亚利桑那州队荣获战备奖

亚利桑那州空军国民警卫队的一架飞机最近获得了两项重要的指挥级奖项:2025 年美国空军机组人员飞行设备杰出空军储备组件计划和 2025 财年杰出机组人员飞行设备小型计划。

来源:美国国防部探索

MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. — The Arizona National Guard’s 162nd Wing’s Aircrew Flight Equipment, or AFE, flight recently earned two major command-level awards: the 2025 U.S. Air Force AFE Outstanding Air Reserve Component Program and the Fiscal Year 2025 Outstanding AFE Small Program.

Demonstrating exceptional efficiency and dedication, the multi-capable team completed more than 6,000 inspections during the award period, safeguarding flyers and more than 200 aircraft. Their rigorous safety and maintenance protocols directly enabled more than 9,600 sorties across eight F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons, fueling the wing's premier international training mission.

该航班的运营影响遍及全球,加强了联盟安全和关键战略联盟。 The AFE team facilitated the first-in-country F-16 flights for Slovakia and Bulgaria and secured Block 70 F-16 program training to ensure long-term mission success for partner nations.此外,该团队还精心策划了 300 多次训练迭代。

对精度和飞行员安全的承诺仍然是团队成功的基础。 The flight quality assurance program completed nearly 3,000 inspections and corrected 60 major errors, safeguarding pilots from the 162nd Wing, allied nations and joint units.

在联合部队一体化和现代化的展示中,AFE 团队获得了两个海军资助的技术员职位。这种合作关系促进了法伦海军航空站战斗机武器学校的降落伞检查,提高了飞行效率。

该航班的制度创新也塑造了更广泛的空军国民警卫队。在一次重大垂直检查中,该商店在现代化移动部署套件方面获得了顶级评级。 Assessors recognized the modernized kits as a benchmark and shared the procedures with Guard units nationwide to improve operational adaptability across the force.