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Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Arizona National Guard is mobilizing for this weekend's Super Bowl

The Arizona National Guard is mobilizing to ensure safety at this weekend's Super Bowl. The event is expected to attract millions of people. Guard leaders have assembled what they call Joint Task Force Super Bowl. Air National Guard F- 16 pilots from the 162nd Wing in Tuscon will enforce the no-fly zone around the University of Phoenix Stadium. They'll be refueled by tankers from the 161st Air Refueling Wing. Arizona Army National Guard soldiers from the 2-285th Assault Helicopter Battalion have trained and plan to have UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters on standby. They they'll help emergency responders who need airlift and transport capability. Military police and communications specialists from the 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade are also rehearsing possible support operations.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

About the same precautions that are taken during regular season games,unbeknownst to those who attend.They've become so good at it that they are completely non invasive at doing so.The London game has unprecedented security.

Anonymous said...

More wasted taxpayer money! This is an outrage, they NFL should have to reimburse the state for the use of the guardsmen.

Anonymous said...

While the whole country is watching the super bowl they will probably hit a big target like the sears tower or the golden gate bridge.