442nd Airmen promoted in September

From 442nd Fighter Wing

Seventeen 442nd Fighter Wing members were promoted in the month of September. They are: Airman Matthew Nall 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Jesse Farris 442nd AMXS Joshua Giliberto 442nd Maintenance Squadron Sarah Knauff 442nd AMXS... Full story

442nd fighter Wing: Full-time force with part-time citizen Airmen

Commentary by Col. Mark Clemons

Twenty years ago, the Air Force Reserve served the role of a strategic force held in reserve, ready to take over domestic active-duty Air Force functions in the time of a national crisis. Since the first Gulf War in 1991 however, this paradigm has... Full story

Tigers with new stripes -- AFRC activates new associate A-10 unit at Moody AFB

By Master Sgt. Bill Huntington

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The Air Force's historic Flying Tigers officially came to the Air Force Reserve Command as the 476th Fighter Group was activated in a ceremony here, July 11. The stand up of the 476th FG -- with its subordinate... Full story

The engine that could -- turbofan sets wing record for longevity

by Maj. David Kurle

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- There was no fanfare or ceremony June 2, when four A-10 crew chiefs and a jet-engine mechanic removed an engine from the left side of a 442nd Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II. But maybe there should've been.... Full story

Tigers with new stripes

AFRC activates new associate A-10 unit at Moody AFB

By Master Sgt. Bill Huntington

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -The stand up of the 476th FG -- with its subordinate units, the 76th Fighter Squadron, the 476th Maintenance Squadron and the 476th Aerospace Medicine Flight -- is also historic as it officially brings Total Force... Full story

442nd Wing takes a break for family fun during annual picnic

By Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise

The 442nd Fighter Wing enjoyed a family-day picnic complete with a car show, chip-across- the -pond golf, lunch served by the United Services Organization and various activities for Airmen and their families to partake in June 14. Master Sgt. Bob... Full story

To the summit:

442nd reservist draws inspiration from his father who died 30 years ago

By Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise

In November 2008 Master Sgt. Steve Cohick, 442nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron munitions technician, ran the "Maynard Cohick Half Marathon,'' (13.1 miles) as part of the Outdoor Fitness Festival's week of events in Springfield, Mo. It was the... Full story

Aggressor

U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle

Airman 1st Class Heather Hernandez attaches a cover, embazoned with a stylized Texas state flag, to the intake scoop of an F-16 Fighting Falcon May 13 on the flight-line at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Airman Hernandez is one of approximately 20... Full story

Sidebar: Testimony of a satisfied Egress customer

By Lt. Col. (ret.) Jim Preston

Editor's note: On March 22, 1982, while flying an A-10 Thunderbolt II on a two-ship training mission in the skies over Germany, then 1st Lt. Jim Preston, forward deployed from R.A.F. Bentwaters, England, found out what it is like to have to use... Full story

442nd egress troops deal with A.C.E.S.

By Master Sgt. Bill Huntington

In the early days of aviation, pilots had very few options and very little hope of surviving if they had to leave their aircraft in flight during an emergency. Typically, the outcome was fatal. Over the years, as technology developed, those chances... Full story

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