442d Fighter Wing

442d FW welcomes new commander

442d Fighter Wing announces STEP II selectees

442d MSG participates in ground base exercise at Cannon Range

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tabitha Awoniyi, a personnel specialist with the 442d Military Personnel Flight, poses for a portrait at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 24, 2019. Awoniyi currently studies broadcast journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., while serving in the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Clarence Valelo)

Faces of the 442d Fighter Wing: Meet Senior Airman Tabitha Awoniyi

Lt. Col. Joseph B. Walter, the Chief of Public Affairs for the 442d Fighter Wing, administers his last oath of enlistment April 13, 2019, at the consolidated club on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. After commissioning in the 442 FW, Walter set a goal to conduct 442 oaths of enlistment before retiring. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Alex Chase)

Lt. Col. Joseph Walter retires after 442 oaths of enlistment

U.S. Air Force civil engineer Airmen set the frame of the new community medical and dental facility in Talbotton, Georgia, May 21, 2019. Airmen from five different bases contributed to the building the facility as part of an Innovative Readiness Training. (Courtesy photo)

Talbotton IRT

U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Nester, 442d Fighter Wing commander, hands the 442d Operations Group guidon to Col. Mike Leonas, the new operations group commander at a change of command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., August 3, 2019. Prior to becoming commander, Leonas served as deputy commander of the 442d OG since 2017.

442d Operations Group change of command

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442d FW Headlines

	Wing prioritizes readiness, augments 442d MDS with civilian dental team for first time
	Reserve readiness for today and the future
	10th Air Force leadership visits 442d FW
	442d MSG participates in ground base exercise
	442d FW welcomes new commander

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AFRC Headlines

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	Reserve readiness for today and the future
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