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  • Fighter pilot lands in roots

    What started as an ordinary day at Kaunas International Airport in Lithuania, turned into an awe inspiring site as two fighter jets came screaming overhead.Lt. Col. Michael Leonas and Capt. Geoffrey Manter, both A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 303d Fighter Squadron, 442d Fighter Wing out of

  • 476th Fighter Group's change of command message

    I am honored and humbled to have been the group commander of the 476th Fighter Group at such a critical time in the unit's history.   We have been through a lot together. These two years have taught me a few things.Most importantly, I learned that our team has ENDURANCE & FORTITUDE.As I entered the

  • Reservists participate in Latvian DV day

    Lt. Col. Kevin Boblet and Capt. Nathan Bevis, A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 303d Fighter Squadron, 442d Fighter Wing out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., landed at Lielvarde Air Field in Latvia Sept. 8 for their part in the Distinguished Visitor Day where they presented a 442d FW Lithograph to

  • Senator Blunt Visits Estonia

    A cold, rainy day didn't stop a leader from coming to Europe to meet with servicemembers from his local district.United States Senator Roy Blunt from Missouri visited Air Force Reservists from the 442d Fighter Wing at Amari Air Base in Estonia Sept. 7. The Airmen are here as part of Operation

  • NATO allies continue partnership

    September 4 was a media day at Amari Air Base in Estonia. Two F-22 Raptors from Tyndall Air Force Base in Fla., were escorted to landing at Amari Air Base in Estonia by two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Whiteman AFB in Mo., and a KC-135 Stratotanker from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany.  This event was

  • Pilots train with JTACs and Estonian military

    The top of an 80 foot tower is not the most ideal place to spend the day if one is afraid of heights, but it is where some of the best training takes place, according to military members.Air National Guard Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron out of

  • Reservists make history

    It's not every day that Air Force Reservists make history, but it happened recently.Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 303d Fighter Squadron from the 442d Fighter Wing out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. landed at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia. It was the first ever U.S. fighter aircraft to

  • Reservists train with JTAC and Latvian military

    While looking out over what was once a Russian tank training field, allied service members now see a place to train together. Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron from Oklahoma City, Okla., and the Combat Readiness Training Center from Alpena, Mich., both