Photos: The fighters of 162nd Wing ANG at Tucson airport
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Ready to fight: Nearly 80 F-16 Fighting Falcons the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard are stationed at Tucson International Airport. The wing was established in 1956 and has trained thousands of U.S. and foreign fighter pilots.
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Sr. Airman Trevor Kring works on the tail of an F-16 of the 162nd Wing at the Arizona Air National Guard, 1700 E. Valencia Rd, on Friday August 19, 2016.
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Sr. Airman Trevor Kring works on the tail of a F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 162nd Wing at the Arizona Air National Guard, 1700 E. Valencia Rd, on Friday August 19, 2016.
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Sr. Airman Gabriel Baker, left, and Staff Sgt. Charlie Desiato, conduct a removal and inspection on a F-16 fighter of the 162nd Wing at the Arizona Air National Guard, 1700 E. Valencia Rd, on Friday August 19, 2016.
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Staff Sgt. David Lunsford works on the nose of a F-16 fighter of the 162nd Wing at the Arizona Air National Guard, 1700 E. Valencia Rd, on Friday August 19, 2016.
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A pilot climbs into the cockpit of a F-16 of the 162nd Wing at the Arizona Air National Guard, 1700 E. Valencia Rd, on Friday August 19, 2016.
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A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons in the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard take off at the Tucson International Airport on August 19, 2016.
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A pair of F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard take off at the Tucson International Airport on August 19, 2016.
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The afterburner of the 16-ft. long, 3,218-pound, 47,600 horsepower Pratt & Whitney F100-220E engine, sends flames down an exhaust tube from its test stand in one of two Hush Houses operated by the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard at Tucson International Airport in 2008
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Staff Sgt. Sergio Mendoza gives the thumbs up to proceed as Staff Sgt. David Pazak prepares to power up the Pratt & Whitney F100-220E jet engine that is undergoing an acceptance test at the Hush House at the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard at Tucson International Airport in 2008.
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Controls in the test cell, a small control room inside a Hush House, are used for testing of jet engines at the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard at Tucson International Airport Thursday in 2008.
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Unit members of the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard on base with an F-100 aircraft. Undated photo.
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An Arizona Air National Guard F-100 fighter takes off from Tucson International Airport in June, 1965.
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Arizona Air National Guard F-100 fighters airborne over Southern Arizona in June, 1965.
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U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) (right) chats with 1st Lt. Wes Chambers, of the 152nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, in 1959. The two flew a F100F jet trainer off the guard base at Tucson Municipal Airport as Air Force Reserve Col. Goldwater took part of his annual two weeks' active duty.
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Arizona Air Guard Capt. Jerry Wilper of the 162nd Fighter Group flying his A7 Corsair fighter jet while flanked by wingmen during a flight near Tucson in November, 1983.
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An F-16 aircraft taxis toward a Tucson International Airport runway for a flight at the Air National Guard 162nd Wing.
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Senior Airman Drew Martin, of the 195th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, secures a panel after working on a circuit breaker in this F-16 aircraft at the Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Wing in 2015.
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An Arizona Air National Guard F16 takes off as it passes the $42 million control tower which is under construction during regular daily activities at Tucson International Airport in 2015.
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- Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star
Sr. Airman Gabriel Baker, left, and Staff Sgt. Charlie Desiato, conduct a removal and inspection on a F-16 fighter of the 162nd Wing at the Arizona Air National Guard, 1700 E. Valencia Rd, on Friday August 19, 2016.
162nd Wing / Arizona Air Guard
- Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
The afterburner of the 16-ft. long, 3,218-pound, 47,600 horsepower Pratt & Whitney F100-220E engine, sends flames down an exhaust tube from its test stand in one of two Hush Houses operated by the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard at Tucson International Airport in 2008
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- Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star
Staff Sgt. Sergio Mendoza gives the thumbs up to proceed as Staff Sgt. David Pazak prepares to power up the Pratt & Whitney F100-220E jet engine that is undergoing an acceptance test at the Hush House at the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard at Tucson International Airport in 2008.
162nd Wing / Arizona Air Guard
- JEFFRY SCOTT
Controls in the test cell, a small control room inside a Hush House, are used for testing of jet engines at the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard at Tucson International Airport Thursday in 2008.
162nd Wing / Arizona Air Guard
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U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) (right) chats with 1st Lt. Wes Chambers, of the 152nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, in 1959. The two flew a F100F jet trainer off the guard base at Tucson Municipal Airport as Air Force Reserve Col. Goldwater took part of his annual two weeks' active duty.
162nd Wing / Arizona Air Guard
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Senior Airman Drew Martin, of the 195th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, secures a panel after working on a circuit breaker in this F-16 aircraft at the Arizona Air National Guard 162nd Fighter Wing in 2015.
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An Arizona Air National Guard F16 takes off as it passes the $42 million control tower which is under construction during regular daily activities at Tucson International Airport in 2015.
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Included in the Trump administration’s proposal is a $1.3 billion cut to the National Guard and Reserve Equipment budget, which funds the Air Guard and Reserve Test Center hosted by the 162nd Wing here.
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