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Tech. Sgt. Carolyn Schaefer, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks the oil in an A-10C Thunderbolt II turbo-fan engine Aug. 31 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, following a trainig sortie. Sergeant Schaefer is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Approximately 70 reservists from the wing deployed to Hill AFB for training on the Utah Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Tech. Sgt. Butch Portell fastens a GBU-38, 500-pound, GPS-guided bomb to one of 11 weapons stations of an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 31. Sergeant Portell is an Air Force Reservist from the 442nd Fighter Wing and was one of approximately 70 reservists who deployed to Hill AFB from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to support live-weapons training for the wing's pilots at the Utah Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Tech. Sgt. Butch Portell, Master Sgt. James Kirksey and Staff Sgt. Kenneth Meadows fit a launcher onto a live AGM-65 Maverick missile so it can be loaded onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 31. The three Airmen are from the 442nd Maintenance Group, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. They were part of a 70-person deployment with six aircraft that supported live-fire weapons training for the wing's pilots at the Utah Test and Training Range. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Tech. Sgt. Kathy Morrison cleans a spectrometer after analyzing engine oil from an A-10C Thunderbolt II Aug. 30 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Sergeant Morrison is works in the non-destructive inspection section of the 442nd Maintenance Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. She was one of approximately 70 Air Force Reservists from the wing who deployed to Hill to support live-munitions training for the wing's pilots. Sergeant Morrison uses the spectrometer to look for anomolies in oil samples taken from the A-10's turbo-fan engines. In particular, she looks for small pieces of metal that might indicate certain engine parts are breaking down. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col David Kurle)

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Staff Sgt. Jasen McLendon checks an A-10C Thunderbolt II prior to takeoff at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 30. Sergeant XXXXX is a crew chief in the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Sergeant McLendon was one of approximately 70 reservists from the wing who deployed to Hill to support the wing's pilots as they dropped live munitions on the nearby Utah Test and Training Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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Maj. Todd Riddle checks the left engine on an A-10C Thunderbolt II prior to starting it at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 30. The major, an A-10 pilot from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, was one of approximately 70 Air Force Reservists from the 442nd Fighter Wing who deployed to Hill for live-munitions training on the nearby Utah Test and Training Range. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Dave Kurle)

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Maj. Lee Saugstad takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in an A-10C Thunderbolt II Aug. 30. Major Saugstad is a pilot assigned to the 303rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Approximately 70 reservists from the wing deployed to Hill for live-munitions training at the Utah Test and Training Range. The trip marked the first time the wing's pilots dropped live, GPS-guided GBU-38 500-pound bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

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The 442nd Human Resources Development Council sent reservists to the Women Air Force Service Pilot reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in May. The WASPs played an integral role in WWII efforts by piloting and maintaining aircraft. The 442nd HRDC is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/courtesy photo)

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Dig pose

The 442nd Human Resources Development Council sent reservists to the Women Air Force Service Pilot reunion in Sweetwater, Texas in May. The WASPs played an integral role in WWII efforts by piloting and maintaining aircraft. The 442nd HRDC is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/courtesy photo)

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Director of psychological health is here to help - off the record

Carol Ameline, the 442d Fighter Wing director of psychological health, poses for a photo March 1, 2021, on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. As DPH, Ameline doesn’t take any notes that get entered into a member’s medical records.(US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Jennings)

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Director of psychological health is here to help - off the record

Carol Ameline, the 442d Fighter Wing director of psychological health, poses for a photo March 1, 2021, on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. As DPH, Ameline doesn’t take any notes that get entered into a member’s medical records.(US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Jennings)

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Disarming the bomb

Observers from the 442d Fighter Wing watch an EOD robot disables a booby trap during an exercise at Whiteman AFB, Mo. on September 21. The exercise combined five functional capabilities from the wing including security forces, fire fighters, EOD, emergency management and bioenvironmental. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley)

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Doctor Avery

Taking the Osteopathic Oath, Tech. Sgt. Scott Avery becomes Doctor Scott Avery in the offices of Dr. Sandra Willsie (right), dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. Sergeant Avery, a weapons loader and Air Force Reservist from the 442nd Fighter Wing, graduated from medical school in September 2007. (Courtesy photo)

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Down to the pitch

Airmen from the 442d Fighter Wing join their counterparts from the Army and active duty Air Force out of Whiteman Air Force Base carry the giant flag through the tunnel of Royals stadium prior to the game October 14, 2014. The giant flag, used for the third game of the American League Central Series, took more than 100 volunteers to carry while the national anthem opened the game and an aircraft formation flew overhead. The Royals beat the Orioles two to one. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley)

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody issued this message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force. (Courtesy Photo)

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Drive

Capt. Rick Mitchell, formerly of the 303rd Fighter Squadron tees off during the Wright Flight Golf Tournamend during the August unit training assembly. The 303rd FS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tom Talbert)

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Driving the Hog

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Stephen Chappel, an A-10 pilot deployed to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing here, puts on his flight helmet in preparation to fly a combat mission over Afghanistan May 13. Colonel Chappel is an Air Force Reservist deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle, 455 AEW/PA)

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Driving toward a win

John Schriever drives to the inside of the key along the baseline Feb. 15 on the way to a victory by the 442nd Fighter Wing's over-30 intramural basketball team over the 509th Security Forces Squadron for the Whiteman base championship. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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Eagle Art

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – The A-10 Thunderbolt II door art of an eagle displays the patriotism of Master Sergeant Bob Boye, 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, who believes patriotism is fundamental to his Air Force career. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd FW, an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kent Kagarise/Released)

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Early pilot training

A pilot from the 442d Fighter Wing greets his son at Whiteman Air Force Base on October 26 after a seven-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan. The A-10 pilots generated 2,500 flying missions, totaling 9,600 flying hours. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley)

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