Water survival training encompasses equipment familiar More
The 161st Security Forces Squadron is awarded the Air National Guard Security Forces Squadron of the Year for 2014 at the Phoenix Air National Guard Base, Aug. 1. “Your nomination package showed us you are a we More
Senior Master Sgt. Alexander Brown, 161st Air Refueling Wing student flight instructor and former U.S. Air Force training instructor, corrects a trainee on proper facing movements at the Phoenix Air National Gu More
Tim Neubauer, safety director at Atema Inc., briefs Guardsmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing, in Phoenix as part of the wing’s Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention down day during September’s un More
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 Fighti More
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 su More
A NATO E-3A Sentry receives fuel from an Arizona Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Germany during a training mission, Nov. 16. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix are su More
Col. Troy Daniels, commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing, addresses the audience during the wing’s change of command ceremony at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Dec. 5. The change of command cer More
Tech. Sgt. Billiesue Deegan, a sheet metal fabrication mechanic with the 161st Maintenance Group, utilizes a sheet metal corner notcher for an aircraft repair, Feb. 13, at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard More
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 Maste More
Col. Randall Inman, 161 MXG commander, presents Staff Sgt. Ancel Miller, 161st Maintenance Squadron, electrical environmental specialist, with a certificate to accompany his Air Force Commendation Medals Oct., More
Airman 1st Class Zachary Baca, 161st Security Forces Squadron journeyman, checks the identification of a fellow unit member entering the Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix. Baca is a third generation More
Members of the Casa Grande High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps armed drill team perform during the exhibition drill portion of the 18th Annual West-Mitchell drill meet at Goldwater Ai More
Col. Troy Daniels, 161st Air Refueling Wing commander, addresses Applied Suicide Intervention Training participants, during a training session, March 9. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Tinashe Machona).
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Tinashe Machona, assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, stands at attention in a color guard detail before playing taps on his trumpet during Copper 5, an air crew memorial ceremony, a More
Members of the Arizona National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing Color Guard post the colors during the 35th Annual Copper 5 Memorial at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Mar. 13. Copper 5 was the call sig More
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 o More
Air Force Master Sgt. James Swanson (right), security forces operations superintendent for the 161st Security Forces Squadron, shows a delegation of Kazakh military officers law enforcement gear during a tour o More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Lisa Cimino, chaplain’s assistant from the 161st Air Refueling Wing at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, sings the National Anthem during the opening ceremonies of the NCAA Final Four All More
Tech. Sgt. Matthew Duncan, an aircrew flight equipment specialist assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing, teaches KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members how to don their life preservers and board a 20-man life r More
Staff Sgt. Nichole Jordan (left), aerospace medical technician for the 161st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, and Master Sgt. Peggy Schmidt (right), a supply supervisor for the 161st Air Refueling Wing Logisti More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sheaffer, 161st Air Refueling wing vehicle maintenance apprentice, removes a bolt from a water separator filter on an R-11 refueling truck at Goldwater Air National Guar More
Staff Sgt. Jacob Lerma, 161st Civil Engineer Squadron engineering craftsman, uses a land surveyor’s level in Galavani, Georgia, July, 17, 2017. Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing spent two weeks in Galava More
Capt. Jessica Bunker, 161st Medical Group, operating room nurse and participant of a Humanitarian Civic Assist mission, teaches a local child to play a game July 18, 2017 in Galavani, Georgia. A few days later, More
Airman First Class Shelby Arteaga, Tech. Sgt. Jimmy Poland and Senior Airman Stephan Hale, Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Services Flight, services specialists, pack left-over food, Aug. 6, 2017. In additio More
Airmen with the 161st Air Refueling Wing, logistics readiness squadron, small air terminal, load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing in St. Jose More
Firemen rush to the aid of passengers immediately after a fictitiously-crashed aircraft here, during the 2017 Triennial Exercise, 26 Oct. 2017. The exercise occurs every three years and the Air Guard participat More
The 161st Air Refueling Wing Honorary Commanders pose on stage for a group photo during the Honorary Commanders Induction Ceremony here, Nov. 2. The inductees are the first Honorary Commanders for the base. (U. More
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Godfrey, Command Support Staff, 161st Air Refueling Wing, places an ornament on a Christmas tree in the wing's Dining Facility during the Unit Training Assembly here Dec. 2, 2017. Godfrey gre More
Multitudes of onlookers board the KC-135R aircraft and interact with wing members to gain an understanding of the refueling capabilities of the aircraft and the mission of the wing here during the Luke Days Air More
Members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing receive a patient to process through an In-Place Patient Decontamination station during an exercise at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base, May 22. The purpose of the e More
Airmen from the 161st and 48th Force Support Squadrons attend a customer service training course inside the Knights Table dining facility at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England May 23, 2018. The 161st FSS Airme More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Maria Breceda, the 161st Air Refueling Wing’s administrative assistant, poses with her son, U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Breceda, an airborne infantryman with the 25th Infantry Division, in More
U.S. Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Scott Whitley, from the 161st Security Forces Squadron, crawls through a portion of the U.S. Army’s confidence course during an annual training event at Camp San Luis O More
Sgt. Angel A Montijo, a Service Member with the Arizona Army National Guard, speaks with Sgt. Chad Wille, brigade retention noncommissioned officer, during a high-value retention event for service members that More
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker 57-1419 taxis into its new spot at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix, March 24, 2019. The aircraft has been reassigned from Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. Pe More
Capt. Maylin White, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Comptroller Flight, Officer in Charge, was named the Air National Guard’s Budget Officer of the Year for 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin)
Chief Master Sgt. Rachel Landegent, 161st Air Refueling Wing, mission support group superintendent, poses in front of a static display at her duty station June 2, 2019. Landegent is the 2019 Air National Guard More
Staff Sgt. Trevor Greiner, 19th Security Forces Squadron defender, and Senior Airman Michael Rowson, 152nd Security Forces Squadron defender, set out road barriers during exercise Global Dragon 2019, June 6, 20 More
Arizona Army National Guard combat medics, medically screen a service member before entering a building March 24, 2020, at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz. Everyone is screened before entering buildings More
An Arizona Army National Guard combat medic, cleans a door to ensure the safety and health of people entering a building March 24, 2020. This week the Guard will activate more than 700 Arizona Citizen-Soldiers More
An Arizona Army National Guard combat medic, medically screens a service member before entering a building March 24, 2020, at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz. Everyone is screened before entering buildin More
PHOENIX - An Arizona Army National Guard combat medic, medically screens a service member before entering a building March 24, 2020, at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz. Everyone is screened before enteri More
Lt. Col. Brian Dudley, 91st Civil Support Team commander, donates blood at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz., March 25, 2020. The blood donation took place as part of the Guard’s activation of more than 7 More
Arizona Army National Guard service members from the 222nd Transportation Company, Florence, Ariz., haul a trailer for a local grocery store to surge capacity and capability - helping to close logistical gaps i More
Lt. Col. Matthew McCain, Task Force Guardian executive officer, donates blood at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz., March 25, 2020. The blood donation took place as part of the Guard’s activation of more More
Arizona National Guard service members deliver food to Pima County residents March 26, 2020, at Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. This week the Guard will activate more than 700 Arizona C More
Private 1st Class Juan Palomares, 253rd Engineer Company allied trade specialist, stocks shelves at a local grocery store to surge capacity and capability in Phoenix, Ariz., March 28, 2020. The Arizona National More
Arizona Air National Guard service members haul a trailer for a local food bank to surge capacity and capability - helping to close logistical gaps in the local supply chain. The Arizona National Guard activate More
2nd Lt. Maram Sweis, Arizona Army National Guard medical operations officer, readies medical personal protection equipment to be flown to Kayenta, Ariz. in response to COVID-19, March 31, 2020. The Arizona Guar More
Arizona National Guard service members deliver food for Gila County residents April 6, 2020, at a local food bank in Payson, Ariz. The Arizona Guard has responded domestically in such emergencies as airport sec More
Arizona Army National Guard service members deliver boxes of groceries to residents of Navajo County, Ariz., April 8, 2020 at a local food bank in Snowflake, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard activated more than More
161st Air Refueling Wing service members unload material from a KC-135 Stratotanker to be used to make protective gowns for statewide use April 9, 2020 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. The deliver More
Arizona National Guard personnel prepare boxes of personal protective equipment for transport to the Navajo Nation, April 11, 2020 at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz. More than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldie More
161st Air Refueling Wing service members make protective masks for base wide use April 13, 2020 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. The masks will be used to help protect service members during the C More
Army National Guard service members prepared and delivered more than 550 boxes of groceries April 14, 2020 for residents of Yavapai County, Ariz. at a local food bank in Cottonwood, Ariz. The Arizona National G More
Arizona National Guard service members deliver food and supplies for Navajo Nation residents April 17, 2020, at a local food bank in Black Mesa, Ariz. The Arizona Guard has responded domestically in such emerge More
Arizona National Guard medics share current procedures for proper use of PPE with members of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) April 22, 2020, at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center, Kykotsmovi Village, Ariz. More
Arizona National Guard service members traveled to Modesto, Calif. to pick up food donated from a private company to be delivered to a local food bank in Mesa, Ariz, April 24, 2020. The donated food filled thre More
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-35A Lightning IIs and a KC-135 Stratotanker from 56th Fighter Wing, 944th Fighter Wing and the 161st Air Refueling Wing fly in formation during a total force flyover abov More
Local nurses and first responders watch as aircraft from Luke Air Force Base, to include the 56th Fighter Wing and 944th Fighter Wing, along with Arizona National Guard 161st Air Refueling Wing, conduct a flyov More
Arizona National Guard service members set up a Federal Medical Station on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, Ariz., to support COVID-19 health care May 02, 2020. The Arizona National Guard activated more than 800 Ar More
Local nurses and first responders watch as Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., to include the 56th Fighter Wing and the 944th Fighter Wing, along with the Arizona Air National Guard 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, c More
Arizona Guardsmen direct visitor check-in at a temporary COVID-19 testing site May 2, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. The Arizona Department of Health Services and Gov. Doug Ducey, along with personnel support from the More
Specialist Louis Mirabelli, 2-149th Det. 1 of Marana, conducts training for medical personnel who will soon facilitate official COVID-19 testing of Arizona National Guard members, May 6, 2020 at Papago Park Mil More
Personnel from the National Disaster Medical System and the Public Heath Service instruct Arizona National Guard service members, to include combat medics, on the operation of an alternate care facility on the More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing in Tucson, follows in formation behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during a flyover of the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona May 7, 2020.The fl More
Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Director, and Col. Tom Leeper, AZNG State Surgeon, visit AZNG soldiers and National Disaster Medical System and Public Heath Se More
Soldiers pick up 50 pallets of dog food bound for Navajo Nation from the Nestle Purina plant, May 11, 2020 in Flagstaff, Ariz. The AZNG remains ready to assist the Navajo Nation in caring for all those affected More
area residents May 14, 2020 at a local food bank in Phoenix. Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to support grocery stores, food banks and other community needs during this state of emergency response More
National Guard Bureau Chief General Joseph Lengyel tours the Flagstaff Family Food Center with Executive Director Monica Foos, May 19, 2020 in Flagstaff, Ariz. Support from this location aides members of Coconi More
testing site on the Navajo Nation May 19, 2020, in Tonalea, Ariz. The Arizona Department of Health Services and Gov. Doug Ducey, along with personnel support from the Arizona National Guard, continue a statewid More
Arizona National Guard service members traveled to Henderson, Nev. to pick up food donated from a private company to be delivered to a local food bank in Mesa, Ariz., May 22, 2020. The donated food filled three More
Staff Sgt. Gisele Adanlete-Engram, 161st Medical Squadron, aerospace medical technician, puts on personal protection equipment before entering a COVID-19 hot zone, while Spc. Lynnrae Acothley, 996th Area Suppor More
Spc. Paige Curtiss, 253rd Engineer Battalion, food service specialist, puts on personal protection equipment before entering a COVID-19 hot zone at an alternate care facility on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, Ari More
Spc. Justin Myers, 996th Area Support Medical Company, combat medic, greets a member of the Public Heath Service June 2, 2020 at an alternate care facility on the Navajo Nation in Chinle, Ariz. Arizona National More
Arizona National Guard service members traveled to South Salt Lake City, Utah to pick up food from a Utah based food bank to be delivered to a local food bank in Mesa, Ariz., June 8, 2020. The Arizona National More
Arizona Army National Guard service members prepared and delivered boxes of groceries to area residents June 16, 2020 at a local food bank in Phoenix. Arizona Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen continue to support gro More
Arizona National Guard service members picked up food and supplies donated by Goodyear, Ariz. residents June 18, 2020. The food and supplies were then transported to the Hopi Veteran’s Center in Kykotsmovi, Ari More
Members of the Arizona National Guard dawn personal protective equipment at a mobile COVID-19 testing site for wild land firefighters at the rodeo grounds in Fort McDowell, Arizona, June 24, 2020. The testing e More