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Arizona Guard Advances Agile Combat Training with MQ-9 Reaper
March 20, 2026 — DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.- An MQ-9 Reaper from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 214th Attack Group landed here March 10, marking the first time the aircraft has operated from the...

Arizona Air Guard HazMat Exercise to Strengthen Joint Capabilities
February 17, 2026 — PHOENIX, Ariz. — Emergency management Airmen and partner agencies from across Arizona gathered for the second annual Arizona Air National Guard HazMat Jamboree, hosted by the 161st Air Refueling Wing...

Arizona and Pennsylvania Air Guards Train Together in Montana
June 6, 2025 — FORT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Mont. – More than 100 security forces Airmen from Arizona and Pennsylvania conducted five days of joint annual training in Helena, Montana, June 2-6.The defenders from the...

Arizona Airmen Host German Proficiency Badge Assessment
March 28, 2025 — PHOENIX - The Arizona Air National Guard hosted German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge testing March 24-28, with 32 Airmen and Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps attempting to earn the coveted...

Hawaii, Arizona Air Guard Conduct Readiness Training
April 17, 2023 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Hawaii and Arizona Air National Guard members completed Home Station Readiness Training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam on April 7.The weeklong training...

Arizona Guard Unit Tests Readiness in ANG Flyaway Exercise
October 26, 2022 — MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Airmen from the 161st Air Refueling Wing conducted the Air National Guard’s first multiday flyaway readiness exercise by an air refueling wing Oct. 12-17 to demonstrate the...

Dutch Wrap up 32 Years of Flying with Tucson Air Guard
August 2, 2022 — MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. – U.S. and Dutch dignitaries and Air National Guard Airmen and Royal Netherlands Air Force personnel celebrated the end of an era as the RNLAF landed their last...

Nevada, Arizona Guard train for hazardous situations
April 20, 2022 — APEX, Nev. – Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen teamed with the Arizona Air Guard last week to test their ability to cohesively respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear situations.The...

Arizona FSRT Airmen return to in-person, combined training
April 18, 2022 — LAS VEGAS, Nevada - An 11-person Fatality Search and Recovery Team from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Force Support Squadron trained in person this week in Las Vegas with other Air and Army...

Arizona National Guard participates in air defense exercise
January 18, 2022 — DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. – Arizona National Guard Airmen assigned to Detachment 2, 162nd Wing, participated in the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) exercise Felix Hawk over Southern...

California, Arizona Guardsmen practice water survival skills
September 1, 2021 — SAN DIEGO - Nearly 100 Air National Guardsmen from two units completed water survival training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.Pilots and aircrew flight equipment technicians from the 162nd Wing,...

Civil Engineer Copperheads increase readiness with training
August 9, 2021 — NEW LONDON, N.C. – Arizona Air National Guard Airmen from the 161st Civil Engineer Squadron received hands-on readiness training at the 145th Civil Engineer Squadron Regional Training Site in North...

SCNG helps provide free medical care in Midwest training
June 22, 2021 — SIKESTON, Mo. – More than 40 Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard traveled to the Midwest to help provide free medical and food services to hundreds of people in underserved...

Northern Thaw exercise concludes at Volk Field
April 15, 2021 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, known for lighting up the skies with the annual Northern Lightning exercise, hosted multiple units from around the country for the...

Arizona Air Guard strengthens US-UK military partnership
March 10, 2021 — GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. – Whether it’s providing air refueling for international pilot training flights or contributing unique perspective during State Partnership Program...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response