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  • Commentary: In the company of greatness

    Many people who know me will tell you I don't get awestruck easily. However, Aug. 22 it was my honor and privilege to watch, listen and shake hands with nine of the 15 men who served as Chief Master Sergeants of the Air Force. During the 2007 Professional Airman's Conference (PAC) and International

  • 442nd Fighter Wing thanks its family members with picnic

    The 442nd Fighter Wing thanked its biggest supporters Oct. 14 at the annual family day picnic held in Whiteman's Skelton Park. The skies were clear, temperatures more like summer than fall; the food was plentiful and fun abounded; but most appreciated on this day were the families of the Citizen

  • Commander accepts Flying Tiger heritage for new associate unit

    Two 442nd Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt IIs carried a piece of Flying Tigers heritage away from Peterson Sept. 21 as part of an effort by Air Force officials to reunite three pieces of a historic World War II legacy. During the transfer ceremony, 76th Space Control Squadron officials here gave the

  • World War II Airmen remember captivity -- POW series

    Part III:  Internment -- life at Stalag Luft III and witness to the "Great Escape"Note: This is part three of four in a series documenting the experiences of American Airmen captured by the German military during World War II. As the Allied air attacks on Adolf Hitler's "Fortress Europe" increased

  • The Glider's Contribution to WWII

    The success of the gliders in combat is not without controversy, or detractors, among military historians; however in most instances it did make a significant impact on the face of the battle. A study written for the Historical Division, European Command, by a committee comprised of former German

  • On a wing and a prayer -- Whiteman group works to restore WWII glider

    "I'll tell you straight out: If you've got to go into combat, don't go by glider. Walk, crawl, parachute, swim, float - anything. But don't go by glider!" This perspective comes from then-war correspondent, Walter Cronkite who, in the forward to John L. Lowden's book "Silent Wings at War" added,