• 10th AF Command Chief Visits 944th Fighter Wing

    Chief Master Sgt. Elroy Combs, 10th Air Force command Chief, paid a short visit to the 944th Fighter Wing Oct. 13-14. Greeted by Col. Jose R. Monteagudo, 944th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Brandhuber, 944th Fighter Wing command chief, Combs used his time at Luke Air Force

  • Facts you need to know for the December MilPDS outage

    Military Personnel Data System (MilPDS), your record keeping system, will be undergoing an extensive upgrade during the month of December. The MilPDS R12 Upgrade is the most ambitious MilPDS project to date--the hardware is being moved and upgrades are being made to both the main application and

  • US general election is just around the corner

    The November 6th general election is just around the corner. For those of us in the military voting can be tricky. Capt. Derrick A. Young is the Voting Assistance Officer for the 944th Fighter Wing and can help guide the way. According the Federal Voting Assistance Program website, if you have not

  • Under Construction

    The 944th Fighter Wing headquarters is getting a facelift; while under construction several wing staff offices were relocated. The wing commander, command chief and the staff are temporally located on the East side of bldg. 988. If you require assistance from the Staff Judge Advocate office they

  • Aeromedical Staging Squadron teams up with Mayo Clinic Arizona

    The 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron achieved a readiness milestone here Sept. 9, when Col. Curtiss B. Cook, commander of the 944th ASTS, announced that Mayo Clinic Arizona approved his proposal to form an educational affiliation with the unit.The partnership will allow doctors, nurses and medical

  • Recruiter

    Senior Master Sgt. Christian M. Jorg, senior recruiter with the 944th Fighter Wing, a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit located at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., poses for a portrait in his office. Jorg transferred to the 944th FW from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. in August. The Recruiter's mission is to

  • Help is here...

    Mental health plays an essential role in shaping one's life. A person free of excessive anxiety, stress and worry is more capable of living life to the fullest. A mentally fit person maintains a positive self image and interacts well with co-workers, family and friends. With this in mind, the Air

  • Security forces fit to fight

    Members of the 944th Security Forces Squadron continually work to stay fit. Early each Sunday morning of the UTA's the squadron gathers together to spend an hour or more as a group performing physical fitness. The program helps create comrade within the ranks and has improved the overall fitness

  • Jones takes command of the 944th Operations Group

    The 944th Operations Group welcomed a new commander during a change-of-command ceremony here September 7. Col. Gregory Jones, former director of the F-35 Academic Training Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., succeeded Col. David Garfield as commander of the 944th Operations Group in a ceremony

  • 944th leaders stress safety over Labor Day weekend

    As we celebrate Labor Day weekend, I want to  thank each of you for your dedicated service and hard work.  Please take this weekend to enjoy some well needed time off to recharge and reflect. Be careful as you drive to visit family and friends and as you enjoy the various activities that the holiday