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  • Lt. Col. John Wynne, 301st Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, smiles after completing his 4,000th flying hour in the F-16. Colonel Wynne is the 24th F-16 pilot to achieve that flying feat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Gerry Brown)

    301st FS pilot soars past 4,000 hours in F-16

    As a young Air Force brat, Lt. Col. John Wynne dreamed of one day being an officer just like his dad. "I really just wanted to follow my father's footsteps by being an Air Force officer first, a pilot second," he said. "When I got my first taste of flying as a cadet at the Air Force Academy, I knew it was for me." During a training mission Sept. 12

  • President signs ESGR Week Proclamation

    President George W. Bush signed a Proclamation Sept. 12 declaring this week as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week 2008. His proclamation is as follows:Throughout history, America has counted on brave individuals willing to put on the uniform to protect our land and defend our way of life. This week we honor and recognize the
  • For more information on Political Dos and Don'ts refer to AFI 51-902, Political Activities by Members of the U.S. Air Force, or contact the 48th Fighter Wing Legal Office at 226-3553.

    Do's and Don'ts for political activities

    The Department of Defense maintains a long-standing policy that DOD personnel acting in their official capacity may not engage in activities that associate DOD with any partisan political campaign or election, candidate, cause or issue and members not on active duty should avoid political activities that imply or appear to imply official
  • Tech. Sgt. Erin Buchanan, 944th Mission Support Flight customer service chief, is the 944th Fighter Wing's Spotlight for Sept. 15. She says she serves in the military to help provide freedom and protection for her family, friends and citizens of this country.

    944th FW Spotlight - Sept. 15, 2008

    Tech. Sgt. Erin Buchanan944th Mission Support Flight customer service chiefHometown: San Marcos, TexasYears in service: 17Years in 944th Fighter Wing: 15Family: Husband, R.J.; son, Kyle and daughter, KoriCivilian job: Air Reserve TechnicianGoals: Pass Career Development Course and get promoted to master sergeantHobbies: Running and playing with my

  • Wing conducts blood drive

    The 944th Fighter Wing will team up with United Blood Services for a blood drive Oct. 5, 2008. A UBS bus will be parked behind building 988 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All donors at the wing drives will automatically be entered daily to win one of two pairs of tickets to the Grand Canyon Railway.Volunteer blood donors contribute to nearly all the

  • Officials announce September 944th FW promotions

    The following individuals, organization indicated, are promoted effective Sept. 1, 2008, to the rank indicated: Elise Bell, master sergeant, 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Gillian Taylor Dorsett, technical sergeant, 944th Fighter Wing Christopher Marchant, staff sergeant, 944th Civil Engineer Squadron Lindsey Simmons, staff sergeant, 944th ASTS
  • A New Mexico Air National Guard F-16 prepares to be refueled Sept. 9, 2008, by the Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing on the way to Colorado Springs, Colo. Thirty-one community members joined the 944th Fighter Wing from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and the Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing from Sky Harbor International Airport for a civic leader tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout)

    Local community members learn about Air Force

    The 944th Fighter Wing and the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing showcased the Air Force's Total Force Integration to 31 local civic leaders Sept. 9 and 10 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 161st ARW provided transportation to the group via a KC-135. In route to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., two F-16s from the New Mexico Air
  • Maj. Kurt Kochendarfer, 301st Fighter Squadron pilot, glides along underwater before surfacing to do the backstroke as part of the 200-meter team medley in the Luke Intramural swim meet Aug. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class C.J. Hatch)

    Makin' waves

  • Officials announce May 944th FW promotions

    The following individuals, organization indicated, are promoted effective April 1, 2008, to the rank indicated:Sarah Dunbar, master sergeant, 944th Aeromedical Staging SquadronIsmael Bucio, technical sergeant, 555th Red Horse SquadronKimberlycay Fiasco, staff sergeant, 555th RHSErika Mays, staff sergeant, 944th Services FlightWilliam McCracken,

  • Officials announce April 944th FW promotions

    The following individuals, organization indicated, are promoted effective April 1, 2008, to the rank indicated:Vivian Charity, master sergeant, 944th Fighter WingChin Cox, master sergeant, 944th Aeromedical Staging SquadronDavid Drayovitch, master sergeant, 944th Civil Engineer SquadronPhillip Hayes, master sergeant, 555th Red Horse SquadronKenneth
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