• Family care plan change addresses custody questions

    A recent change in Defense Department policy highlights why servicemembers and deployable civilians, who also are custodial parents, may want to seek legal help in arranging their children's care during deployment.DOD Instruction 1342.19, "Family Care Plans," was revised in May to require such plans

  • Energy Awareness Month underway: SECAF, CSAF urge energy conservation

    October stands as the federal government's Energy Awareness Month and the Air Force is renewing its commitment to saving power. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Gen. Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff, lead the charge calling on Airmen worldwide to think of ways to conserve and reduce power

  • Don't take chances: get a flu shot

    If nine out of 10 people who played the lottery actually won, who wouldn't want to give it a try?When it comes to flu shots, it's the same odds. Nine out of 10 healthy people who get a seasonal flu shot don't get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.With flu season

  • 944th FW fire chief reflects on Iraq deployment

    The 944th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief returned in August from a four-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq.A fire chief with Rural/Metro fire department Pima County in his civilian job, Chief Master Sgt. Tom Brandhuber said his job while deployed was much like his job at home. He

  • 'Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win' to be Air Force motto

    Incorporating extensive inputs from all ranks and career fields in the development effort, Airmen have selected "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" as the service's motto. An enduring statement of Airmen's pride in their service, the motto is a two-part expression -- a call to action, with a response of

  • 944th FW announces 3rd quarter award winners

    The following individuals are 2010 third quarter award winners for the 944th Fighter Wing:Airman: Senior Airman Rochelle Breitkreitz, 944th Aeromedical Staging SquadronNCO: Tech. Sgt. Henry Ruiz, Jr., 944th Medical SquadronSenior NCO: Master Sgt. Michelle Harvey, 944th Mission Support FlightCompany

  • Wing's AF outstanding Airman in the national spotlight

    The true impact of his selection as one of the 12 Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year became evident to Master Sgt. Stephen Hunter, 944th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, during a solid week of events highlighted by a formal dinner honoring the group of 12 at the

  • Uniform changes go into effect Oct. 1

    Oct. 1 not only signals the beginning of a new fiscal year, it also signifies the time when many uniform changes come into effect. The following is a list of upcoming changes: -- The 2EXX, 3AXXX and 3CXXX legacy badges will no longer be worn.-- The green fleece outer garment must have name, service

  • Wing promotes 3 under Promotion Enhancement Program

    The following wing members have been promoted under PEP effective Oct. 1, 2010:To technical sergeant: Staff Sgt. Jennifer B. Favela, 944th Civil Engineer SquadronTo master sergeant: Tech. Sgt. Michael D. Hill, 944th Medical Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Joyce A. Panus, 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron

  • 944th FW Airman named "Tuskegee Airman of the Week", Sept. 4-11

    Staff Sgt. Andrea Vail, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group Air Force Theater Hospital command and control technician, is the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's Tuskegee Airman of the Week for Sept. 4-11, 2010. Sergeant Vail, a native of Goodyear, Ariz., is deployed from the 944th Medical Squadron at Luke