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Show 10 HILLTOP TIMES 'TIMES October 18, 2007 Senior Airman Robert Pevoroff gets ready to prep an F-16 Fighting Falcon for flight Oct. 10 while Staff Sgt. Chris Hatten reviews forms prior to the arrival of the aircrew. Both are assigned at Hill Air Force Base. Hatten is with the 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Airman Pevoroff the 421st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. HILL From page 1 apprehensive — kind of a fear of the unknown," said Lt. Col. Pat Wade, a traditional reservist from Boerne, Texas. Wade also has a full-time job as a contracted manager for the Tybrin Corporation in the local Hill AFB area. "What we knew (as reservists) was that we would be losing our aircraft and then somehow associate with the active duty and then fly their aircraft. So early on there was a lot of apprehension about the association and I think most of it was that we just didn't really know what was going on." However, as the two fighter families have grown together over the past two years, they have discovered the benefits of working as one Air Force team. "It is tough to argue with results," said Col. Todd Harmer, the vice commander of the 388th Fighter Wing. "You see success, and I can't think of anything better to say than if you look at the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron that is a little over half way through their deployment to Balad (Air Base, Iraq), right now, we have regular AF pilots, Reserve pilots, regular maintainers and reserve maintainers doing This date in history OCT. 14,1947 Capt. Charles E. Yeager at Muroc.Air Base, Calif., mak^s the first faster-thansound flight, in a' rocket-powered research plane, Bell XS-1 rocket ship. Captain Yeager wins the Mackay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year. TECH. SGT. LARRY " A. SIMMONS U.S. Air Force exactly what the combatant commander needs them to do. "That we are actually able to integrate and go downrange and provide relevantly lethal and versatile airpower for the combatant commander, that is success," said the 1986 Air Force Academy graduate. Much of this combat lethality comes from the combat experience held by the Reserve pilots of the 466th Fighter Squadron. With an average flying time of more than 2,100 hours in the F-16 cockpit and with 82 percent of its pilots having combat experience, the TFI is having a positive effect on the entire unit. "I flew with a Reservist last night and we are looking at going to the desert here shortly and it will be my first time going on a deployment," said Capt. David Guenthner of the 421st Fighter Squadron from Laurel, Mont. "I was talking about it and he has already been five times. It is hard to find captains, majors or lieutenants around my same time period that have been to the desert more than once. So they give you an interesting perspective. They've got the experience. If you are doing something and you're doing it the way you think it's the correct way they can actually show up and tell you that that is never going to work in actual combat so it is nice to have that additional experience to make us better pilots along the way." The teamwork, camaraderie and mentorship that this Total Force unit shares is making a difference for both the Air Force and the airmen who live it every day, said unit members. "I've been in about 18 years," said Tech. Sgt. Matthew Bennato, an Air Reserve Technician crew chief from Phoenix, Ariz. "I actually like working with the younger guys. I remember who my trainers were and how positive they were and that molded me as a young airman — so I'm trying to extend that to them." And it is having an effect. Airmen such as Senior Airman Theresa Waterfield, who are considering leaving active duty service, are excited about transitioning into the Air Force Reserve. "I would love to (join a Reserve unit like this one)," said the 388th FS weapons loader from Waterloo, Ind. Korean Food Bazaar Hill AFB Job Openings Site Internal civilian announcements are posted on the Air Force Personnel Center Web site. Announcements for bargaining unit positions are posted on Fridays. All other announcements may be posted any day of the week. The Civilian Announcement Notification System is a subscription e-mail service available to assist employees in their job search. Self-nominations for posted announcements can be made on-line at www.afDc.randolph.af.mil/resweb. or via the interactive voice response system at 1-800-997-2378 and TDD 1-800-382-0893. 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