442nd Fighter Wing HRDC extends helping hand for holidays

The 442nd Fighter Wing Operation Airmen Helping Airmen "Christmas store" opened its doors on the Saturday of the December unit training assembly - and shut its doors the next day. This short-lived enterprise wasn't meant to turn a profit. It was meant to help wing Airmen and their families have a

Launching an A-10

442nd Operations Group flying high after 'outstanding' inspection

The 442nd Operations Group scored an "outstanding" rating on their standardization and evaluation inspection conducted Aug. 25 to 27 by a formal inspection team from Headquarters 9th Air Force. The Standardization and Evaluation Program is a tool designed to maintain and monitor pilot qualifications

Volunteer vs. Mobilized -- What Air Force reservists need to know about benefits

Since Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force has increasingly relied on Reserve and Guard forces to meet combatant commander requirements. Demand for forces dramatically increased after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Air Force initially met this demand primarily through partial

442nd Fighter Wing recruiting excels again as AFRC announces top recruiters for 2008

For the second consecutive fiscal year, 442nd Fighter Wing recruiters have won the Top Outstanding Team Achievement Award given out by Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service. The members of the Whiteman recruiting team are: Senior Master Sgt. James Frizen, Master Sgt. Jerry Hancock, Tech. Sgt.

Commentary: AFRC commander shares holiday wishes

As we look forward to this Holiday Season and the start of 2009, I want to express my gratitude to each of you, your families and employers for the sacrifices you make for our great country each and every day. Much has been asked and each reservist and family member has given of themselves for their

Juggling act: Maintenance and operations groups cooperate to complete A-10 inspections

Citizen Airmen in the maintenance and operations groups are becoming professional jugglers these days. Complying with an Air Force-issued time-compliance technical order from early October, the 442nd Maintenance Group is inspecting and repairing fatigue-related wing cracks in 11 of the unit's 27

Medical squadron welcomes new commander

Reserve runners complete 86-mile race

Eight Team Offutt members from the 610th Information Operations Flight participated in a grueling 86 mile relay race Oct. 11 from Omaha's Old Market to Lincoln's Hay Market. The race, the inaugural Market to Market Relay, was the first long distance relay race in Nebraska. The relay was composed of

Life on 'the line' -- sorting the faces for places

"Hurry up and wait" didn't rear its ugly head during the October unit training assembly's phase I, at least in a few folks' eyes. The 442nd Fighter Wing's Citizen Airmen, working with troops from the 509th Bomb Wing, "processed 80 increments of cargo and 291 passengers on six aircraft," according to