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  • Tech. Sgt. Shanna Perry, F-22 Raptor dedicated crew chief, visits her husband, Tech. Sgt. Trent Perry, Quality Assurance Chief Inspector for the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, at the Thunderbirds jets. Sergeant Shanna Perry is a full-time reservist with the 926th Group while Sergeant Trent Perry is regular Air Force. The aircraft maintainers married after being reunited on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

    Reserve, Regular Air Force maintainers married after reunion at Nellis

    Total Force "Integration" has taken on a whole new meaning for two aircraft maintainers here. Reservist Tech. Sgt. Shanna Perry of the 926th Group Detachment 2, and her husband, regular Air Force Tech. Sgt. Trent Perry with the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, found both employment and love on the Nellis
  • Tech. Sgt. Matt Pichelmayer (right) was reenlisted into the U.S. Air Force Reserve by Lt. Col. Patrick Ryan, 706th Fighter Squadron Detachment 1 commander, during the detachment's Unit Training Assembly on Dec. 9. at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Sergeant Pichelmayer joined the detachment as a network technician, and will be integrated into the 505th Communications Squadron, a regular Air Force unit at Hurlburt Field. Through Total Force Integration, reservists from the 706th FS Det. 1 are integrated into RegAF units, working side by side their RegAF counterparts on a regular basis to get the mission done. Sergeant Pichelmayer is the detachment's first enlisted member to be integrated into the 505th Command and Control Wing. The 706th FS Det. 1 is one of three geographically-separated units under the 926th Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 926th GP supports the United States Air Force Warfare Center’s mission of ensuring deployed forces are well-trained and well-equipped to conduct integrated combat operations by certifying equipment, developing tactics, and providing premiere education and exercise venues. (Photo courtesy of 706th FS Det. 1)

    Fighter squadron detachment's reenlistment a first for wing

  • Amn Bond (left) celebrates his enlistment into the U.S. Air Force Reserve with his father, Army National Guard Sgt. Curtis Bond, during a swearing-in ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 12. Airman Bond, 926th Group's first non-prior military service recruit, is assigned to the 78th Reconnaissance Squadron.

    926th Group welcomes first non-prior service recruit

    The 926th Group swore in its first non-prior military service recruit during a ceremony here Dec. 12. Kyle Bond, now Amn Bond, celebrated his 22nd birthday by joining the U.S. Air Force Reserve to become an MQ-9 Reaper sensor operator with the 78th Reconnaissance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base. "My dad was in the Air Force, and I've always
  • SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Maj. Tina Hagen, commander of the Adversary Training Flight, 26th Aggressor Squadron, is ranked as one of the top-10 women racquetball players in the nation for her age group (35-40). This year she claimed runner-up honors at the U.S. National Tournament in Houston, Texas and won her age division at the World Senior event in Albuquerque, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Prater)

    Schriever Major one of nation's best

    Maj. Tina Hagen remembers her first experience with racquetball. Her father, Dennis Bragdon, brought her to a court, broke out the racquets and taught her the rules. Her competitive nature took over from there. "I was only eight, but I wanted to beat him," she said. "So I took lessons and started playing with my friends. That didn't help much then,
  • Tech. Sgt. Shanna Perry, F-22 dedicated crew chief, wipes down the nose landing gear strut on an F-22 Raptor in preparation for Aviation Nation 2008. The public air show is scheduled for Nov. 8 and 9 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This Raptor arrived from the factory two weeks ago, and will join close to 100 static display aircraft at the show before flying missions at Nellis.

    Reserve maintainers hard at work in preparation for Nellis air show

    Reserve maintainers from the 926th Group spent days preparing aircraft for the annual Aviation Nation, a free air show here open to the public Nov. 8 and 9. Tech. Sgt. Shanna Perry, a dedicated crew chief, worked tirelessly detailing an F-22 Raptor, fixing oil leaks and placing chocks, plugs and covers on the jet to ensure it was in top shape to
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