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  • The Newest Member of the 4,000 Flying Hours Club

    August 8th 2009 marked a significant achievement in the career of a highly decorated and skilled aviator who in his words "never had a job" in his Air Force life. Lt. Col. D. Scott Brenton, 174FW joined the very exclusive 4,000 flying hour club on Saturday when tail number 86-0249 touched down at

  • The Influence of Captain Osterhout

    The young chaplain at the 174th Fighter Wing has gone on to answer the higher calling to worship at God's side, and our loss is His gain. Captain Jay Osterhout was lost to the 174th Fighter Wing family when his vehicle ran off the road after suffering a fatal heart attack on June 18, 2009. 

  • Free SAT/ACT Prep Programs and Post 9/11 GI Bill News

    New SAT/Act PowerPrep for Free: In alliance with the DoD and supported by a group of patriotic NFL players, eKnowledge is donating the latest version of their SAT/ACT Test Prep Programs FREE to Military Service members and their extended families. The donated SAT/ACT PowerPrep software retails for

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill guidance sent to Airmen

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here provided updates to the field recently on the Air Force implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The updates, effective Aug. 1, include guidance on how eligible Airmen can choose to transfer part or all of their educational benefits to family members

  • Alumni Association News

    The annual Alumni Association Picnic was held Saturday, July 18th. What a joy is was seeing so many friends gathered, all dressed in smiles and happy nostalgia! Unfortunately the down side is that it appears we do not have an all-inclusive current mailing label listing, because I've already received

  • MQ-9 Reaper arrives at Hancock Field ANGB

    The 174th Fighter Wing has flown manned aircraft for more than 60 years, however all that will be changing very soon as the unit is converting to the MQ-9 Reaper. The unit has been in conversion mode since it returned from its last scheduled Air Expeditionary Force rotation with the F-16 in June

  • Media Unveiling for the MQ-9 Reaper

    On Friday the 26th of June the men and women of the 174th Fighter Wing introduced the MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial System to members of the Syracuse media. Television, Radio and Print outlets were invited to Hancock Field ANGB and given a detailed briefing of the 174th FW newest weapons system by

  • 174th Communications Squadron Prepares for Exercise

    The 174th Fighter Wing's Communication Squadron trained Air Guard communications members from across the state in how to set up the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability system on 7 June 2009. The JISCC is an initial mobile support communications system that deploys from state guard units to

  • MC&FP eMagazine

    The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) directly responsible for programs and policies that support community quality of life for service members and their families worldwide has created MC&FP eMagazine in order to keep all of us better