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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  • 944th ASTS hone skills with real world mission

    When you think of transportation in the Air Force one usually thinks about the Logistics Readiness Squadron but there is another unit that moves a very special cargo. That unit is the Aeromedical Staging Squadron. A six-member team from the 944th ASTS, Luke Air Force Base, recently spent their two

  • Call for nominations: Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX

    Nominations are being accepted and reviewed for inclusion in Portraits in Courage, Vol. IX, now through Oct. 13."For seven years now Portraits in Courage has told Airmen's stories of courage, valor and heroism," said Lt. Col. Paul Baldwin, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Engagement

  • CSAF Call to Airmen: 2015 Reading List

    For the past eight years the chiefs of staff of the Air Force along with the chief master sergeants of the Air Force, have created a comprehensive reading list of motivating and inspiring material that invigorates and gives a perspective to Airmen in their Air Force careers, highlighting a common

  • 944th ASTS Airmen jump into action

    The mystique of Friday the 13th has always been linked to negative occurrences. On the afternoon of Friday, July 13, 2014 near the south gate entrance of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona this day will forever also be linked with an opportunity to help people in need. Three 944thAeromedical Staging

  • Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

    Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

  • Brothers flying in sister services

    When it comes to the word "wingman," brothers Kurt and Arthur Bruggeman have taken it to a new level. U.S. Air Force Major Kurt Bruggeman, assigned to the 414th Fighter Group at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and U.S. Marine Corps Major Arthur Bruggeman, currently attending the U.S. Naval War

  • Social media requires care, caution with political material

    Most Americans are born with a political rattle in their hands, and learn to shake it early. While U.S. culture promotes opinions and debate, the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force and Air Reserve Personnel Center wish to remind Airmen that, while on active duty - and even for reservists who may

  • 414th AMMO troop excels

    During the week she wears casual or business attire but as a Citizen Airmen in the Air Force Reserves, she is often called upon to don her military uniform.Tech Sgt. Victoria Hubbard from the 414th Maintenance Squadron recently deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, as a