Making history ... again: 442nd Fighter Wing carries on proud tradition established during World War II.(Cover Story)

Citizen Airman | February 1, 2004| | Copyright

The 442nd Fighter Wing made history last April when it became the first U.S. Air Force fighter unit to forward-deploy into Iraq to open Tallil Air Base near the ancient Babylonian city of Ur as an Operation Iraqi Freedom coalition base of operations.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., made history again less than a month later when it became the first U.S. fighter unit to forward-deploy a second time and open yet another base, Kirkuk AB in northern Iraq.

While these actions were indeed groundbreaking for this generation of 442nd ...

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