By Tech. Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken
CAMP NAVAJO, Ariz. (AFNS) — Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing traveled north from Luke Air Force Base to Camp Navajo May 1-3 for Desert Hammer 26-2, the latest evolution of the wing’s ongoing readiness training designed to build battlefield skills, test mission-essential tasks and prepare Citizen Airmen for operations beyond home station.
The field training exercise brought together approximately 150 personnel and included support from Arizona Army National Guard’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys and a KC-130 Hercules. The exercise focused on Mission Ready Airmen skills, aeromedical mission-essential tasks and civil engineer Ready Airmen Training objectives.
Senior Master Sgt. Stephen Hunter, assigned to the 944th Fighter Wing Exercise Planning Office, said Desert Hammer 26-2 was not a stand-alone event, but part of a deliberate training progression that continues to evolve with the wing’s readiness needs.
“We are being tasked to exercise our mission while developing battlefield skills and being ready now,” Hunter said. “While we have members downrange right now, we’re continuing to train our Airmen that we’re not tasked to deploy, and it’s a building block approach…
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