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  • Wing's recruiters earn AFRC awards

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's recruiters rounded up some honors at the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service banquet in Washington D.C., Nov. 2.The top in-service line recruiter gold medal was awarded to Master Sgt. Jerry Hancock. As the in-service recruiter at Whiteman Air Force Base, Sergeant

  • Commentary: Airmen in Afghanistan doing more than flying

    There's a lot happening in the War on Terror that doesn't make the front page.For more than four months I had the honor of serving in Afghanistan, along-side our wing's pilots and maintainers, as part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. I traveled extensively, covering Air Force stories across the

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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"

  • 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