• Upcoming RIF will have base-wide impact

    Due to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission' s recommendations to reshape the Department of Defense's structure, the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke will lose all 17 of their F-16s along with associated maintenance and operations personnel. As a result, 219 positions will have an impact on the

  • Tuskegee Airmen honored by 944th FW

    More than 50 original Tuskegee Airmen were honored at an airpark dedication ceremony Aug. 2 in front of the 944th Fighter Wing headquarters building here. The airpark, which features a static F-16 painted in World War II Tuskegee colors, is dedicated to the "Red Tail" warriors of the Tuskegee

  • Real-time information crucial to EOD mission

    Real time information is crucial if you're responsible for clearing Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq. Tactics, techniques, and technology constantly change in that fluid environment. The primary mission for the explosive ordnance disposal specialists assigned here is to clear the Barry M.

  • 'National Stop On Red Week' targets red light running

    The Arizona based Red Means Stop Coalition has joined forces with the Governor's Traffic Safety Advisory Council and the National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running in proclaiming Aug. 6 through 12 as National Stop On Red Week. "Arizona continues to be one of the most dangerous U.S. states for red

  • Weapons technician enjoys 'taste' of success

    A weapons technician with the 944th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron took two worlds and blended them together to create a recipe for success. Staff Sgt. Matthew Cariveau's dream to attend culinary school, become a chef and to eventually own his own business started with joining the Air Force Reserve.

  • First 944th Mission Support Group deployment a success

    Seventy-six members of the 944th Mission Support Group deployed June 2 through 11 to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, for annual tour training. The 944th team, which included members from logistics readiness, services, security forces, military personnel, civil engineer and communications, assisted

  • 944th CE deploys to El Salvador, adds wing to hospital

    Members of the 944th Civil Engineer and Medical Squadrons returned in May from a 90-day humanitarian mission in El Salvador. The reservists were participating in "New Horizons 2006," a joint military humanitarian exercise where they were tasked in constructing a pediatric wing for a hospital. It

  • PATRIOT Tuna exercise provides valuable training

    Sometimes playing war in the skies can become so routine you resort to changing venues. Such was the case with the 302nd Fighter Squadron. More than 100 944th Fighter Wing personnel deployed to Key West Naval Air Station, Fla., in June for a two-week deployment called PATRIOT Tuna. "We fight the F-5

  • 944th, 161st showcase Guard, Reserve to local business leaders

    The 944th Fighter Wing, in partnership with the Air National Guard's 161st Aerial Refueling Wing from Sky Harbor, took 34 local business leaders to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, on May 18. A KC-135 refueling aircraft, flown by the 161st was used to transport the guests to Lackland. During the