442nd Fighter Wing Features http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil 442nd Fighter Wing Features RSS Feed en-us Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:13:00 GMT Sun, 05 Dec 2021 04:03:06 GMT Expanded child care options provide relief for parents http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2703682/expanded-child-care-options-provide-relief-for-parents.aspx Life in the military provides unique challenges for parents compared to their civilian counterparts as at times, families are separated for extended periods.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jul/16/2002808646/82/55/0/210716-F-BH656-0018.JPG' alt='Barry Bull, Barry Van Lines mover, carries a box of household goods onto a moving truck on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 16, 2021. Dover AFB and the Air Force Aid Society provide 20 hours of free permanent change of station care for each child upon arrival to and departure from their duty stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)' /> <br /> Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:13:00 GMT Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2703682/expanded-child-care-options-provide-relief-for-parents.aspx TFSC introduces chat function for the Guard and Reserve http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2210594/tfsc-introduces-chat-function-for-the-guard-and-reserve.aspx The Total Force Service center has introduced a new tool for Guard and Reserve members to reach a representative with their personnel-related questions.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jul/31/2002311760/82/55/0/190731-F-XX000-0001.PNG' alt='ARPC logo' /> <br /> Fri, 29 May 2020 14:57:00 GMT Press Operations http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2210594/tfsc-introduces-chat-function-for-the-guard-and-reserve.aspx Yellow Ribbon participants lean on all types of support http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2097333/yellow-ribbon-participants-lean-on-all-types-of-support.aspx When Capt. Kristin Broullire’s husband couldn’t attend the February Yellow Ribbon Reintegration<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Feb/26/2002256667/82/55/0/200223-F-II154-1001.JPG' alt='Photo of lady and her brother mentioned in article.' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:58:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Mary Andom http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2097333/yellow-ribbon-participants-lean-on-all-types-of-support.aspx Maximizing mission readiness by minimizing safety risks http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2091640/maximizing-mission-readiness-by-minimizing-safety-risks.aspx Working with aircraft that supply global mobility to the U.S. military and its allies necessitates having many diverse Airmen specialists, workshops, offices and utility spaces to accommodate the rapid-paced needs of the Air Force mission.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Feb/21/2002253471/82/55/0/200203-F-HU835-1019.JPG' alt='Staff Sgt. Ants Vahk, 92nd Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering technician, reviews an aircraft electrical and oxygen shop safety manual during an annual health risk assessment at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Feb. 3, 2020. Bioenvironmental Airmen complete annual health risk assessments by sharing a comprehensive report on their possible exposures, risks and compliance to safety standards. Unit commanders use the advisory report to consider how best to balance mission success and taking care of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)' /> <br /> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:00:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2091640/maximizing-mission-readiness-by-minimizing-safety-risks.aspx USO: The Force Behind the Forces http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2091631/uso-the-force-behind-the-forces.aspx In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to synergize several service organizations into an organization that would honor and provide the utmost support to the U.S. military, both domestic and abroad. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Feb/21/2002253470/82/55/0/200221-F-XX000-1001.PNG' alt='Located inside the AMC Passenger Terminal on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, is the USO center. The USO offers many services and programs to its service members and families around the world. Whether if it’s entertainment, familial, or educational services, the USO provides.' /> <br /> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:41:00 GMT Daniel Barney http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2091631/uso-the-force-behind-the-forces.aspx A pilot’s proposal that’s out of this world http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2086645/a-pilots-proposal-thats-out-of-this-world.aspx It is not every day someone receives a proposal from outer space, but on Aug. 31, 2019, Capt. Stuart<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Feb/07/2002250947/82/55/0/190831-F-XX000-1003.JPG' alt='Marie Lisman and Capt. Stuart Shippee, a 393rd Bomb Squadron B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber pilot pose for a photo Aug. 31, 2019, in northern Missouri. Once he launched a few squadron coins with a weather balloon, Shippee gained the confidence to launch a ring approximately 90 thousand feet into the atmosphere to propose to his fiancée. (Courtesy Photo)' /> <br /> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2086645/a-pilots-proposal-thats-out-of-this-world.aspx Career A-10 pilot gives tips on combating deployment stress http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2086643/career-a-10-pilot-gives-tips-on-combating-deployment-stress.aspx Lt. Col. Todd Riddle, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with more than 21 years of military service and<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jan/30/2002250945/82/55/0/200125-F-KQ923-1028.JPG' alt='Photo of Lieutenant colonel Todd Riddle talking to pre- and post- deployers and their loved ones about stress Jan. 25 at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program event in Orange County, California.' /> <br /> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 18:52:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Tara R. Abrahams http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2086643/career-a-10-pilot-gives-tips-on-combating-deployment-stress.aspx Yellow Ribbon experience changes young minds http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2086648/yellow-ribbon-experience-changes-young-minds.aspx Tech. Sgt. Lindsey R. Barnes’ two children started texting her 30 minutes into a youth session at a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2019/Dec/23/2002250951/82/55/0/191221-F-AU266-0007.JPG' alt='Photo of Caleb Linnane posing with his mother, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lindsey R. Barnes' /> <br /> Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:59:00 GMT Staff Sgt. Mary McKnight http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/2086648/yellow-ribbon-experience-changes-young-minds.aspx Calls from Afghanistan http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/182790/calls-from-afghanistan.aspx For retired Lt. Gen. John Bradley, former commander of the Air Force Reserve Command and the 442nd<br/> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:15:24 GMT Staff Sgt. Danielle Wolf http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/182790/calls-from-afghanistan.aspx 442nd firefighters know the meaining of hot http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/182791/442nd-firefighters-know-the-meaining-of-hot.aspx Out of sight, out of mind. That's how some of the firefighters of the 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2007/Jun/18/2000481048/82/55/0/060514-F-4293Y-001.JPG' alt='A firefighter from the 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter WIng, an Air Force Reserve Command A-10 Thunderbolt II wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., enters the dark and smokey confines of Whiteman&#39;s firefighter training facilityto seek out and destroy his enemy, the fire, during a training session. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Anne Yelderman)' /> <br /> Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:06:46 GMT Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/182791/442nd-firefighters-know-the-meaining-of-hot.aspx Transporting history -- 442nd Troop Carrier Group passenger list a who's who in Nazi high command http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/182792/transporting-history-442nd-troop-carrier-group-passenger-list-a-whos-who-in-naz.aspx Of the thousands of aircraft passenger manifests scattered across Europe by the end of World War II,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2006/Aug/18/2000545227/82/55/0/060818-F-JZ506-334.JPG' alt='A World War II passenger manifest reveals one of the last flights of some of the most powerful and notorious in Nazi Germany&#39;s high command as prisoners of war. Flying a C-47 Skytrain, members of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group&#39;s 305th Troop Carrier Squadron, transported the group to Furth, Germany on Aug. 12, 1945.' /> <br /> Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:29:31 GMT Tech. Sgt. Mike Morrison http://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/tabid/7815/Article/182792/transporting-history-442nd-troop-carrier-group-passenger-list-a-whos-who-in-naz.aspx