Arizona Air National Guard
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The Arizona Air National Guard is the branch of the United States
Air National Guard
operating within the state of Arizona
. It was founded by Barry Goldwater
, and was integrated
two years before President
Truman's military integration
order.
United States
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Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
operating within the state of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. It was founded by Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
, and was integrated
Desegregation
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. Desegregation was long a focus of the American Civil Rights Movement, both before and after the United States Supreme Court's decision in...
two years before President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Truman's military integration
Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation . In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely...
order.
Units
Located in the Joint Force Headquarters in Phoenix, the Arizona Air National Guard has five major elements:http://www.azguard.gov/hqang/Arizona_Air_National_Guard_Hqs.htm- 161st Air Refueling Wing161st Air Refueling WingThe United States Air Force's 161st Air Refueling Wing is an Air National Guard aerial refueling unit located at Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona.-History:...
, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... - 162d Fighter Wing162d Fighter WingThe 162d Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force unit located at Tucson International Airport, near Tucson, Arizona.-Mission:The Air National Guard in Tucson is home to F-16 training for the U.S...
, Tucson International AirportTucson International AirportTucson International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located six miles south of the central business district of Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is the second largest and busiest airport in Arizona, after Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.- Overview... - 107th Air Control Squadron, Luke Air Force BaseLuke Air Force BaseLuke Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located seven miles west of the central business district of Glendale, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is also about west of Phoenix, Arizona....
- 111th Space Operations Squadron111th Space Operations SquadronThe United States Air Force's 111th Space Operations Squadron is an Air National Guard space communications unit located at Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona...
, Sky Harbor International Airport - 214th Reconnaissance Group214th Reconnaissance GroupThe 214th Reconnaissance Group is a group of the United States Air Force located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It is a component of the Arizona Air National Guard, and is one of the first Air National Guard units to fly the MQ-1 Predator....
, Davis-Monthan Air Force BaseDavis-Monthan Air Force BaseDavis–Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, and approximately south-southeast of downtown, Tucson, Arizona....