• Missouri Air National Guard celebrates End of Era with final F-15 departure

    The Missouri Air National Guard commemorated the culmination of 86 years of flying operations in St. Louis in an End of Era ceremony coinciding with the closure of the base fire house and the 131st Fighter Wing's final F-15C Eagle departure from Lambert International Airport Saturday June 13. An

  • Happy Father's Day

    (Editor's note: Public Affairs took to the streets to find out what Father's Day meant to members of Team Whiteman. Here are their responses.)

  • Never leave a child alone in a car not even for a minute

    Left alone in a vehicle, even for a short time, a child is in danger of dehydration, injury, abduction or death.  Never leave children unattended in or around an automobile Always put keys in a safe and secure place Keep vehicles locked at all times, even at home, and remind

  • Group chaplain had different perspective on D-Day

    Editor's Note: 442nd Troop Carrier Group Chaplain Robert W. Tindall ... affectionately called Chaplain Bob ... was a shepherd very passionate about his flock. He deftly employed humor as a tool to build morale and to better get to know each group member. If any event during the war affected Chaplain

  • Shot down on D-Day

    Editor's note: The following narrative is the first-person account of Jack Prince's crash after being shot down in Normandy on D-Day. "As we went on in and got close to the drop zone I was starting to get a lot of ground fire, you know antiaircraft fire. "Just about the time I was ready to drop the

  • Put TRICARE on Your Pre-Deployment Checklist

    If there's one universal rule in the military, it's that pre-deployment days can be hectic. There's a lot that needs taking care of, like getting finances and legal documents in order and making arrangements for family issues while away. If deploying from a reserve component, civilian employers must

  • D-Day sidebar: Decoding C-47 fuselage and tail numbers

    Each of the 442nd TCG's squadrons' aircraft had a two character unit code painted on the fuselage just aft of the cockpit. A third letter, painted on the tail, was the letter of the aircraft itself which enabled it to be recognized among those of its squadron. The initial of this individual letter