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  • Capt. David Kirkendall, left, a pilot with the active-duty's 81st Fighter Squadron, inspects the maintenance forms for A-10, number 122, with 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, Airman 1st Class Jeremy Cline February 11 on the Whiteman Air Force Base flight line. Pilots from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are flying with the 442nd for three months, starting in February, to catch up on training flights. Airman Cline, an Air Force Reservist, is on 90-day orders to help support the additional training sorties from Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Wing teams up for total force training

    The lines between active duty and the Air Force Reserve blurred a little more at the 442nd Fighter Wing in February as it partnered with the 81st Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, the sameA-10 unit it deployed with 10 months ago. Twenty pilots from the 81st, part of the 52nd Fighter Wing, will fly with the 442nd at Whiteman Air
  • Master Sgt. Todd Sieleman, 442nd Fighter Wing Safety office, put his acting talents to work when he briefly appeared in a public service announcement produced by the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization based in Kansas City, Mo. The spot, which focused on the need to "Thank a Veteran" for the freedoms enjoyed by Americans, will run on television stations nation-wide. (Photo Illustration/Master Sgt. William Huntington)

    Reservist featured in VFW PSA

    A little can say a lot. That's the hope Tom Talbert, communications manager for the Veteran's of Foreign Wars national headquarters in Kansas City, has for three little words said by the 442nd Fighter Wing's Master Sgt. Todd Sieleman. Sergeant Sieleman, the non-commissioned officer in charge of weapons safety, recently appeared in 30- and 60-second
  • An Air Force Reserve Command A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies low over the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz., after dropping its payload during a training exercise Feb. 26, 2007. Based from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., the reservists used the range's more than 2,700 square miles to practice tactics and drop live ordance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tom Talbert)

    Wing conducts live drops over Arizona desert

  • Tech. Sgt. Calvin Carter, an Air Force reservist in the 442nd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology office, makes some adjustments on the 442nd Fighter Wing's new canopy rigging fixture, a device he helped build. While the design of the fixture was more than 30-years old, it had never been built by the Air Force or the A-10's manufacturer, Fairchild Republic. Sergeant Carter and his fellow maintainers overcame several design flaws in the original plan to build the device. His modifications have been adopted by the Air Force as the standard for any unit building a fixture for its A-10s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

    Reservist sets 'bench' mark for AF A-10 canopy repairs

    When the 442nd Maintenance Squadron needs to repair one of the wing's A-10 canopies, they mount the Plexiglas domes on a work bench called a "canopy rigging fixture." The problem is the canopy rigging fixtures they and other Air Force Warthog maintainers have had to use over the years are designed for F-16 - and not A-10 - canopies. Now, thanks to
  • Tech. Sgt. Pete Melby, an Air Force Reserve crew chief with the 442nd Fighter Wing, polishes the canopy on an A-10 Thunderbolt II Feb. 11 at Whiteman Air Force Base, MO. The 442nd Fighter Wing operates a full squadron of A-10s with support from three groups, a medical squadron and a wing staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Squeaky clean

  • John Schriever drives to the basket around a defender for a score while Keith Yersak, number 20, sets a screen during the Whiteman Air Force Base over-30 intramural basketball championship Feb. 15. Schriever and Yersak, along with the rest of the 442nd Fighter Wing team beat the squad from the 509th Security Forces Squadron 41-32 to claim the team's fourth base title in five years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    442nd team wins intramural basketball championship

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's over-30 intramural basketballers took home the Whiteman Air Force Base championship trophy for the fourth time in five years Feb. 15 in the base gym. The 442nd defeated the 509th Security Forces Squadron 41 to 32 at the end of regulation in a game marked by tenacious defense by both teams and a physical fourth quarter as

  • Chaplain's assitants help meet wing's needs

    Did you know that in a combat zone, parts of the Chaplain Assistant's duties are to be the armed protection for the Chaplain? Chaplains are considered non-combatants, so are unarmed during combat. "The Chaplain Assistant acts as the eyes and ears for a Chaplain", according to Staff Sgt. Allen Haas, 442nd Fighter Wing Chaplain Assistant. But it's
  • Chaplain, Captain Jim Buckman, is reaching out to members of the 442nd Fighter Wing in his role as the wing's newest chaplain. Chaplain Buckman was in the Army National Guard before transferring to the wing last year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Wing's "holy warrior"

    Seeing him for the first time - the burly build, broad shoulders and athletic demeanor - you know this man is something special. Engage Captain James (Jim) Buckman in conversation, and it's confirmed. "Special" is the operative word. "I spent five of my 10 enlisted Army years as a special-forces Morse-code operator," Captain Buckman said. "My job
  • Severe weather at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., has forced changes to the work schedule at the 442nd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. William Huntington)

    Wing closed for weather

    Due to severe weather conditions and increased snow drift, Whiteman Air Force Base is closed Tuesday, Feb. 13.Members of the 442nd Fighter Wing are not required to report to work.Col. Steve Arthur, 442nd Fighter Wing commander, urges all wing members to be safe and do not drive unless absolutely necessary.Please call 1-800-260-0253 for further
  • An A-10 Thunderbolt II, or "Warthog," from the 442nd Fighter Wing takes off Jul. 4, 2006, on a combat mission from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. A new smart color multi-function display for the A-10 is designed to help pilots communicate better and provide greater situaltional awareness over battlefields in the Global War on Terror. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Wing's warthogs get smart

    You can build just about anything on a good foundation. Air Force Reservists of the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance and 303rd Fighter Squadrons are being reminded of that as five of the 442nd Fighter Wing's A-10s are being equipped with "smart" color multi-function color display systems. This technology, new to the A-10, is manufactured by the Raytheon
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