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  • 442nd Fighter Wing April Promotions

    The following reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing are promoted as of April 1, 2013:Airman 1st Class Brandon Carty, 442nd Medical SquadronStaff Sgt. Jill Hull, 442nd MDSStaff Sgt. Zachary Sextion, 442nd Maintenance SquadronStaff Sgt. Sameida Wright, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronTech. Sgt.

  • Civil engineers save a life

    For a reservist here, an early morning phone call -- a literal cry for help one March morning-- changed a life forever. March 9, Senior Airman Zachariah E. Sierks, a 442nd Civil Engineers Squadron firefighter here, started off his morning unlike any other...Until he received a phone call from a

  • New commander comes on board April 7

    Col. Hubert Hegtvedt is scheduled to take command of the 442nd Fighter Wing, here, in a ceremony April 7. Hegtvedt, currently the chief, programs divisions, directorate of strategic plans, programs and requirement at the headquarters of the Air Force Reserve Command, will move from Georgia to

  • Commentary: Final salute to the wing

    This is my final commentary to you - the reservists - and friends - who have allowed my family and me to be a part of the best A-10 unit in the country. As I head on to my next assignment in Washington D.C., I will not forget the many memories we've shared over the years. I have watched many people

  • Reservists win state-level award

     Two Reserve officers from the 442nd Fighter Wing here recently won the Reserve Officers of America, Department of Missouri, 2012 Officer of the Year award.Maj. Todd Riddle, 442nd FW Combat Readiness Officer, won the Field-Grade Officer of the Year award, and Capt. James Chevalier, 442nd Maintenance

  • Pilots, maintainers assess combat capabilities during WSEP

    The 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo., sent 10 A-10 thunderbolt II aircraft and more than 150 service members here to participate in a four-day exercise.The exercise was conducted with the 53rd Wing weapon system evaluation program, or WSEP, also referred to as "combat hammer." WSEP allowed the

  • Security forces head out for deployment

    Approximately 25 members of the 442nd Security Forces Squadron left March. 20, 2013 for a deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The security forces reservists headed to Manas Airbase, Kyrgyzstan to provide base and local protection. The Citizen Airmen received weapons, combat and

  • Sequestration impacts ripple across Air Force

    Air Force senior leaders issued updated guidance to leaders of Air Force major commands and addressed the service's Airmen last week on how the service will operate under sequestration and a continuing resolution for the remainder of the fiscal year.Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie

  • Furloughs can begin April 26, DOD comptroller says

    Unless Congress acts to end sequestration, furloughs for Defense Department civilian employees can begin April 26, the department's comptroller said here March 11.Robert F. Hale discussed the furlough planning process with a Pentagon audience. The comptroller also took questions sent in via Facebook

  • Sequestration impacts the 442d Fighter Wing

    I'm sure you've now seen the headline on the Air Force Times and other military-related publications. Sequestration will devastate military readiness, and commissaries are closing an extra day each week. Department of Defense schools will face loss of accreditation, and what will impact us the most