• Operation Reserve Kids Engages Families

    The 944th FW A&FRC hosted 43 youth here, ages 6 to 15, as they participated in Operation Reserve Kids, April 6. The event provided participants with insight into what their parents experience during deployment. The intent of the program is to reduce stress for families during separation.

  • D&TF prepares recruits for military service

    In order to assist the young men and women in Arizona who enlist in the Air Force Reserve, in 2012, the 944th Fighter Wing implemented a training program for enlistees to commit themselves before shipping to Basic Military Training.

  • F-35 maintainer is on his way to becoming an F-35 pilot

    Staff Sgt. Andrew Martin, a Reserve Citizen Airman crew chief assigned to the 944th Fighter Wing’s Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, knew at the age of 5 he wanted to be a pilot. After his 22-year dream, he will attend Officer Training School to become an F-35 pilot.

  • Tenth Air Force announces OAY winners

    The Tenth Air Force 2018 Outstanding Airmen of the year winner results are official, Feb. 18. Below are the names of your winners:2018 Tenth Air Force Airman of the Year- Senior Airman Caryn N. Frederick, 19th SpaceOperations Squadron, 310th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.2018 Tenth

  • The 944 FW 2018 Annual Awards best

    The 2018 944th Fighter Wing Annual Award winners were honored during an “Aloha” themed black tie gala held at the Renaissance Hotel, Glendale, Arizona, on February 9.

  • 944 FW colonel selects

    Please join us in congratulating our newest Colonel selects. This is a great honor and a testament of our member's accomplishments and commitment to excellence. Congratulations and well done!Colonel (sel) Darrel Hubbard, 924th Operation Support FlightColonel (sel) Abel Ramos, 47th Fighter

  • Reserve spouse to memorialize fallen EOD Airman

    The spouse of a Reserve Citizen Airman here at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, recently sculpted a bust of Senior Airman Daniel Johnson, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Johnson was killed in action Oct. 5, 2010 while serving

  • Robinson takes command of the Ninjas

    As the sun rises over the Saguaros of the Arizona desert, Lt. Col. Eric C. Puels, 944th Operations Group Detachment 2 outgoing commander, passes the torch to Lt. Col. Justin Robinson, 944th OG/Det 2 incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony here, December 7.

  • Serving underserved communities

    Tech. Sgt. Renelle Conner, 944th Medical Squadron dental flight chief and Reserve Citizen Airman, is working toward becoming an orthodontist. A member of the Yakama Native American Nation, in her hometown of Toppenish, Washington, Conner is committed to serving underserved communities.

  • Getting the job done

    Thirty 944th FW honorary commander’s and local civic leaders, led by Col. Robert Tofil, 944th FW vice commander, were flown on a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The tour was an opportunity for the civic leaders to