An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Home : News : Article View
NEWS | Feb. 3, 2010

Wyatt visits classic association at Fairchild

By Air Force Maj. Sandy Smock Washington National Guard

FAIRCHILD AFB, Wash., - Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, spent the day with Air Mobility Command leaders here today to observe the progress of the association between an Air Guard and active duty air refueling wing.

As part of total force integration in 2007, the Washington Air National Guard's 141st ARW and the active duty Air Force's 92nd ARW were the first Guard and active duty tanker units to stand up as a classic association. Both units now accomplish the KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling mission together.

Without an exact blueprint of this new joint mission, each day both units are faced with new challenges and have been tested in communication within the different groups.

The 141st and 92nd have worked together to develop new and more efficient processes through total force integration while sharing deployment requirements and successfully fulfilling daily operational missions.

"Integration at all levels facilitates the integration with this unit … as it will across all of the other associations," said Wyatt.

The majority of Wyatt's time was spent in the maintenance hangars and presentations were given from commanders on the latest benefits from now collocated offices.

Even with all the building and personnel moves, working together is not a new concept for the 141st ARW and 92nd ARW. Both groups have deployed and completed missions together in the past, now they just do it under a new name of total force integration.

 

 

Related Articles
Cara Loken, Reserve component transition assistance adviser for the Nebraska National Guard and spouse of John Loken, commander of the 155th Maintenance Group, has been named the 2024 Air Force Association Air National Guard Spouse of the Year. The award recognizes the contributions of spouses of Air Force personnel across Active Duty, Guard and Reserve components.
Nebraska Woman is Air National Guard Spouse of the Year
By Senior Master Sgt. Shannon Nielsen, | Feb. 14, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. - Cara Loken, reserve component transition assistance adviser for the Nebraska National Guard, has been named the 2024 Air Force Association Air National Guard Spouse of the Year.This prestigious Air Force...

The 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, marks the arrival of its new helicopter, a U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II, Jan. 31, 2025, at Moffett Air National Guard Base near Mountain View, California. The wing is from HH-60G Pave Hawk model helicopters.
California Air Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Upgrading Aircraft
By Senior Airman Serena Smith, | Feb. 14, 2025
MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif.- The U.S. Air Force 129th Rescue Wing is replacing the HH-60G Pave Hawk with six newer HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters.The first two helicopters arrived this month and the wing plans...

The seven-Soldier team representing the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), 56th Theatre Information Operations Group, Washington National Guard, participates in the Voice Intercept Challenge during the seventh annual Best Linguist Competition Feb. 6, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Washington National Guard won the  2024 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist) Command Language Program of the Year Award.
Washington Guard Linguists Excel at Best Linguist Competition
By Staff Sgt. Kelly Wiebe, | Feb. 14, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY - Seven Soldiers with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Linguist), 56th Theatre Information Operations Group, Washington National Guard, competed in the seventh annual Best Linguist Competition Feb...