Air Force civilian employee William Machingo received the DOD Small Business Program Manager of the Year award for his work while he was chief of an Air Force Plant 42 Integrated Product Team at Palmdale, Calif. Machingo now serves as the structural retrofit program manager for F-22 modifications and heavy maintenance at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.