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562nd Air Force Band heads to Tucson to Support Lt Gen Wyatt

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  • By MSgt Gerald Lockwood
  • 562nd Air Force Band
562nd Air Force Band in on the road again --  "On the Road Again" - Nine members of the 562 AF Band packed up and headed out to Tucson Arizona on 26 October to support Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, who hosted a Business and Industry Days event at the Air Guard's international F-16 training unit. Nearly 100 business leaders from the Western United States and Guam converged on Arizona's 162nd Fighter Wing here at Tucson International Airport Oct. 27-28 to learn about the Air National Guard's mission and people. The event provided employers a clear picture of how Guardsmen simultaneously serve the nation and the civilian work force. "We hope to show them a day in the life of their Airmen. By running them through the different venues we have planned for them here they'll have a deeper appreciation for their Airmen and likewise will understand that our Airmen appreciate what our employers do for them," he said. The 562 AF Band provided a variety of music during a "Combat Dinner" where guests were served food prepared from a mobile dining facility. The following night the 562 AF Band performed for the guests at the Pima Air Museum. It was a whirl wind event with long road trips across the Southwest desert plains which was well received by the military and civilian leadership.