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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  • 944 FW Produces Excellence

    The 944th Fighter Wing produced yet another 10th Air Force stand out. On March 22 during the Unit Training Assembly Commander's Call, Senior Airman Perla Tapia Cordero, 69th Fighter Squadron personnel journeyman, was notified that she had won the 10th AF Airman of the Year Award. She is the third

  • 944th FW Community Service Team

      Members of the Aeromedical Staging Squadron spent time after work hours March 22 helping pick up trash around the South Gate Visitor Reception Center.The ASTS's Community Service Team led the initiative to help beautify the base.The newly formed team was co-founded by Capt. John Lewis, 944th ASTS

  • 944 FW Family Readiness Center open house

    After months of remodeling, the 944th Fighter Wing Family Readiness Center moved into their new offices and celebrated with an Open House during the March Unit Training Assembly.Their new location is in building 993, room 32 located near the main entry doors. "We received a lot of positive comments

  • April 2 is deadline to register for teen summer camps

    Teen dependents of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve employees have until April 2 to sign up for the Teen Aviation, Teen Leadership and Space Camps offered by the Air Force Personnel Services Directorate.Each camp has different eligibility requirements. (See attachments). Eligible applicants

  • Airman wears two uniforms

    Being in the Air Force Reserve gives Airmen the opportunity to serve their country while following their dreams to become just about anything in life. For some, the dream might be to be an actor or a musician, but for one 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight Airman, who is

  • Passing the Torch

    The 924th Fighter Group held a unit inactivation and assumption of command ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. March 8.At the ceremony the 45th Fighter Squadron was inactivated and the 47th Fighter Squadron took over its mission of augmenting the Air Combat Command as an A-10C training

  • Defense budget proposal affects Air Force Reserve units

    The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal 2015 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve.If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would increase the number of Reserve fighter wings equipped with F-16 fighters, create a classic associate B-1 bomber group, increase

  • Tips, info help guests make most of open house experience

    More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the "Lightning in the Desert" Air Show and Open House March 15 and 16. The event is open to the public and admission is free. It is two days of nonstop entertainment, but a few tips can help make the experience more pleasurable for guests.Traffic in

  • Hagel Outlines Budget Reducing Troop Strength, Force Structure

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has proposed cuts in military spending that include further reductions in troop strength and force structure in every military service in the coming year as part of an effort to prioritize U.S. strategic interests in the face of reduced resources after more than a