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  • March ORE tested wing's capabilities

    The 442nd Fighter Wing was tasked to fly 111 sorties in 48 hours during their Operational Readiness Exercise, March 13 and 14. It was a mission with many obstacles and required the efforts of many Airmen to keep the A-10 Warthogs flying their scheduled missions. The flight line was a busy place with

  • Yellow Ribbon: Wing works to resolve woes stemming from deployment

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's chaplains and Airmen and Family Readiness office organized the wing's first-ever, overnight workshop for Citizen Airmen and their families to adapt to civilian life following deployments. Dubbed "Yellow Ribbon," the workshop was held Valentine's Day for approximately 400 of

  • 442nd basketball team takes fifth title in seven years

    The Whiteman Air Force Base Over-30 Basketball championship trophy is back in the hands of the 442nd Fighter Wing for the fifth time in seven years, after a thrilling overtime win in the league's championship game Feb. 23. The 442nd defeated the 509th Force Support Squadron 45-42 after trailing the

  • 442nd MXG earns Maintenance Effectiveness Award

    The 442nd Maintenance Group can add another award to the hallway leading to the wing's 5-Bay Hangar - the Air Force Reserve Command Maintenance Effectiveness Award as the best medium-sized aircraft maintenance unit in the command for Fiscal Year 2008. "It's kind of nice to be known as the best,"

  • From practical to tactical: 442nd civil engineers exercise combat skills

    442nd Civil Engineer Squadron troops donned full "battle rattle" and took to the field during a January unit training assembly exercise to focus on improving tactical skills, including individual and team movement, sweep and clear operations, entry control point and vehicle search, and enemy

  • Air Force removes duplicate deployment data

    The Air Force recently decided to remove 45-day deployment data from its officer selection briefs. This change is a total force initiative that affects the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. In the Air Force Reserve, the change will go into effect with the April 2009

  • Inspection preparation to focus on combat operations

    The focus of the 442nd Fighter Wing's operational-readiness inspection, scheduled for October, has shifted from a Phase I and II to a Phase II only, due to an agreement between the Wing and the Air Combat Command Inspector General. Phase I of an ORI tests a unit's ability to deploy Airmen and

  • 442nd Services Flight adds food to the fight during ORE

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's services flight took advantage of a field-training opportunity during an operational-readiness exercise February 7 and 8 when they prepared unitized group rations for the 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron. The food service specialists prepared and served a breakfast consisting