Capt. Bob Peel, left in F-16C block 25 #84-1282 and Lt. Col. Tony Adamo, right in #84-1284, instructor pilots from the 162nd FW, fly over the Grand Canyon while supporting Operation Noble Eagle’s air sovereignty alert mission on November 24th, 2009. The Arizona ANG alert unit recently earned the 2009 Air Sovereignty Alert Unit of the Year award. [Photo by James Haseltine]
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News: Arizona's air defense unit named best in US [2010-04-20]
In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, the 162nd Fighter Wing, an Arizona Air National Guard F-16 training unit, took to the skies to protect the Southwest as part of Operation Noble Eagle - this month the unit was named the best air sovereignty alert force in the country.
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