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  • Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies

    For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have effected wide swaths of the U.S.

  • 442d Maintenance Group NCO/SNCO induction ceremony

    The 442d Maintenance Group condected a ceremony to welcome 19 new staff sergeants and 9 new master sergeants into the ranks of NCOs and senior NCOs, respectively, Aug. 26, 2017 on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Chief Master Sgt. John Candey administered the NCO and senior NCO charge and creed. (U. S.

  • Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler visits 442d Fighter Wing

    Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, in purple, toured the 303d Fighter Squadron Aug. 25, 2017, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Hartzler met with Brig. Gen. Brian K Borgen, the commander of the 442d Fighter Wing, and Brig. Gen. John J. Nichols, the commander of the 509th Bomb Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Whiteman Air Force Base Solar Eclipse

    An A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft sits on the flightline during a total solar eclipse August 21, 2017, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. This was the first total eclipse to pass over Whiteman in nearly a century. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Jennings/Released)

  • OIR Spokesman: No Safe Havens Left for ISIS in Syria or Iraq

    With 50 percent of Raqqa, Syria, now under the control of Syrian Defense Forces and holding forces in place in Mosul, Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has no safe haven left in either country, an Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said.

  • AF announces enlisted PME redesign

    Air Force officials announced major changes to the enlisted professional military education program today via an initiative called Enlisted Professional Military Education for the 21st Century, or “EPME 21”.