Aug. 13, 2024 Soaring Beyond Limits: 944th FW Fighter Pilot Crosses 1,000 Hour Milestone in F-35 On an otherwise routine day on Aug. 9, 2024, Reserve Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Christopher "Lube" Lowe crossed a significant milestone that only a handful of aviators in the 944th Fighter Wing have achieved—1,000 hours of flight time in the F-35 Lightning II. This accomplishment, while marked with a
Jan. 16, 2024 419th Fighter Wing welcomes CMSAF and Diamond 1 Members of the 419th Fighter Wing got a special visit from the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force during UTA. This was a rare opportunity for 419th members to ask questions directly to the one that sits at the table in the Pentagon.
Feb. 1, 2023 Total Force Recruiters Bring the Heat at Annual Snocross Race Airmen from the Air Force’s Total Force Recruiting initiative descended on the Black Hills of South Dakota to highlight diverse career opportunities within the Air Force at the annual Snocross National races Jan. 27 and 28.
Aug. 3, 2022 Air Force Reserve welcomes its new commander Lt. Gen. John Healy received command of the Air Force Reserve Command from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 3.
Aug. 2, 2022 Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee thanks Reserve Citizen Airmen A multimedia piece designed for social media featuring comments from Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee's final interview as Air Force Reserve commander. In the video, Scobee expresses his belief that the people of the Air Force Reserve are responsible for his success and thanks them.
Oct. 25, 2021 SrA Matthew Kunko saved lives, resources Detecting a burning smell and hearing crackling sounds after starting one of the 301st Fighter Wing Logistic Readiness Squadron's fuel delivery trucks, Senior Airman Matthew Kunko sprung into action to avert a disaster.
April 16, 2021 Reserve Airman makes history with innovative Project FoX/F-35 development For the first time ever, Air Force personnel livestreamed F-35 data directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet during a ground test March 31, 2021, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The event was a milestone for the Fighter Optimization eXperiment (FoX), a
July 14, 2020 Reserve MTI embraces challenges, follows path to dream come true JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – Tech. Sgt. Sharon Collado is a Reserve military training instructor supervisor at the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Unlike many people, she knows that she can do anything she wants to do. She's proved it to herself countless
June 26, 2020 Battling COVID; a cyber Airman’s story Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ibanez, a cyber intelligence analyst with the 854th Combat Operations Squadron here, doesn’t wear a helmet to work, nor does he wear a sword or shield. Ibanez’s role in his unit requires him to analyze intelligence and triangulate technical, geographical and operational
Nov. 26, 2019 Two A-10 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Cross for strikes on Taliban Only seven medals carry more significance than the Distinguished Flying Cross, and, of those, only three are given for combat excellence. One of those three is the Congressional Medal of Honor. In simpler terms--it’s a rare medal.