Components
The Arizona Air National Guard consists of the following major unit:
- 161st Air Refueling Wing
- Established 12 December 1946 (as: 197th Fighter Squadron); operates: KC-135R Stratotankers
- Stationed at: Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Phoenix
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- Provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft.
- 162d Fighter Wing
- Established 1 July 1956 (as: 152d Fighter Interceptor Squadron); operates: F-16C/D Fighting Falcons
- Stationed at: Tucson Air National Guard Base, Tuscon
- Gained by: Air Education and Training Command
- The largest ANG fighter wing consisting of about 1,100 full-time members and 600 part-time citizen airmen. The wing consists of three squadrons and more than 70 F-16 aircraft. the 162d conducts international pilot training in support of foreign military sales (FMS) program.
- 214th Reconnaissance Group
- Established 29 August 2007; operates: MQ-1B Predators
- Stationed at: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tuscon
- Gained by: Air Combat Command
- The wing flies the MQ-1B Predator over Afghanistan via satellite from ground control stations in Tucson
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
- 107th Air Control Squadron
- Stationed at: Luke Air Force Base, Glendale
- Gained by: Air Education and Training Command
- It provides radar control to flying units operating in local airspaces. It operates and maintains extensive radar and communications to train student Weapons Directors for postings throughout the Air Force and Air National Guard.
- 111th Space Operations Squadron
- Stationed at: Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Phoenix
- Gained by: Air Force Space Command
- It is a space communications unit, being the military's first unit to operate free-floating balloons in the near space environment.
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