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  • New command chief discusses wing, road ahead

    Chief Master Sgt. Allan Sturges became the 442nd Fighter Wing's latest command chief Jan. 1 following the retirement of Chief Master Sgt. David Isaacson in December. Chief Sturges started his Air Force career more than 30 years ago as a crew chief on F-4 Phantom aircraft and after a break in

  • 442nd earns sixth outstanding unit award

    Air Force reservists assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, here, have earned the wing the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 2007. In a Jan. 7, memorandum, Air Force Reserve Command officials at Robins AFB, Ga., announced the award for the A-10 Thunderbolt II unit for leading the way, "in combat

  • ROVER provides pilot's-eye view to ground forces

    A picture - or, in this case a video - really is worth a thousand words when it comes to an enhancement on the LITENING-AT targeting pod carried by the 442nd Fighter Wing's A-10 aircraft for its close-air-support mission. The enhancement, known as the remotely operated video enhanced receiver, or

  • 442nd FW commander nominated for first general's star

    The chief of Air Force Reserve announced the president has approved the nomination to promote six one-star generals and 12 colonels to the next higher rank in the Air Force Reserve. Included on the list is Col. Robert S. "Steve" Arthur, commander of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base,

  • Enlisted promotion changes for reservists take effect

    Air Force reservists may find it easier to sew on new stripes since the start of the new year. Specifically, eight changes to promotions took place January 1, which affect all enlisted ranks. Directed by Air Force Reserve Command and its A1, or personnel directorate, one of the changes that affects

  • Heritage meets legacy -- Family ties stretch across the skies

    It is not often Airmen get the opportunity to fly side by side with members of their own family, but the Johnson family had just that chance on a recent humanitarian mission to Haiti. Capt. Clinton Johnson, a reserve C-17 pilot with the 300th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., had

  • AFRC commander visits 442nd Fighter Wing

    Lt. Gen. John Bradley, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, spoke to 442nd Fighter Wing Air Reserve Technicians about the future of AFRC during a brief visit to Whiteman AFB, Dec. 17. As he addressed the group, he recounted his years as the Wing's commander and