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  • Tech. Sgts. Demetrius Nichols and Erin Hubbard, work with Senior Airman Darren Hardt, deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, to re-arrange light fixtures in the base's old iCyber Cafe, which will be the future home for Force Protection, Safety and Public Affairs. Airman Hardt is one of 30 442nd Civil Engineers Squadron members deployed to the base for expeditionary combat support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col Kerry Grimes)

    Desert duty: 442nd civil engineers in Iraq

    Members of the 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron are now on the downhill side of an expeditionary combat support deployment to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, but have shown no sign in slacking off of a full work schedule. In typical 442nd CES fashion, the engineers have had a busy deployment providing base operating support at an airfield their wing mates help
  • An A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., rests over night on the ramp at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., on its way to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. (Photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

    442nd Fighter Wing will hold UTA Dec. 2

    The 442nd Fighter Wing will hold its unit training assembly Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2 and 3, despite a winter storm that moved through the Whiteman Air Force Base area on Thursday. After spending part of Friday assessing road conditions around Whiteman, Col. Robert "Steve" Arthur, 442nd Fighter Wing commander, made the decision to continue with
  • Tech. Sgt. Mike Conard, right, instructs Staff Sgt. David Greenberg in the proper method to conduct CPR Nov. 4. Sergeant Conard, from the 442nd Medical Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., instructed a class of would-be physical training leaders in CPR so they can conduct fitness evaluations of their fellow Air Force Reservists. Sergeant Greenberg is an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief in the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Lifesaving training

  • Col. Robert "Steve" Arthur, 442nd Fighter Wing commander, awards Tech. Sgt. Denise Brooks the 2006 Outstanding Achievement Award at Hogfest Nov. 4 at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. The 442nd Maintenance Group holds the annual event to honor the best of its enlisted maintainers from throughout the year. The evening includes a dinner, awards presentation and dancing. This year's other winners were: Munitions and armament junior enlisted member, Senior Airman Michael Oehlert. Munitions and armament senior enlisted member, Senior Master Sgt. Russell Rackers. Maintenance squadron junior enlisted member, Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright. Maintenance squadron senior enlisted member, Senior Master Sgt. Gary Thornberry. Maintenance operations flight junior enlisted member, Airman 1st Class Sheila Cook. Maintenance operations flight senior enlisted member, Master Sgt. Charles Cousins. Aircraft maintenance squadron junior enlisted member, Senior Airman Andrea Bax. Aircraft maintenance squadron senior enlisted member, Master Sgt. Daniel Thessen. Maintenance group junior enlisted member, Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright. Maintenance group senior enlisted member, Senior Master Sgt. Gary Thornberry. Crew chief of the year, Tech. Sgt. Kellie Askew. Assistant crew chief of the year, Master Sgt. Jim McGilton. Load crew of the year, Master Sgt. Kenneth McKee, Senior Airman Phillip Travalent and Staff Sgt. Lincoln McCoy. Community service award, Master Sgt. Jerry Nicas.

    Maintenance group honors its own at 'Hogfest'

  • Vice President Dick Cheney addressed more than 2,000 Airmen, family members and civilians in Whiteman Air Force Base's T-9 maintnenance hangar Oct. 27. The vice president said that the war on terror is a battle for the future of our civilization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Felicia Haeker)

    Vice president pays visit to Whiteman

    "It's a battle we are going to win," said Vice President Dick Cheney about the war on terror. That was the overall message he shared with more than 2,000 Whiteman members during a troop rally Oct. 27. "This war is lengthy and difficult. Much has already been asked of us, and a great deal of work is still ahead," Mr. Cheney said. "And yet the
  • Mr. Tim Storms, Ms. Wendy Santos, Ms. Toni Myers, Ms. Brenda George, Ms. Judy Sarrazin and Ms. Julie Gibbs make up the 442nd Fighter Wing's Financial Management Office. In addition to overseeing a budget of more than $60 million, this staff of experts offers first-rate customer service to Reservists and civilians in the wing. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

    Keeping 442nd Fighter Wing's financial fortunes flying

    Benjamin Franklin put it best when he said, "If your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall". Everyone faces this economic reality on a monthly basis in their homes and businesses. For some, this might account for why members entered the Air Force Reserve in the first place. But if managing the books creates a stress in an
  • WHITEMAN AFB, Mo. -- Using a Tungsten Inert Gas, or TIG, welder, Tech. Sgt. Calvin Carter, with the 442nd Fighter Wing's 442nd Maintenance Squadron Metals Technology shop here, constructs a drip pan. (US Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)

    Heavy metal: 442nd Maintenance Squadron troops keep A-10s in shape

    Tucked away in the southwest corner of the 442nd Fighter Wing's five-bay hangar, Airmen from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron's aircraft metals technology and structural maintenance shops toil to ensure the wing's A-10s keep their "beautiful" shape and structural integrity. With "attention to detail" more of a daily commandment than a trite phrase to
  • Master Sgt. Bob Jackson checks a trailer of 500-pound bombs in the munitions storage area at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, while deployed there in July. Sergeant Jackson, from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron's Munitions Flight, was awarded the Airman's Medal Oct. 23, for disposing of a smoking, 120-milimeter mortar shell in August 2003 while deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    442nd Fighter Wing NCO awarded Airman's Medal

    While running with scissors is considered dangerous, running with a live 120-milimeter mortar shell, while it emits smoke in your hand is considerably more hazardous. Despite the risks, an NCO from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron's Munitions Flight "defused" a potentially lethal situation in Iraq by dousing a smoking, 120mm, white-phosphorous mortar
  • Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Michael Schuler inspects the left, main wheel well of A-10 number 201 Nov. 5, 2006, during the 442nd Fighter Wing's unit training assembly at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Sergeant Schuler is a phase inspection crew chief from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron whose job is to inspect A-10 Thunderbolt IIs for cracks, corrosion and wiring harness routes in need of repair during the phase inspection process. Aircraft 201 recently returned from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

    Maintenance group looks after A-10s returning from combat

    When Air Force reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing arrived home from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan in September, they were given time-off to recuperate and adjust to life back home. The Air Force calls this time-off period "reconstitution." The same is true for the wing's A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. Before they can be put back
  • Col. Dewayne Burgess, now retired, gives Columbia, Mo., Wright-Flight studentws a tour of an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., last year. Colonel Burgess was a prime mover in developing the Wright Flight program within the 442nd. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Blazier)

    Wright Flight needs volunteers with 'right stuff'

    Do you have what it takes to be a part of the Wright Flight? Ever thought you could make a difference in the life of a child? These questions can be answered by being a 442nd Fighter Wing Wright Flight instructor for one of four Kansas City inner-city elementary schools, a school in Hardin, Mo., or a school in Norborne, Mo. For the children, the
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