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  • AF senior leaders share holiday messages

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and her husband, Frank Beatty; Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty; and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, wish all Airmen and families season's

  • 'Tis the season to drink responsibly

    It's that time of year when holiday parties and late night celebrations begin to fill our calendars and we look forward to spending time with family and friends to celebrate our own special reasons for the season.Every Christmas Eve, I celebrate my life and I give thanks for being able to share the

  • Welcome home event a success

    Christmas came early this year for the 442d Fighter Wing.  The annual holiday party, a welcome home party for deployed troops, a visit from the Air Force Reserve Command commander, and an appearance from a local congresswoman were rolled together like a warm cinnamon bun.Lt. Gen.  James Jackson,

  • COMMENTARY: Santa's reflections on visit to 442d Fighter Wing

    The 442d Fighter Wing welcomed several distinguished visitors to the Christmas party yesterday, but no one else had a 300-person-long line to meet them!  I hope I was able to brighten the holiday season for some of you and your families.Mrs. Clause suggested I fly my supersonic A-10 into Whiteman,

  • NORAD prepares to track Santa’s flight

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command's NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org, launched Dec. 1, featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities and more.The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian,

  • December issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The December issue of Citizen Airman is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/.The cover story focuses on Air Force Reserve Command's Key Spouse Program and the volunteers who are working hard to make the program a success. In the first in a series of articles called Profiles in

  • Hagel: Celebrate Safely During the Holiday Season

    It's important to think and act with safety in mind when celebrating the holidays with friends and family, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a message issued this week to service members, DoD civilians, contractors, and their families.The text of the secretary's message reads as

  • Pilot tours A-10 with former teammate

    Lt. Col. Preston McConnell, a pilot with the 303d Fighter Squadron, gave a tour of the A-10 simulator here on Friday, November 21 at the 442d Fighter Wing to an old teammate from his undergrad.The team happened to be the Air Force Academy football team and the visitor happened to be the vice

  • Reserve Command senior leaders address issues during Hill visit

    Air Force Reserve Command's top leaders visited the 419th Fighter Wing here last week to learn more about the unit's Total Force partnership with the active duty 388th FW and for an update on the F-35 program, which will be fully online following the delivery of the first aircraft in late 2015.Lt.

  • Liberia is Making Progress Against Ebola but Cases Continue

    New U.S.-funded Ebola treatment units and diagnostic laboratories are stoking progress on the ground in Liberia, but new cases of Ebola arise daily, U.S. officials reported Nov. 12 during a teleconference from the Liberian capital, Monrovia.Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, Operation United Assistance