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Be at least 16 years old by 1 June of the flight training year.
Be enrolled in high school* or homeschool during the flight training year.
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USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing, USAF Guard 162nd Wing, Arizona Army National Guard, and USMC Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 load and offload participants in Exercise Desert Hammer

944th Fighter Wing

Video by Senior Airman Alexis Orozco

Dec. 12, 2024 | 7:00

In a joint-force effort Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers participate in Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 and practice onboarding and offloading participants to simulate operations in an austere environment, Nov. 14, 2024, at Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field, Ariz. Exercise Desert Hammer brought together Air Force Reserve, Air Force Guard, active-duty Airmen, Marines, Army National Guard, and international partners across four sites, integrating operations such as medical evacuations, combat search and rescue, and forwarding arming and refueling (FARP) setups. More

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944th Fighter WingLarge Force ExerciseMission Ready AirmenDesert Hammer 2024Agile Combat IntegrationTotal Force Integration. More

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen work with other units to rescue and transport simulated patients in a base emergency response exercise under austere conditions as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen work with other units to rescue and transport simulated patients in a base emergency response exercise under austere conditions as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

944th Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in a “maintenance rodeo” to provide routine maintenance and repairs to an F-35 Lightning II during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

944th Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in a “maintenance rodeo” to provide routine maintenance and repairs to an F-35 Lightning II during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

USAF Reserve Citizen Airmen, U.S. Marines, Arizona Air and Army National Guard Airmen and Soldiers participate in a base emergency response exercise under austere conditions as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve Citizen Airmen, U.S. Marines, Arizona Air and Army National Guard Airmen and Soldiers participate in a base emergency response exercise under austere conditions as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve Citizen Airmen and Arizona Air National Guard Airmen participate in a joint training exercise aboard a C-130 over southern Arizona as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve Citizen Airmen and Arizona Air National Guard Airmen participate in a joint training exercise aboard a C-130 over southern Arizona as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

944th Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen dawn their Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear as they complete a patrol during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

944th Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen dawn their Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear as they complete a patrol during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

Cargo is released from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules during a training mission and U.S. Air Force 944th FW Airmen recover the airdropped cargo platform for Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

Cargo is released from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules during a training mission and U.S. Air Force 944th FW Airmen recover the airdropped cargo platform for Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing, USAF Guard 162nd Wing, Arizona Army National Guard, and USMC Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 load and offload participants in Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing, USAF Guard 162nd Wing, Arizona Army National Guard, and USMC Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 load and offload participants in Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen work with other units to rescue and transport simulated patients in a base emergency response exercise under austere conditions as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen work with other units to rescue and transport simulated patients in a base emergency response exercise under austere conditions as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman Tech. Sgt. Daryl Thuline, 944th Figher Wing Security Forces Squadron assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, jumps in tandem with a pararescueman during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

U.S. Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman Tech. Sgt. Daryl Thuline, 944th Figher Wing Security Forces Squadron assistant noncommissioned officer in charge, jumps in tandem with a pararescueman during Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing arrive for Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing arrive for Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen receive a brief and watch a live A-10 Thunderbolt II demonstration

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen receive a brief and watch a live A-10 Thunderbolt II demonstration

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen integrate Agile Combat Support capabilities

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen integrate Agile Combat Support capabilities

Arizona Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs from Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field to MedEvac a simulated patient as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

Arizona Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk departs from Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field to MedEvac a simulated patient as part of Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Security Forces personnel assemble a Quick Reaction Force at Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Security Forces personnel assemble a Quick Reaction Force at Exercise Desert Hammer

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen listen to a Ready Start Brief for Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

USAF Reserve 944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen listen to a Ready Start Brief for Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1

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