944th Fighter Wing: Difference between revisions

The 944th Fighter Wing is one of more than 50 flying units in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. The unit was activated at Luke on 1 July 1987. The [[wing (military aviation unit)|wing]] flies the [[General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon]] and F-16DD16D (Block 32 model). The unit is currently funded and manned for fifteen F-16 aircraft flown by the 69th Fighter Squadron.

The wing's 944th Operations Group's Detachment[[52d 2Fighter Squadron]] is an Associate unit embedded in the active duty [[56th Fighter Wing]]'s [[63rd63d Fighter Squadron]] at Luke AFB, providing instructor pilots and support personnel for the [[F-35A Lightning II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2523789/luke-fighter-pilot-tops-1000-f-35-flying-hours/|title=Luke fighter pilot tops 1,000 F-35 flying hours}}</ref>