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  • 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

  • 442nd Fighter Wing March Promotions

    The following reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing are promoted as of March 1, 2013:Senior Airman Connor Oswald Baker, 442nd Maintenance SquadronSenior Airman Joanna Lee, 442nd Medical SquadronSenior Airman Matthew Wildes, 442nd MXSStaff Sgt. Benjamin Hall, 442nd MXSStaff Sgt. Jesse Tando, 442nd

  • Newcomers welcomed in March

    The 442nd Fighter Wing welcomes the following newcomers for March 2013:Airman Jasen L. McGee, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronAirman Nicholas Schlittler, 442nd Civil Engineer SquadronAirman 1st Class Joanna S. Lee, 442nd Medical SquadronSenior Airman Vincent P. Gastomeai, 442nd Maintenance

  • 442nd helps take care of Barksdale Airmen

    One of 442nd Fighter Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Eric S. Overturf's priorities for 2013 is To Develop and Care for Airmen and Their Families.To prepare for the closure of the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., 442nd Force Support Squadron Commander Joe Walter recently traveled there

  • Casteel named March Tip of the Spear

    Tip of the Spear - Staff Sgt. David B. CasteelStaff Sgt. David B. Casteel is an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 442nd Medical Squadron here. Before coming to the 442nd, Casteel was in the Army, assigned to the 1/508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne

  • Det. 303, 495th FG stands up at Whiteman AFB

    The 442nd Fighter Wing's active-duty associate unit, Detachment 2, 23rd Fighter Group, is scheduled to reorganize and stand up as Det. 303, 495th Fighter Group, March 8.Lt. Col. Joshua B. Ruddell, 23rd FG, Det. 2 commander, is leading the reorganization on the ground here."One of the efforts the Air

  • Wingman day 2013

    The 442nd Fighter Wing Safety Office is scheduled to coordinate Wingman Day 2013, March 9, here.Wingman Day is an annual event that encourages resiliency in Airmen by having units pause for a day, reinforce the Wingman concept and focus on personal and unit wellness."Wingman Day is something the

  • 442nd FSS trains Airmen for success

    One of the top priorities for the 442nd Fighter Wing this year, as outlined by Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Eric S. Overturf, is training. Anita Brenberger, 442nd Force Support Squadron chief of force development and training, and Tech. Sgt. Joseph A. Marsala, 442nd FSS training manager, are part of

  • Newcomers welcomed in March

    The 442nd Fighter Wing welcomes the following newcomers for March 2013:Airman Danielle M. Burr, 442nd Logistics Readiness SquadronAirman Travis D. Daniel, 442nd Maintenance SquadronAirman Marissa Skye Walters, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronAirman Michael N. Westrbook, 442nd Civil Engineers