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  • Construction Constant at Cannon Range

    Spanning 4,800 acres, Cannon Range is a playground of sorts, but the "play" that goes on there is deadly serious. Tasked with providing realistic targets for 442nd Fighter Wing A-10 pilots and a host of other customers, the range staff uses surplus government property and simple ingenuity to produce

  • Wing makes final preparations for inspection

    As if prepping for a final exam, 442nd Fighter Wing members have spent the last few months examining the findings of a 10th Air Force staff assistance visit and making needed corrections in advance of a scheduled Unit Compliance Inspection July 31. When the 10th AF SAV team left in April they gave a

  • Command post: 442nd Fighter Wing's nerve center

    At the end of a non-descript hallway in a 442nd Fighter Wing building at Whiteman Air Force Base sits the wing's nerve center. Known as the command post, it's staffed by 10 Citizen Airmen - continuously multi-tasking - whose jobs are to simply know everything that might affect the wing and its

  • Fourteen construction projects underway at 442nd

    A host of construction projects coming down the road for the 442nd Fighter Wing may not be as high profile as the new 303rd Fighter Squadron's building and the installation of 12 flight line shelters for A-10s, but they will help ensure the 442nd can continue to deliver combat capability. They are

  • Wing experiences post-BRAC building boom

    The Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) mandates in 2006 sent nine A-10s and roughly 200 Citizen Airmen to the 442nd Fighter Wing and the battle for creating space for them is being joined at many locations on Whiteman Air Force Base. Nineteen construction projects, totaling over $17

  • 442nd recruiters lead Air Force Reserve Command

    The 442nd Fighter Wing recruiting team has demonstrated its boldness by becoming the first operating location in Air Force Reserve Command to surpass its annual recruiting goal May 10 and its members were "knighted" for their efforts. Master Sgt. Jerry Hancock, in-service and line recruiter, Tech.