February 2012 Drill-in-the-Life

Members of the 162nd Force Support Squadron prepare chicken for lunch Feb. 11. Over the drill weekend the dining facility was evaluated as a candidate for the Air National Guard’s Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Disney Food Service Award. The team earned an “Excellent” rating from visiting inspectors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hollie Hansen)

February 2012 Drill-in-th-Life

A member of the 162nd Medical Group give a flu shot to a fellow Airman Feb. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Hollie Hansen)

February 2012 Drill-in-the-Life

Senior Airman Patrick Mickey helps cook lunch for about 800 Airmen Feb. 11. Over the drill weekend the dining facility and the force support squadron were evaluated as a candidate for the Air National Guard’s Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Disney Food Service Award. Mickey was singled out as the Air National Guard Excellence Nominee during the evaluation. He will be invited to attend the Culinary Institute of America education program in St. Helena, Calif., next November. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dave Neve)

Four Chiefs from Sunnyside High School

(From the left) Chief Master Sgt. Gil Quiroz, Senior Master Sgt. Sandra Ahern, Chief Master Sgt. Edisa Salcido and Chief Master Sgt. George Silvas gather to congratulate Sergeant Ahern on her pending promotion to the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank. The four are graduates from nearby Sunnyside High School. They, like many unit members, represent the wing’s connection to the Tucson community and are examples of the career opportunities the Guard offers those who serve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Gabe Johnson)

Remembering El Dorado Canyon

Arizona Air National Guardsman Tech. Sgt. Pamela McNair-Foust, a former active duty weapons load crew chief, holds up a piece of history – a munitions solenoid left over from Operation El Dorado Canyon. McNair-Foust joined the 162nd Fighter Wing in 2009 after a break in service and credits her pride in serving to her experience in the first U.S. operation in Libya. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Gabe Johnson)

Remembering El Dorado Canyon

Tech. Sgt. Pamela McNair-Foust operates a weapons loading vehicle known as a jammer at RAF Lakenheath England during the 1985 U.S. Air Forces in Europe “Loadeo” competition. McNair-Foust armed four of the F-111 aircraft used in the U.S. military’s 1986 Operation El Dorado Canyon. Today she assists international F-16 student pilots in training at the 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo)