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  • The lowdown: ORI, phase one

    The 442nd Fighter Wing is scheduled to participate in a phase-one, operational-readiness inspection, August 2010. Phase-one inspections are designed to test a unit's capability to deploy within a 72-hour time frame. "In 2003 we had barely any notice to prepare for Iraq," said Senior Master Sgt.

  • Spouses refuel: A-10 pilots' spouses participate in refueling mission

    Fighter pilot spouses, of the 303rd Fighter Squadron, boarded a KC-135R Stratotanker this fall to watch an A-10 Thunderbolt II refueling mission. Thirteen spouses had the opportunity to watch the refueling side-by-side with the boom operator onboard an aircraft operated by the 190th Air Refueling

  • Commentary: Surviving water-survival training

    Aside from my A-10 "certification" on the flight simulator at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minn., I don't have much experience piloting aircraft - or surviving in the water after an emergency ejection.As a former student-hire with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, I worked in the

  • Whiteman Airmen to receive new gas masks

    Whiteman recently received sufficient supply of the new M-50 Joint Service General Purpose (gas) Mask to begin the replacement of the MCU-2 A/P mask to emergency responders. Training at this Air Force Global Strike Command base is already ongoing at the 509th Security Forces Squadron.At this time,

  • Commentary: Smoke alarms: A sound you can live with

    A pot holder too close to a lit burner or a space heater left on overnight could be all it takes to start a fire. In fact, cooking and heating are among the leading causes of home fires in the United States, according to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association. Once a fire has started in

  • A-10 pilots test skills, share tactics at Hawgsmoke 2010

    BOISE, Idaho -- While they didn't walk away with the Hawgsmoke 2010 trophy, members of the 442nd Fighter Wing's 303rd and 76th Fighter Squadrons did reap plenty of other rewards from the event held at Gowen Air National Guard Base here Oct. 13 to 16."The focus is the competition but there are plenty

  • 442nd Airmen assist with search for missing boy during October UTA

    Reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing joined local law enforcement and community members Oct. 4 to find a missing child."Sunday, during our morning briefing, active-duty security forces notified us that there was a missing 5-year-old boy with Down syndrome from Knob Noster and were requesting

  • New wing commander named Sept. 30

    The 442nd Fighter Wing here can expect a new commander soon, according to an Air Force Reserve Command senior leader announcement.Col. Eric S. Overturf was named as the incoming commander and will replace Col. Mark L. Clemons during a change of command ceremony expected in December.Colonel Overturf

  • Commentary: Focus on leadership

    "Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. The ripple effect of a leader's enthusiasm and optimism is awesome. So is the impact of cynicism and pessimism. Leaders who whine and blame engender those same behaviors among their colleagues. I am not talking about stoically accepting organizational

  • Recruiter wins state power lifting championship

    Staff Sgt. Chris Modlin, 442nd Fighter Wing USAF Reserve recruiter, recently won first place in the American Drug Free Power Lifting Federation's 2010 Missouri state meet.Sergeant Modlin, who has completed twice before, was in the 221-242 weight division for the competition, hosted in Columbia, Mo.