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  • Airmen donate blood to save lives

    During the August unit training assembly the 442nd Fighter Wing Human Resources Development Council and the 509th Bomb Wing teamed up to sponsor the Armed Services Blood Drive. More than 140 people participated in the drive, with 120 units shipped directly to Iraq and Afghanistan for injured

  • Par for the course

    Airmen, retirees and Wright-Flight supporters teed off to support local high-school students in the 2nd Annual Wright Flight Golf Tournament at Royal Oaks Golf Course, Whiteman AFB, Mo., Aug. 7. The tournament yielded 80 participants and raised more than $1,500 for the organization, said Capt. Chad

  • First sergeants boost morale during ORI

    Despite the heat and humidity during the July operational readiness mini-exercise and inspection, one group of Airmen could be seen smiling even through the chemical gear - the first sergeants.Throughout the wing exercises and inspections the 442nd Fighter Wing first sergeants had one goal: To boost

  • 442nd civilian retires after 27 years of service

    This month the 303rd Fighter Squadron will lose one of its most valued civilian employees to retirement - Kathi Welch of flight management.For the last 27 years Ms. Welch has provided the 442nd Fighter Wing with records management and daily flying tasks that keep the jets in the air."She runs all of

  • Public affairs officer recognized for achievements

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's public affairs officer was named the May 2010, field-grade officer performer of the month at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia. During his deployment, Maj. David Kurle, who has been gone since December, acts as the chief of media operations for

  • Wing passes ORI

    The 442nd Fighter Wing received a passing grade during the operational readiness inspection July 9-11. Crews from around the wing worked diligently to save moulage victims, load bombs onto aircraft and maintain situational awareness and readiness at all times.While medical personnel treated victims

  • Responding to the call

    It was just another Monday for Staff Sgt. Debra Watson. She woke up that late-May morning, got her three kids ready for school and got dressed in her freshly pressed Air Force blues. She spent the next four hours on readiness-management-period orders in the 442nd Medical Squadron before heading back

  • Whiteman community counters hunger

    The national unemployment rate throughout 2009 was 9.3 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that in 2008 almost one of four children didn't have enough to eat. When hard times hit the economy, military members are not always an

  • Runner inspires others to get fit

    He may not be Steve Prefontaine, world famous runner, but he certainly shares something in common - they are both responsible for inspiring a "running boom."Tech. Sgt. John Straka, weapon's load crew chief of the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, not only loves running, but also encourages and