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  • 442d Fighter Wing announces STEP II selectees

    The CY19 Stripes for Exceptional Performers II Board was held 29 July - 2 August 2019 at HQ Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley AFB, Colorado. The STEP II Board selected Air Force Reserve Airmen for promotion to the grade of E-6 through E-9.

  • Faces of the 442d Fighter Wing: Meet Staff Sgt. Caleb Werdehausen

    Meet Staff Sgt. Caleb Werdehausen, a water and fuel systems maintenance craftsman with the 442d Civil Engineer Squadron.442d Fighter Wing Public Affairs: “What’s your background?”Staff Sgt. Caleb Werdehausen: “I’ve been here since 2014, I did six years active duty as aircraft maintenance working on

  • Every Airman is a Recruiter

    Share Your Adventure encourages Reserve Citizen Airmen to do just that—share their personal experiences with their peers. Like many organizations searching for new talent, the Air Force Reserve relies on peer referrals to help recruiters gather quality leads.

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen, Marines complete Tropic Koa ACE

    More than 270 Reserve Citizen Airmen and active-duty members return from the 442d Fighter Wing led exercise Tropic Koa ACE, a three-week joint readiness training held Feb. 11 - March 2 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. During the three-week exercise, A-10 pilots

  • Expeditionary defenders forward deploy in fight against ISIS

    When 12 security forces Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base first received word of their deployment, they thought they knew what lay ahead.The U.S. Air Force Reserve Airmen began their training to become a fly-away security team before their deployment in early December. As

  • Senate confirms 442d Fighter Wing Commander to be Brigadier General

    The following named officers were confirmed by the Senate on Dec. 7, 2016, for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:To be Brigadier GeneralAir Force Col. Brian K. Borgen has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier