b'Newlcuokmeerstiennfaonrtm aUtnioitnsU.S. Air Force photo944TH FIGHTER WINGThe 944th Fighter Wing (FW) is one of more than 50 flying units in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. It reports to Headquarters 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base,Fort Worth, Texas.The mission of the 944th FW is to train and provide combat-ready citizen Airmen in support of national objectives.This training is accomplished through Total Force Integration, which allowsreservists to be integrated into the active-duty training squadrons, and by conducting one drill weekend per month. Each Reservist also performs a minimum of 15 days of additional duty every year. The 944th FW is made up of about 982 personnel.The wing stands ready for rapid mobilization and has shown its flying skills as the first reserve fighter unit to fly operational missions with the coalition task force over northern Iraq in support of Provide Comfort II shortly after Desert Storm and later operations Northern and Southern Watch in Southwest Asia.The wing deployed more than 400 personnel and six F-16C aircraft to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of operations Deny Flight and subsequently Decisive Edge, flying over Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce U.N. Resolution 816. Additionally, the 944th FW had about 100 reservists mobilized on active duty for two years in support of both operations Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle. On June 7, 2002, the 944th FW graduated its first student pilot class of six new F-16 active-duty pilots. Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 1,600 Airmen have volunteered to support combat operations, including Operation Iraqi Freedom, in many deployed overseas locations. 54 LUKE AIR FORCE BASE THE EPICENTER OF AIRPOWER'