Nov. 19, 2021 Recruiting challenging Airmen to design paint scheme for next Air Force-sponsored NASCAR In a bit of a twist, Air Force Recruiting Service is asking Airmen to put on their creative hats to take a spin at designing the Air Force-themed paint scheme of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2022 NASCAR season.Airmen who think they have the talent to design the paint scheme
Nov. 12, 2021 Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen from 23 installations.
Nov. 7, 2021 442 CES gains new commander Lt. Col. John Riker took command of the 442d Civil Engineer Squadron from Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kreofsky November 7, 2021 in a ceremony held on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
Nov. 4, 2021 ‘Don’t be like me.’ 442d Fighter Wing commander bids farewell After two years at the helm, Schultz will be leaving the wing to serve as the Air Force Reserve Command Inspector General at Robins AFB, Georgia.
Oct. 28, 2021 Fallen Angel: The story of a 303 FS pilot's Distinguished Flying Cross Lt. Col. Rick Mitchell, the 442d Operations Group deputy commander said, during a ceremony to award the distinguished flying cross to Maj. Mike “Vago” Hilkert Oct. 2, 2021, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Oct. 22, 2021 Air Force partners with Twelve, proves it’s possible to make jet fuel out of thin air Air Force Operational Energy endorsed the carbon transformation company Twelve to launch a pilot program to demonstrate that their proprietary technology could convert CO2 into operationally viable aviation fuel called E-Jet. The project hit a major milestone in August of this year when Twelve
Oct. 18, 2021 A Splendid Ceremony: Team Whiteman honors original Striker at Arlington Seventy years after the disappearance of a C-124 Globlemaster II over the Atlantic Ocean, members of the 509th Bomb Wing honored, U.S. Lt. Col. James I. Hopkins, during a memorial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.On March 21, 1951, a C-124 Globemaster II commanded by Major Robert J. Bell, 2nd
Oct. 8, 2021 442d Command Post performs field training at state park Two members of the 442d Fighter Wing command post joined two members of the 509th Communication Squadron’s radio maintenance shop for mobile command post training Oct. 6, 2021, at Knob Noster State Park in Knob Noster, Missouri.
Oct. 3, 2021 442 FW Services Senior NCO serves up myFitness tips and tricks for AFRC Senior Master Sgt. Jason Billingsley, the superintendent of the 442d Sustainment Services Flight, led a virtual training about myFitness for Air Force Reserve Command’s services Airmen, Oct. 3, 2021.
Oct. 3, 2021 Haynes assumes command of 442 FSS Maj. Ellis Haynes assumed command of the 442d Force Support Squadron from outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Catherine L. Roberts, at a change of command ceremony Oct. 2, 2021, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.