Reserve commander visits 944th Citizen Airmen Published Jan. 16, 2018 By 944th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 944th Fighter Wing LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing welcomed the commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller during the January Unit Training Assembly.Miller spent three days at the home of the F-35 Lightening II, joining 944th FW Reservists as they went through their monthly training events. “I look at all of you as our leaders,” Miller told security forces Airmen. “This is how you need to look at yourselves and know you can make a difference.”Miller, escorted by Col. Bryan Cook, 944th FW commander, walked around the 944th campus, meeting Citizen Airmen and spending time in their training classes.Miller took time to sit down with the wing's youngest Reservists and answered questions during a Sunday luncheon. Miller and the Reserve Citizen Airmen discussed their backgrounds personally and professionally, charitable work, aircraft, and self-improvement.“It isn’t just me, it is all of us,” Miller said when speaking to the young group of Airmen. “None of us are in this alone. As young as all of you are, I look at you as our leaders. You can all make a difference.”Miller also talked to the Development and Training Flight, a program for civilians actively in the Air Force Reserve recruiting process and waiting on a Basic Military Training class date. While at the D&TF, she performed an enlistment ceremony and swore in the newest member of the 944 FW.“As you’re standing here getting ready to enter the Air Force, what I need from you is for you to be you,” said Miller. “You wouldn’t be standing here if it was not in your heart to be an Airman.”“It takes amazing Americans to stand up and say they want to be a part of this,” she added. “This is what makes you great.”For nearly 70 years, Reserve Citizen Airmen have been the cornerstone of the successful defense of our nation by providing combat-ready forces to meet the needs of combatant commanders.The Air Force Reserve is an integral part of the Total Force in mission areas such as the F-35 Lightening II.