July 12, 2021 Mission Spotlight: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Members in the 442d Explosive Ordnance Disposal team showcases some of their equipment, technology, and training.
Feb. 25, 2021 Desert Storm attack pilot integrates 30-years of tactics with new technology A Tyrannosaurus Rex replica named Stan proudly stands in front of the Google Corporation’s headquarters in California. With his threatening gaze and gaping mouth provide a stark contrast to the rest of the campus. Google highlights the extinct apex predator as a sobering reminder that innovation is
Dec. 9, 2019 2019 CCAF Graduation Community College of the Air Force graduates are photographed with their diplomas after a graduation ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Dec. 8, 2019.
Nov. 26, 2019 Two A-10 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Cross for strikes on Taliban Only seven medals carry more significance than the Distinguished Flying Cross, and, of those, only three are given for combat excellence. One of those three is the Congressional Medal of Honor. In simpler terms--it’s a rare medal.
Nov. 12, 2019 Faces of the 442d Fighter Wing: Meet Senior Airman Ricardo Miranda Meet Senior Airman Ricardo Miranda, a water and fuel systems maintenance craftsman with the 442d Civil Engineer Squadron.
Nov. 3, 2019 442d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron holds Assumption of Command ceremony Lt. Col. David Black, 442d Maintenance Group commander, left, and Maj. Bobby Cheek, 442d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, stand at attention during an Assumption of Command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., November 2, 2019. Cheek, the incoming AMXS commander, received his commission
Nov. 1, 2019 Pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross recounts events in Afghanistan In the early morning hours on December 2, 2010, two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, launched out of Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, heading west to keep watch over ground forces.
Oct. 21, 2019 ROA awards scholarship to 442 AMXS spouse The 442d Chapter Reserve Organization of America (formerly Reserve Officers’ Association) awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Mr. Ricky Boedeker during the 442d Fighter Wing’s Family Day event October 6, 2019, in the 5-Bay hangar here.
Oct. 9, 2019 Flightline Ops Airman 1st Class Logan Ingrassia, a crew chief with the 358th Fighter Squadron, completes maintenance checks on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 7, 2019.
Oct. 6, 2019 442d Operations Group Airmen, NAS Key West members hone water survival skills Pilots with the 303d Fighter Squadron, a unit assigned to the 442d Operations Group at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and pilots with the 76th Fighter Squadron, a unit assigned to the 476th Fighter group, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, a geographically separated unit assigned to the 442d