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

	Reservists receive more benefits with annual DoD mobilization authorities
	History highlight: Not a job for a nervous man
	Faces of the 442d Fighter Wing: Meet Senior Airman Ricardo Miranda
	Share your truth: It will be okay
	Exercise Ozark Thunder 20-01: Developing combat-ready Airmen

AF Headlines

	Airman’s invention sparks excitement for F-22 Raptor crews
	Air Force Total Force Recruiting hosts Rated Diversity Improvement event at Maxwell AFB
	An introduction – Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett
	Civilian Developmental Education, Civilian Strategic Leader Program application window to open Jan. 13
	AF releases FY20 Selective Retention Bonus program

AFRC Headlines

	New 403rd Wing Chaplain
	Raincross Aircrew Excellence Award won by 315 Airlift Wing
	Teaching the next generation
	Long Ranger Resilience: Col. Dennis Britten
	NOAA, NHC visit 53rd WRS Hurricane Hunters

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