Jan. 23, 2018 Reserve A-10 unit redirected to Kandahar Airfield 442nd Fighter Wing Airmen and A-10 aircraft, originally slated to deploy to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, have been realigned to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Nov. 30, 2016 Whiteman pilot logs 6,000 A-10 hours Nearly three decades of flying and 11 combat deployments later, Lt. Col. John Marks has achieved a milestone that equates to 250 days in the A-10 cockpit, which most fighter pilots will never reach and puts him among the highest time fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force.
Sept. 20, 2016 Reservists step up to the plate at Kauffman Stadium Members of the 442nd Fighter Wing support their local baseball team, the Kansas City Royals, by presenting the charitable foundation, Royals Charities, with a plaque at Kauffman Stadium, Sept. 19. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Marks, 303rd Fighter Squadron pilot, and his son were also invited to
Aug. 8, 2016 442nd FW completes Estonia FTD Reservists and active-duty Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, completed a flying training deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, August 8.
Aug. 5, 2016 A-10s land on highway in Estonia Eight Air Force Reserve Command A-10 Thunderbolt IIs conducted highway landings on the Jägala-Käravete Highway in Northern Estonia Aug 1.
May 2, 2016 442nd FW scores at KC Chiefs draft event Service members and their families enjoy a Military Appreciation Day event with the Kansas City Chiefs April 30 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Stages were set up on the flightline and in one of the hangars in order for a few lucky service members to announce the Chiefs fourth, fifth and sixth round
Feb. 2, 2016 442nd wins Maintenance Effectiveness Award 2 years running The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Bagram AB, Afghanistan has been awarded the 2015 Air Combat Command Maintenance Effectiveness Award, distinguishing the unit as the top-performing medium aircraft maintenance unit in ACC.The award is for the unit's accomplishments during
Dec. 14, 2015 Reservist helps save life Senior Airman Nick Heter, a 303rd Fighter Squadron traditional reservist, is also student at Kansas State University majoring in pre-med. His two careers came together recently when he helped save a life. "I was leaving the game," Heter recalled. "Out
Nov. 29, 2015 Warthogs win battle in Warsaw Residents of Warsaw, Missouri may not have realized it, but their city hosted a military exercise November 19. The premise that day involved simulated large, enemy armored vehicles that had rolled into Warsaw, Missouri.The exercise was part of a longstanding program that the 442d Fighter Wing, and