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  • 442nd reservist garners best in Air Force PA award

    An air reserve technician from the 442nd Fighter Wing was named the 2006 outstanding, wing-level field grade officer in public affairs for the entire Air Force May 8. Maj. David Kurle, the wing's chief of public affairs, was awarded the same honor for Air Force Reserve Command in March. In addition, Master Sgt. William Huntington was named the 2006
  • Under the watchful gaze of Senior Airman Pete Young and Tech. Sgt. Rob Exendine, 442nd Maintenance Squadron structures shop, fellow shop member Airman Bradley Dalton, inserts a drill bit into a power drill as he works to replace a badly-corroded floor panel in A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft number 237. The 442nd Fighter Wing reservists were tasked to remove a corrosion-degraded floor panel then fabricate and install a replacement, a task usually performed by technicians at the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

    Maintenance Airmen fight corrosion in belly of the beast

    It's amazing what an Airman can do with a little time and material. When Airmen of the 442nd Fuel Cell shop discovered severe corrosion in a fuel cell on aircraft number 237 in late February, the wing's structure shop was faced with manufacturing and installing a floor in the cell, a repair job that had never been done at this wing. This work is
  • An on-line poll conducted by Workforce Management Magazine at its Web site asked if civilian employers might be reluctant to hire reservists and guardsmen because of the chance they could deploy for months at a time. (Photo illustration/Maj. David Kurle)

    On-line poll asks: Are employers reluctant to hire reservists?

    As reservists and guardsmen across the country continue to fight battles in the Global War on Terror, they might find getting hired for civilian employment could be a battle in and of itself. An unscientific poll, conducted on-line by Workforce Management Magazine at its Web site, www.workforce.com, may be an indication of reluctance on the part of
  • The Department of Defense announced that it will resume vaccinating U.S. military members against Anthrax. The Food and Drug Administration approved a new source for the vaccine and determined that it is safe and effective. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Anthrax shots mandatory for some wing members

    The Deputy Secretary of Defense recently announced the resumption of the mandatory anthrax vaccine immunization program for selected military members, including members of the 442nd Fighter Wing slated for deployment to certain locations. Airmen with orders to, or currently in, specific high-threat areas, such as the U.S. Central Command area of
  • WHITEMAN AFB, Mo. -- Lt. Gen. John Bradley, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, addresses 442nd Fighter Wing members, May 5, at a ceremony awarding some wing members the Meritorious Unit Award for their service in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom from the beginning of May until mid-September 2006. The award recognizes Air Force active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard units for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding achievement or service in direct support of combat operations for at least 90 continuous days during the period of military operations against an armed enemy of the United States on or after Sept.11, 2001. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

    AFRC commander honors 442nd reservists

  • The 442nd Mission Support Group has come up with a creative solution to accomplishing ancillary training for Air Force reservists in the 442nd Fighter Wing with the development of "Ancillary University." (Graphic by Maj. David Kurle)

    Mission support group finds creative solution to training turbulence

    As commanders and first sergeants struggle to keep their Citizen Airmen up to date on ancillary training, leadership from the 442nd Mission Support Group recently established "Ancillary University." The two-month-old program, which features classes en masse versus individual and small-group training, is designed to meet the sometimes seemingly
  • Lt. Gen. John Bradley, left, commander of Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve, listens to Senior Airman Michael Sanders Jr. and Master Sgt. Chandra Sutton Aug. 29, 2006, at the airlift passenger terminal, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The general will visit Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 5 to present the Meritorious Unit Award to reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing who were deployed to Afghanistan last summer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

    AFRC commander to present award May 5

    Air Force reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing here will be recognized Saturday for their contribution to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan by the chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command.Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, will formally present the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award to more than 300 Citizen Airmen

  • More tips for fitness test success

    Some of the Citizen Airmen of the 442nd Fighter Wing who scored 100 percent on their Air Force fitness tests offered their advice on how to score well. - Master Sgt. Michael B. Bannon, 442nd Maintenance Squadron Avionics Flight shop-chief: "People should try not to focus on the total 100 score. They should put more focus on the 70 points that they
  • Senior Master Sgt. Mark Mock, a reservist from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron, jogs at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to stay in shape. He, along with 17 other Citizen Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing, has scored a perfect score on the Air Force fitness test. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. William Huntington)

    How 442nd reservists scored 100 on AF fit test

    Everyone has moments of revelation in their lives. These epiphanies sometimes come from other people, but sometimes they come from within the person themselves. That's what happened to two 442nd Fighter Wing members regarding their health, and their realizations have led them to membership in an elite group of 18 Citizen Airmen in the wing who have
  • Tech. Sgt. Roderic Ventresca, left, and Staff Sgt. Mitch Rice, load 30-mm bullets into an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 14, 2006. The Air Force reservists are two of the more than 300 Citizen Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing who are eligible to wear the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award for being part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006. Members of the 442nd are based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Reservists receive AF Meritorious Unit Award

    The 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, the wing Air Force reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing were assigned to while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom, has been awarded the Meritorious Unit Award for its performance in Afghanistan. The award recognizes Air Force active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard units for exceptionally meritorious
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