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Show Fighter 0 Country America's Airmen Defending Our Nation Twice Monthly at Home and Abroad ... Liberty or Death! Thursday. February 09. 2006 388th Fighter Wing supplement to the Hilltop Times Angry Warriors return home from Fighter Country final l3Suo The Fighter Country will no longer be printed and will be replaced by a bimonthly newspaper that will contain coverage related to both the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings. Both wing's Public Affairs staff will work together as part of the Air Total Force's Force Integration effort which will merge both fighter wings. The first issue is scheduled for publication Feb. 23. 388th FW Awards Banquet The Annual Awards Dining Out will be held at the Davis Conference in Center the Main Ballroom Feb. 23. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. Ticket sales began Jan. 17. Ticket Sale POC's: CMS: Master Sgt. Franks EMS: : Senior Master Sgt. Brown Master Sgt. Crispi MOSMXG: Master Sgt. Lewis Master Sgt Ludwick AMXS: Capt. Reed 421st FS: Capt. Young 34th and 4th FS: Master Sgt. Crew 388RANS: Staff Sgt. Coffey 729 ACS: By Airman 1st Class Stefanie Torres 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs v from the r, Air Control 729th i J Squadron returned from a Air and Space Expeditionary Force rotation Feb. 2. 1 50 Approximately Airmen returned from Kirkuk, Iraq at about 4:40 a.m. after arriving in Salt Lake City. The long plane ride soon became a long bus ride for the 729th ACS as they made their way back to base. Four full buses carried the Airmen back home from Salt Lake City International airport where they landed. As the buses pulled up ' on the flightline, they were greeted by loud cheers and banners from family and Photo by Airman 1st Class Stefani Torres friends at Hangar 37. The 729th Air Control Squadron returned horn to Hill Air Force Base after a deployment from Kirkuk, Iraq. Airmen were They arrived in the city greeted by family and friends on the flightline. about 4:40 a.m. and were unable to land on the flightline due to the weather conditions. to keep control over the air space. "We kept control over the area to "When you land, all you can think about is the peopie you want to come keep said Senior Airman Andrew Tate. going," home to. So when we were told that we had to take a bus, it was an even more Despite the unexpected turn in the arrival back, this deployment will remain frustrating wait," said Airman 1st Class Gerald Fuller, a radar maintenance in the memory of Capt. Greg Jakus as he gets old. "I know that I will look back technician with the squadron. "But we all made it back." on and reflect as I sit in my rocking chair about the mission we completed over The 729th ACS was deployed on a deployment to Kirkuk, Iraq there in Iraq," he said. Members iSf s four-mon- th Vi ' f Jt J5r? V.J five-mon- E1-E- $15 GS10 & below: $22 4: E5-E- 6, 1 & up: $25 FGOs: $30 ALS graduation The following 388th Fighter Wing Airmen gradufrom Airman ated in School Leadership January: 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airmen Jacob Flink Lateisha Gamble Stephen Dudzik Maximilliano Heredia Jennifer Starkcn Jesse Toombs Johnathan Broome Jeremy Gardner David Schmitt Nicholas Swope Jason Tracy Mario Vanore Robert White Brian Yager 'I ) four-mon- th 421st Fighter Squadron hones capabilities other kind of people we earn fl wfcV overland training area that allows for supersonic t release wide a the of of jairi! range flight During Red Flag,v pilots" Tty daand night arjll ordnance. The range also provides a wide ' the maintenance crews work around' the clock D Members of the 421st Fighter Squadron array of enemy threats to give pilots a realistic look complete missions. This is really inteisae returned to Hill Air Force Base Jan. 4 after particcombat. operations part of the house. Jets littered the sky in exercises Red Force Air at Nellis train-' This and the environment didn't stop," said valuable not ipating Flag program only, provides ' the Lieutenant Stahl. for Base, Nev. it pilots, ing A total of 1 77 Airmen and 1 5 planes from to keep the jets ready for their misour effective provides sky training for the sion"It'swhetherjobat Nellis, the squadron took part in the Balad Air Base or Hill," fast-pac- ed mainteand that allowed the said Victor maintenance unit Senior as Airman Alvarez, 42 1 st FS dedipilots training nance Airmen to hone their combat skills well. It also gives cated crew chief. and test their readiness capabilities, said 1st Airmen an opportuThe constant bustling of getting the mission Lt. Adrienne Aircraft 421st to with work Stahl, accomplished in a vigorous environment didn't nity 1st Lt Adrienne Stahl Maintenance Unit assistant officer in charge. bring the team down and they really appreciated foreign military. 42 1 st Aircraft Maintenance Red Flag is a realistic combat training "The British were the southern Nevada weather. "Morale always officer in assistant Unit charge the exercise that simulates an air war over at Nellis and this improves when we go on temporary duty. The lack Nevada Test and Training Range. The exeer- wartime scenario is of snow is especially nice," said Airman Alvarez. cise allows pilots to perform as if they were not seen in an everyday environment," said "We really came together during Red Flag," said Lieutenant Stahl. "The morale was high and deployed and also gives them the chance to fly Lieutenant Stahl. with other allied nations. The- vast NTTR is an "It's a great opportunity to learn and see what we completed the mission." fast-pac- two-we- Senior Airmen Jason Anderson Craig Gilbert Albert Golder James Hurst Ryan Eland Jeremy Fox Dustin Gapusan Antonio Ortega Heather Banich Timothy Shipman 729th Air Control Squadron Senior Airmen Kyle Jones PaulShyne ed Jets littered the and the ek environment didn't stop." - 388th FW Quarterly Awards: Outstanding members announced at commander's call CGO Senior NCO 388th Component Maintenance Squadron 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron nd f O ;. Senior Airmen Jed Foutz Daniel Little Senior Airman David Bigman Danny Shaw Sean Fogarty th air-traf- fic ir-WTii- Ticket Prices: - air-flo-w By Airman 1st Class Stafanlex Torres sftf!ttBlrrt ti ihltr Affair Capt. Hudlow Draq . t ' . i V . ' X 'I rS 1st Lt. Charles Lundine, 729th ACS Ludwick, 388th MOS NCO Airman Master Sgt Richard The 388th Fighter Wing held its first commander's call of the year Jan. 20 and announced the 1st quarter awards for outstanding Airmen. Award winners were recognized in the company grade officer, senior noncommissioned officer, NCO, Airman and civilian categories. The winner for the Group category for company grade officer of the quarter was 1st Lt. Charles Lundine, 729th Air Control Squadron; senior officer: Master Civilian L. Staff Sgt David Frazier, 728th ACS Airman 1st Class Morgan Rosa, 38Sth EMS Jlf jf, Ms. Janet Sanders 388th FW Staff Sgt. Richard Ludwick, 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron; officer of the quarter: Staff. Sgt. David Frazier, 729th ACS; Airman: Airman 1st Class Morgan Rosa, 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron; and civilian: Janet Sanders, 388th Fighter Wing staff. The 729th ACS won Squadron of the Quarter. S Photo by AJrrnajft Id ClMt 8tsfmttt Ibnvt Col. Robert Beletlc, 383th Fighter Wing commander, ties the squadron of the quarter ribbon to the 729th Air Control Squadron guidon. |
