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  • Volunteers serve Whiteman families during Operation Helping Hand

    The 442nd Airman and Family Readiness office hosted Operation Helping Hand for the second year here during the December unit training assembly.They organized hundreds of donated pieces of clothing, toys and household items and made them available to servicemembers and their families. "The Christmas

  • Commentary: Commander sends holiday message to Airmen

    The holidays are a time when we can reflect on past year's accomplishments and look forward to the new opportunities and challenges of the upcoming year. It is also a time the three pillars of the reserves (the military, the family and the employer) often come together for holiday

  • USAFServices.com launches new Air Force community Web site

    Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to meet socialand informational needs of Airmen, civilians, retirees and their families.The entire Air Force family: all Airmen, married and single; spouses;children; Air Force civilians; and retirees are invited to log on

  • Safety: The curse that protects the 442nd

    After two days of hiding from thunderstorms and mud, the third day of the 442nd Fighter Wing's operational readiness inspection brought many Airmen out from under cover into a safer atmosphere.Having been given the opportunity to flee the tight confines of the wing's unit control center, Lt. Col.

  • 442nd Fighter Wing's geographically separated unit gives its final salute

    The 710th Medical Squadron conducted its final unit training assembly Nov. 8 in preparation for its official deactivation Dec. 1. The 710th is a geographically separated unit of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Offutt Air Force Base.Col. Joan Gonzalez, the 710th MDS commander, said she is very proud of her

  • Chaplains' assistants temper cold steel with warm hearts

    While the 442nd Fighter Wing's chaplains don't walk on red carpets surrounded by paparazzi snapping pictures, they do have assistants and those assistants could be called upon to ensure the safety of the clergy members - somewhat similar to bodyguards.Spend any time with the chaplains' assistants

  • A-10s at dawn

    The 442nd Fighter Wing has a rich legacy of serving in the defense of the United States of America since World War II. The 442nd has been involved in the Berlin Crisis, the Cold War, Desert Storm and Operations Deny Flight, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The 442nd Fighter Wing

  • Sidebar: Life throws curveballs, pitches chaplain in new direction

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's junior chaplain, Capt. Ben Hayden, had a passion for baseball from the age of six up to his junior year in college - and was following his dream as a college pitcher until his life went in a different direction. "I was born and raised in a Christian home but my love was