An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 924th Fighter Group of the 944th Fighter Wing climbs into the sky during a demonstration as part of Exercise Desert Hammer at Barry M. Goldwater Range East near Gila Bend, Ariz., Nov. 14, 2024. This large-scale exercise showcases the adaptability of Mission Ready Airmen, advancing the skills needed to thrive in the rapidly evolving challenges of global competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Dastas)

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  • Multinational first responders extinguish fire

    The Kuwaiti firefighters worked side-by-side with the American firemen and they were able to put the fire out before it spread to other buildings and equipment nearby, said Kuwaiti Brig. Gen. Omar E. Al-Marshoud, Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base fire chief.

  • Reimbursement increase for inactive duty training

    Some Reserve Citizen Airmen attending inactive duty training outside normal commuting distances at Air Force Reserve locations will be seeing an increase in the maximum reimbursement for actual travel expenses under a revision to the Joint Travel Regulation. In order for Reservists to be eligible

  • ASTS Airmen train with ANG, VA

    Airmen with the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron recently participated in a multi-agency exercise to train on moving patients during a simulated emergency. The National Disaster Medical System exercise, spearheaded by Phoenix Veterans Affairs in partnership with the Arizona Air National Guard at

  • 944 FW Chaplain team wins 5 of 5 awards

    The chaplain team from the 944th Fighter Wing brought home five out five award categories for the 2017 U.S. Air Force Reserve Command Chaplain Corps Awards.

  • Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform

    Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.

  • 944th gains career advisory recognition, will receive additional support

    Air Force Reserve Command recently announced 39 new full-time career assistance advisor positions command-wide. To empower these new advisors, they will be equipped with the tools and training to best support Airmen as it relates to incentives, career counseling, and professional enhancement

  • Networking the past to the present

    In the military environment of constant movement and regular relocations, lineage is a remote endeavor for many individuals involved in inaugural programs. Despite the military culture of fluidity, the 944th Fighter Wing has had the fortune of continuity from the beginning of integrated systems

  • Arizona sisters deploy downrange

    Mora and Delgado are step-sisters deployed from the 944th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and have consistently been linked together throughout their lives and currently find themselves together again, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.