Nov. 25, 2024 Desert Hammer Ignites Airmen Readiness Exercise Desert Hammer, hosted by the 944th Fighter Wing and joined by Airmen from the 56th Fighter Wing, sharpened Airmen readiness by immersing them in realistic deployment scenarios and cross-training them across multiple specialities to enhance adaptability in austere environments.
June 29, 2021 944 FSS top MPF in AFRC Col. (Ret.) Jim Greenwald, former 944th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Catherine Buchanan, 944th FW command chief, presented the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command A1 Gerritt D. Foster, Jr. Award to the 944th Force Support Squadron during Greenwald’s final Commander’s Call May 2,
Dec. 14, 2020 Luke reinforces TFI with DoD level maintenance award The 56th and 944th Fighter Wings’ maintenance groups, referred to as the 1K Maintenance Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, will be recipients of the 2020 Secretary of Defense Field-level Maintenance Award in the large category. The information was officially confirmed in a Department of Defense
Nov. 18, 2020 Luke Reserve Citizen Airmen hold first load crew competition Two teams, one assigned to the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the other to the F-35 Lightning II, competed for 944th Load Crew of the Year bragging rights during the event.
Nov. 12, 2020 Always Ready: 944th FW trains for upcoming deployments The 944th Fighter Wing’s November Unit Training Assembly was very different from the standard two-day UTA. Held Nov. 6-9 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, the ‘super’ UTA encompassed four days of intense pre-deployment preparations.
Oct. 19, 2020 The 414th FG then, now The 414th Fighter Group, a geographically separated unit of the 944th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, hit their 10-year anniversary this summer since their reactivation at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, in July of 2010.
Dec. 17, 2018 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
Oct. 22, 2018 SimMan adds invaluable medical training capabilities to total force SimMan 3G, is an advanced patient simulator that provides a wide range of scenarios allowing for real time responses and life like training.
July 24, 2018 Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A pilot takes first flight The first Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A pilot soared into history for his country when he took to the skies here July 20.
Jan. 16, 2018 Reserve commander visits 944th Citizen Airmen 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