The 162nd consists of the following units: On 1 July 1969, the Arizona Air National Guard 152nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 162nd Tactical Fighter Training Group was established by the National Guard Bureau.

As part of Tactical Air Command, the 162nd TFTG's mission was producing combat-ready pilots for the F-100 aircraft.

Shortly afterward, the unit formed the Air National Guard Fighter Weapons School (FWS) in Tucson.

This school taught Air Guard and Reserve fighter pilots from throughout the country to effectively use advanced tactics and weapons technology.

Beginning in April of that year, the 162nd began training fighter pilots for the Republic of Singapore, followed in 1993 by Bahrain, by Portugal in 1994, and by Thailand, Indonesia and Turkey in 1995.

The unit was designated a wing in October 1995 and the international training mission continued to expand, adding Belgium in 1996 followed by Jordan and Norway in the first half of 1997.

Italy sent their first pilot to Tucson in October 2000, Greece began training with the wing in January 2001 and the United Arab Emirates sent their first students in August 2001.

Mobile Training Teams have conducted classes in numerous countries around the world, most recently in Turkey, the Netherlands, Thailand and Poland.

This air-to-ground training program taught current F-16 air defense pilots how to employ the F-16 in the ground attack mission.

In the days and weeks that followed, the wing met every requirement of this new air defense mission, dubbed Operation Noble Eagle, with outstanding results.

The 162nd Fighter Wing now features new modern buildings, up-to-date equipment and continually updated technology that keeps pace with its rapidly changing roles and missions.

The decision was made to instead deliver eight of the fighters to Tucson and continue the Iraqi Air Force pilots' training there.

The Arizona ANG's 162nd Wing was chosen to provide the training due to its already established experience with foreign students.

[3] Aircraft flown through the years: This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency