Nov. 5, 2019 Seasoning training helps Reservists stay mission-ready Reserve Citizen Airmen must be mission ready and trained to the same standard as their active duty counterparts which is facilitated by the seasoning training program that helps Reservists to meet their initial mobilization requirement and skill level.
Nov. 3, 2019 442d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron holds Assumption of Command ceremony Lt. Col. David Black, 442d Maintenance Group commander, left, and Maj. Bobby Cheek, 442d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, stand at attention during an Assumption of Command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., November 2, 2019. Cheek, the incoming AMXS commander, received his commission
Nov. 1, 2019 Pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross recounts events in Afghanistan In the early morning hours on December 2, 2010, two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, launched out of Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, heading west to keep watch over ground forces.
Oct. 28, 2019 Computer Language Self-Assessment gives Reserve Citizen Airmen unique opportunities Reserve Citizen Airmen with computer language knowledge now have the opportunity to put their coding skills to use for the Air Force. By completing the Computer Language Self-Assessment (CLSA) on myPers, qualified Airmen may be selected for temporary duty assignments across the Air Force.
Oct. 23, 2019 Air Force announces new officer developmental categories In an effort to enhance the officer talent management system and enable tailored and agile development, the Air Force is expanding the single Line of the Air Force promotion category into six distinct developmental categories, senior officials here announced Oct. 21.
Oct. 21, 2019 ROA awards scholarship to 442 AMXS spouse The 442d Chapter Reserve Organization of America (formerly Reserve Officers’ Association) awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Mr. Ricky Boedeker during the 442d Fighter Wing’s Family Day event October 6, 2019, in the 5-Bay hangar here.
Oct. 13, 2019 Share your truth: Be present (Part 2) “I was in an undercover [police] survival class and they said if you can recognize or comprehend that you have been shot, then you can live. At that point you can address the injury and call for help. In life, a lot of times, it’s the same way. We don’t recognize or comprehend that we have been shot
Oct. 9, 2019 Flightline Ops Airman 1st Class Logan Ingrassia, a crew chief with the 358th Fighter Squadron, completes maintenance checks on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 7, 2019.
Oct. 7, 2019 CMSAF Wright visits 442d Fighter Wing Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright held an all call with members of the 442d Fighter Wing here Oct. 6.
Oct. 6, 2019 442d Operations Group Airmen, NAS Key West members hone water survival skills Pilots with the 303d Fighter Squadron, a unit assigned to the 442d Operations Group at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and pilots with the 76th Fighter Squadron, a unit assigned to the 476th Fighter group, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, a geographically separated unit assigned to the 442d