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The Official Publication of Whiteman Air Force Base

442nd Fighter Wing prepares for CUI

By Senior Airman Wesley Wright 442nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs   The 442nd Fighter Wing is scheduled to undergo a consolidated unit inspection in October 2012. A CUI consists of a compliance inspection (CI), health services inspection...... Full story

Celebrating our rich cultural heritage

By Col. Mike Hornitschek 375th Air Mobility Wing commander   SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- The Scott AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter provided a free screening of the movie "Red Tails" to members of the base, depicting the courageous African...... Full story

442nd Airmen promoted in September

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

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

Sgt. Scott Lopez, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief with the 476th Maintenance Squadron, reveals the name of A-10 pilot, Lt. Col. Bill James in a special unit activation ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 11, 2009.

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

John Ezell, left, Bob Boye and David Greenberg remove hoist cables after removing a TF-34-100A turbo-fan engine from an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 2, 2009.

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

Tech. Sgt. Scott Lopez, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief with the 476th Maintenance Squadron, reveals the name of A-10 pilot, Lt. Col. Bill James in a special unit activation ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 11, 2009.
AFRC activates new associate A-10 unit at Moody AFB

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

Anna Bunting, daughter of Staff Sgt. Justin Bunting makes a new friend at the 442nd Fighter Wing's family-day picnic June 13. Sergeant Bunting is a reservist in the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

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

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

Staff Sgt. Anthony Bonham, an Air Force reservist with the 442nd Maintenance Squadron's Egress shop, carefully swings an ACES II ejection seat into position for installation into an A-10 Thunderbolt II which belongs to the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman.

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

Yellow Ribbon: Wing works to resolve woes stemming from deployment

The children of 442nd Fighter Wing members were able to participate in Operation Military Kid at the wing's Yellow Ribbon event in Kansas City, while their parents and single Wing members attended workshops.

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The 442nd Fighter Wing's chaplains and Airmen and Family Readiness office organized the wing's first overnight workshop for citizen airmen and their families to adapt to civilian life after deployments....... Full story

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