The 161st Air Refueling Wing / 197 Air Refueling Squadron is located on the south side of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Our primary mission is in-flight refueling. The unit is comprised of one flying squadron, the 197th ARS flying the KC-135R aircraft. We employ about 900 Traditional Guardsmen and about 300 full-time personnel. The Wing convenes one UPT and one rated selection board each year and will normally select two to four candidates. If selected as an alternate, it does not guarantee future selection for a training slot. If you are not bumped up to a primary spot before the next board convenes, you will have to re-compete with all other applicants. With respect to our operations, we routinely fly 2-4 local sorties daily and 1-2 aircraft are deployed stateside or overseas at any given time. If selected for a pilot position, your obligation to the Air National Guard will be 10 years of service upon completion of training. You will be required to fly at least 4 sorties per month, attend 1 drill weekend each month and be available for off base deployments each quarter. 2021 POC: Capt Shane Kirwan 161ARWpilothiring@gmail.com 602-302-9030 2022 POC: Lt Col Jordan Birt 161ARWpilothiring@gmail.com 602-302-9030