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  • 442d FW, local community celebrate Veterans Day

    Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 442d Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., fly over Paige Field at the Sprint Campus in Overland Park, Kan., Nov. 10, 2016. Community members gathered at Paige Field for the 9th annual Veterans Day Celebration to thank service members and veterans while

  • Team Whiteman hosts civic leader tour

    Twenty-five civic leaders from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., visit the 301st Fighter Wing Nov. 9, 2016, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Leaders flew on a KC-135 from McConnell AFB, Kan., and learned about Air Force Reserve and Guard capabilities by visiting multiple units

  • 442nd FW welcomes honorary pilot

    Members of the 442nd Fighter Wing welcome Britton Whiteside, honorary "pilot of the day," and his family in the A-10 Thunderbolt II hangar at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., November 3, 2016. The Whitesides traveled over an hour from Archie, Mo., to spend the day at Whiteman AFB as an uplifting day

  • Tradition, Family, Service: A Retirement to Remember

    When Master Sgt. Denise Jump began planning her retirement ceremony in September, she made a unique request to the 442nd Fighter Wing commander that involved sharing the spotlight with her family to honor their military service, too.

  • 509th BW gains retired 442nd FW member

    Chief Master Sgt. Brian Card, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Weapons Flight Chief, presents a memento to Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Axton, 442nd AMXS Accessory Flight Chief, during Axton's retirement ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 16, 2016. Axton was selected as the accessory

  • 442nd CES Chief Promotion

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Blaine Edwards, 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron Chief Enlisted Manager, speaks to the audience during his promotion ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 15, 2016. Edwards' service in the military has varied from being in finance to being a first sergeant for

  • 442nd AMXS Chief Promotion

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Card, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons flight chief, address the audience during his promotion ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 15, 2016. Card enlisted in the Air Force while he was still in high school and began his career at Luke AFB,

  • Lee's Summit Boy Scout Troop 54 visits 442nd FW

    Boy Scouts from Lee's Summit Troop 54 observe U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Register, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons flight technician, as he demonstrates the armament process for the A-10 Thunderbolt II's GAU-8/A 30mm cannon at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 15, 2016. The troop