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425th FS Black Widows
Mission: Conduct high-
end training for repub-
lic of Singapore air force
personnel while bench-
marking against the
best in the world.
Demographics: There
are 159 members includ-
ing 30 civilians, four U.S. Air
Force active-duty Airmen and three Air Force reservists.
Leadership
Commander: Lt. Col. Mark Whisler Director of operations: Lt. Col. Jacob Fulgham
Senior-ranking officer: Lt. Col. Stanley Selva
Widow Bites: Widow maintenance was recognized as the 2015 Luke Air Force Base load crew competition champions and continues to lead the 56th Fighter Wing with an average maintenance ef- fectiveness rate of more than 98 percent. In the last few years, the squadron partici- pated in exercises Forging Sabre, Combat Archer, Maple Flag, red Flag-Nellis and red Flag-Alaska. Despite being more than 9,000 miles from home, squadron members still celebrate cultural traditions such as Chinese New Year, Deepavali and most recently Singapore National Day 51st Anniversary with traditional food, decorations and time-honored ceremonies.
309th Fighter Squadron Wild Ducks
Mission: We train the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat-ready Airmen.
Demographics: Twenty-
five assigned and attached
instructor pilots who train
approximately 40 student
pilots each year, six enlisted squadron aviation resource management profession- als, one civilian, one enlisted personnelist, attached contract employees and enlisted aircrew flight equipment professionals. Leadership
Commander: Lt. Col. James Smith Director of operations: Maj. Bradley Sul- livan
Responsibilities: Train and develop fighter pilots and our enlisted Airmen.
Fun facts: The squadron bears 25 campaign streamers, having fought in North Africa, Italy, France, Germany and Vietnam. Its members include 14 aces, totaling 161 aerial victories. They are also the recipi- ent of the U.S. Air Force’s first Outstand- ing Unit Award. The Duck patch was the first U.S. military patch designed by Walt Disney and symbolizes the fighter mission, celestial navigation pioneered by the 309th, its round-the-clock mission readiness and its striking power.
607th Air Control Squadron
Mission: We develop the future of command and control — one Air- man at a time.
Demographics: There are 194 per- sonnel including 13 officers, 167 enlisted Airmen, 10 civilians and 14 contract employees that train as many as 80 students at any given time and graduate an average of 322 students annually. Leadership
Commander: Lt. Col. ray Wendall Director of operations: Lt. Col. ri- cardo Camel
Superintendent: Chief Master Sgt. ronnie Woods
Fun facts: The 607th ACS is the U.S. Air Force’s formal training unit for combat-coded control and reporting
center operators.
It conducts both
the Air Force spe-
cialty code award-
ing undergraduate
weapons director
course and initial
qualification training
for air battle managers, enlisted weapons directors, surveillance technicians, electronic protection technicians, interface control tech- nicians, and air surveillance techni- cians providing highly trained and capable operators to 16 combat- coded active-duty and Air National Guard air control squadrons around the world.
“Snakes ... Always ready!”
21st Fighter Squadron Gamblers
Mission: Train
lethal warriors.
Demographics: Thirteen instruc- tor pilots, 12 civilians and 75 contracted maintenance profes- sionals.
Leadership
Commander: Lt. Col. Matthew Tuzel
Director of op- erations: Lt. Col. M a t t h e w E l - dredge
Fun facts: The unit
has flown the P-47 Thunderbolt, F-86 Sabre, F-100 Super Sabre, F-4 Phantom II, OA-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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