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  • Update: Wing construction projects on track

    Several construction projects on Whiteman Air Force Base are moving closer to completion, the most visible of which is a new building for the 303rd Fighter Squadron. The building, which will be a state-of-the-art facility, is nearing 90 percent completion, according to Ken Nugent, the deputy base

  • Citizen Airmen from medical squadron answer a compassionate calling

    Storage shelves at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility here are loaded with bandages, syringes and pills of all sizes. The staff here isn't short on anything they need as they serve wounded troops flying in daily on C-17s and KC-135s from Iraq and Afghanistan. They know that such items are

  • The Warrior Reintegration series -- part 3: Keeping the homecoming happy

    Time heals all wounds. However, according to a psychiatrist who counsels military victims of post-traumatic stress disorder, that isn't necessarily true. Dr. Thomas Demark, M.D., staff psychiatrist in the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center's PTSD program, said asking for professional help

  • Hydraulics shop works under pressure

    At 28, Benjamin Franklin published his first book, while Danica Patrick competed in her first Indy 500 race when she was only 23, and by 25, CNN's Anderson Cooper was reporting about war and famine from Nairobi, Africa. People in their 20s have been known for some amazing accomplishments. The

  • 442nd CES returns from Iraq, gains new commander

    Citizen Airmen from the 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, from mid-January to June to help maintain that base's infrastructure and carry out several building projects there. Their collective efforts garnered the Engineers a Meritorious Unit Award. The deployment

  • The Warrior Reintegration series -- part 2: Turning to help

    "Repeatedly, he warned readers their sons and husbands were changed men, that what they had endured was inconceivable to an outsider, and that patience and understanding must be the hallmarks of their homecoming." - From David Nichols' introduction to Ernie's War , a collection of correspondent

  • 442nd LRS transporters keep Wing rolling

    There is a saying among the truckers of America that if it's on the store shelves, it's a safe bet that a driver delivered it. It's also a safe bet that the 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron's drivers, in partnership with the squadron's vehicle mechanics, have transported most members of the 442nd