944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen and Arizona Army National Guard personnel work together to carry a simulated patient on a stretcher during UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter medevac training at Goodyear Phoenix Airport, Goodyear, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2024. The training emphasized joint interoperability and patient loading procedures in preparation for Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1, scheduled for November. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)
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An infographic highlights the 944th Medical Squadron's approach to building a culture of fitness, emphasizing team-based fitness, resilience, and the celebration of milestones. The squadron recently celebrated 14 months of zero fitness test failures, achieved through practices that fostered a supportive and cohesive environment. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
944th Fighter Wing personnel lift the F-16 static display onto its platform at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2024. The restoration project pays homage to the wing's history and the contributions of its members of the past and present, with a tail flash honoring the 302nd Fighter Squadron and the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
In an effort to boost both recruiting and retention, the Air Force Reserve has increased its Officer and Enlisted Incentive Bonus Program for fiscal year 2025.
An A-10 Thunderbolt II makes a low pass over the Barry M. Goldwater Range near Gila Bend, Ariz., during Hawgsmoke 2024 on Sept. 13, 2024. The event brought together 13 teams to compete in what may be the last large-scale gathering of A-10 squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
Master Sgt. Michael Brick, assistant fire chief of health and safety for the 944th Fighter Wing, participates in the 9/11 Remembrance 5K in full firefighting gear on Sept. 8, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Brick’s participation honored the firefighters who died on 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)
Colonel Todd “Riddler” Riddle, 944th Fighter Wing commander, addresses more than 600 Reserve Citizen Airmen during a commander’s call at Luke Air force Bae, Ariz., Sept. 7, 2024. Riddle discussed the importance of preparedness, personal resources available to Airmen, and fostering connections within the unit to ensure mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)
Reserve Citizen Airman Tech. Sgt. Orlando Rodriguez, senior enlisted leader for the 944th Operations Group Detachment 1 at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, stands on the flight line with his firefighter helmet at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., on Sept. 4, 2024. Rodriguez balances his Air Force duties with volunteer firefighting in his community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Timothy “Scream” Mitchell, an A-10 instructor pilot and flight commander with the 47th Fighter Squadron, stands in front of the first A-10C Thunderbolt II he flew, tail number 9154, on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2024. Mitchell, a veteran A-10 pilot, was recently recognized with a safety award for his quick-thinking actions during an in-flight emergency, underscoring the critical importance of the Warthog in close air support operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
Reserve Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Christopher "Lube" Lowe, F-35 instructor pilot and 56th Operations Group deputy commander, shakes hands with Airman 1st Class Christian Dickinson, an active-duty crew chief with the 63rd Fighter Squadron, after completing his 1,000th flight hour in the F-35 Lightning II at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2024. The milestone flight underscores the teamwork between pilots and ground crews in the 944th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 944th Fighter Wing’s Aeromedical Staging Squadron conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., May 8, 2024, during their 2-week annual tour. The Air Force's announcement, earlier this year, outlined a focus on developing people, generating readiness, and projecting power, with a notable shift toward hands-on, realistic training environments. The training scenarios had the Reserve Citizen Airmen armed with paintball guns while they sought to care for casualties with hemorrhaging wounds in a battlefield environment with enemy aggressors attacking them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
Military children of the 944th Fighter Wing experience a day in the life of their parents during Operation Reserve Kids at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., April 7, 2024. The event, hosted by 944th FW Military and Family Readiness, gave 85 children an opportunity to learn about what their parents experience when going through a deployment.
More than 75 Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 944th Fighter Wing, along with 10 Airmen from the 56th Fighter Wing, conducted ‘Ready Airmen Training’ during what was dubbed “Field Training Exercise Desert Anvil”, the first of its kind hosted by the 944th Mission Support Group with the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Florence Military Reservation in Florence, Ariz., Apr. 5-6, 2024. The mission of this training was for Airmen to transcend the boundaries of their usual roles and embrace the unpredictability of combat through a rigorous training regimen designed to mirror the complexities of modern warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken)
The 944th Fighter Wing mission video highlights the wing's air frames, Citizen Airmen, and its capabilities as well as its geographically separated units. (U.S. Air Force video footage contributed by Maj. Christopher Vasquez, Master Sgt. Courtney Richardson, Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken, Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)
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