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  • AFRC welcomes new command chief master sergeant

    Chief Master Sgt. Dwight D. Badgett has held a variety of jobs on the way to becoming Air Force Reserve Command's new command chief master sergeant, including being a high school teacher. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, selected Chief Badgett for the

  • Too many Airmen opting out of SGLI

    For less than one dollar a day, Airmen can prevent financial hardship for their families if they die unexpectedly. Although the $27 a month Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance premium provides $400,000 in coverage and automatically comes out of military paychecks, some people are opting out of

  • Uniform board results released, will focus on current inventory

    Air Force officials here have released the results of the 98th Virtual Uniform Board. While the board did not introduce new uniforms, the majority of the uniform-wear policy results improved upon existing uniforms. The service's senior leaders said they intend to provide fully functional and

  • Air Force officials revise fitness program

    The need for a "clear, understandable and simpler" fitness program will mean significant changes to the Air Force's current fitness program, said the service's top officer during a senior leadership conference held June 4 through 6 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Air Force Chief of Staff

  • D-Day sidebar: Decoding C-47 fuselage and tail numbers

    Each of the 442nd TCG's squadrons' aircraft had a two character unit code painted on the fuselage just aft of the cockpit. A third letter, painted on the tail, was the letter of the aircraft itself which enabled it to be recognized among those of its squadron. The initial of this individual letter

  • Group chaplain had different perspective on D-Day

    Editor's Note: 442nd Troop Carrier Group Chaplain Robert W. Tindall ... affectionately called Chaplain Bob ... was a shepherd very passionate about his flock. He deftly employed humor as a tool to build morale and to better get to know each group member. If any event during the war affected Chaplain

  • Shot down on D-Day

    Editor's note: The following narrative is the first-person account of Jack Prince's crash after being shot down in Normandy on D-Day. "As we went on in and got close to the drop zone I was starting to get a lot of ground fire, you know antiaircraft fire. "Just about the time I was ready to drop the

  • D-Day remembered: 442nd Troop Carrier Group members describe "longest day"

    The 442nd Fighter Wing flag is adorned with battle streamers reflecting the unit's accomplishments through its history. One streamer, a simple blue ribbon with two words embroidered in white on it, reads "Normandy Invasion." Sixty-five years ago, in the early hours of June 6, 1944, the 442nd Troop