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“We train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen” July 2021
Vol. 20, No. 7
INSIDE Honorary commanders meet Warthog family
Story and photos by Tech. Sgt.
CouRTneY RiChARDSon
StorIES
944th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
56 CONS simulates austere The 944th Fighter Wing is the Air Force
environment, 2 Reserve Command’s most diverse fighter
Lightning Technician wing, as it’s the only wing that trains on
Program, 3 four different airframes. Two of those four
ALS graduates, awardees, 4 airframes are geographically separated,
Chaplain’s thoughts, 5 and the Wing’s newly inducted civic leaders
were able to take a bus ride to visit one of
56th LRS increases them, May 25.
productivity, 6 Honorary commanders from the 944th
Radliff takes reins of Tenth FW learned about the Air Force’s only
Air Force, 7 aircraft specifically designed for close air
Desert Challenge, 8/9 support to protect combat troops on the
Monsoon info, 10 ground: the 924th Fighter Group’s A-10
Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force
Pride Month 5K, 12 Base, Arizona.
“The Honorary Commander Program is
invaluable to providing support to our Air- Honorary commanders from the 944th Fighter Wing pose for a photo in front of the
men,” said Capt. Monique Roux, 944th FW A-10 Thunderbolt II with Lt. Col. Robert Hetland, 924th Fighter Group deputy com-
public affairs chief. “Setting up this tour for mander, and Retired Col. Jim Greenwald, former 944th FW commander, during a tour
our newest honorary commanders to learn of the 924th Fighter Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 25. These
about a major part of our mission builds on civic leaders were recently inducted into the program and have been learning about
their knowledge that they use to advocate the wing and its geographically separated units.
Continue to get Luke’s latest for us in the local community.”
news and information from Prior to taking their roles in the 944th,
these sources: https://www. the civic leaders toured units at Luke Air
aerotechnews.com/lukeafb/ Force Base. They had the opportunity to see
https://www.luke.af.mil the F-35 Lightning II and F-16 Fighting
and social media Falcon up-close and learn about the units
in which they will be embedded. When the
group got the opportunity to visit the 924th,
Luke56thFW @LukeAFB they jumped at the chance to visit another
Date of publication extension of the wing.
“Being able to visit the 924th down here
First Friday expands my understanding of the entire
of the month unit and the Air Force in general,” said Sean
Edkins, 944th FW command chief honorary
Submission deadline commander. “Everything is related with dif-
15th day of the month ferent squadrons all over the country. The
prior to date of publication 944th has different operations all over the
country so besides where I am an honorary
Veterans commander, seeing Davis-Monthan, the
facility, and the people expanded my overall
During the visit, the civic leaders were
Tell us Your Story appreciation for what the Airmen do for us.”
Active-duty, Reserve, Retirees given a tour of the “The Warthog” and met
All military branches are included with pilots who fly them.
Email name, phone number and a “The A-10 has been around since 1975 Honorary commanders from 944th Fighter Wing listen as Capt. Eric Hinkley, 924th
brief description of your service to and when I see it up-close and hear from Aircraft Maintenance Squadron operations officer, explains the maintenance rotation
amy@aerotechnews.com and breakdown for the A-10 Thunderbolt II during a tour of the 924th Fighter Group at
See warthog, Page 10 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 25.
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