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  • Honor the fallen

    Three Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing are far from "traditional reservists." For Staff Sergeants Zachary Walker and Joseph Embrey, and Senior Airman Adam Catts, being a reservist means working every day, in uniform, with active-duty Airmen from the 509th Bomb Wing in the Whiteman Honor Guard. On

  • Daylight saving time - a time to change your batteries

    As the spring time change approaches, the 442nd Civil Engineers Squadron Fire Protection Flight reminds members to make a change that could save their lives -- changing the batteries in their smoke alarms. Beginning March 14, the time changes from Central Standard Time to daylight saving time.

  • A-10 Thunderbolt II C-models take flight, improve wing's capabilities

    The 442nd Fighter Wing received the first A-10 Thunderbolt II C-model Dec. 2, 2009 at Whiteman Air Force Base. One of the three A-10Cs currently assigned to the wing took its first flight, a local sortie, Dec. 22, 2009.The c-model upgrade brings state-of-the-art avionics to the A-10A plus currently

  • Commentary: Citizen Airmen work toward whole-person concept

    What a great UTA we had in the month of January. It was a weekend about recognizing Airmen for their accomplishments within the wing and accomplishments they made to better themselves. Plus we had another great accomplishment that I'll address later. There are nearly 1,400 Citizen Airmen within the

  • Commentary: Kickin' butts

    It is the time of year when many Airmen around the 442nd Fighter Wing are making New Year's resolutions, and quitting smoking could be a priority for many of them. I started smoking in 1991 while deployed with the Army to Operation Desert Storm. A fellow soldier was always lighting up and out of