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  • AF Assistance Fund drive ends in April

    The 33rd Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) drive ends April 29 for 442nd Fighter Wing members. The fund aids four organizations that provide assistance to Air Force retirees, as well as their spouses and family members. Staff Sergeant Talaya Hill, the wing AFAF project officer, said the wing hopes to

  • Officer works to establish scholarship fund

    You can’t turn back the clock. Second Lieutenant Terrell Eikner, however, is hoping to do just that by repeating with the 442nd Fighter Wing what he accomplished with the 917th Fighter Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., in 2002. Lieutenant Eikner, 442nd Maintenance Squadron, is working to establish an

  • Wing heritage easier to access

    The first “histories” of our wing were little more than well constructed photo journals divided by group and squadron functions. Surprisingly, there is little content in these early publications that cover the Normandy invasion, however, there are several photos depicting the unit’s role in the

  • Good to the last drop: LRS fuels keep A-10s flying

    While the “good to the last drop” phrase comes from a tag line for an old coffee commercial, the 442nd Logistics Readiness Fuels section “Hosers” strive to make their liquid products meet or exceed the same criteria.It’s one thing to have a bad cup of coffee, quite another if you’re flying a jet

  • Shields reflect varying missions of 442nd

    While researching the 442nd Fighter Wing’s history on the Air Force Historical Research Agency’s (AFHRA) Web site there exists an article titled A Guide to Air Force Heraldry, written by William M. Russell of the United States Air Force Historical Research Center and revised by Julian C. Godwin of