Home : News
Results:
Tag: Missouri Air National Guard

Missouri Guard Airman Aids Ailing Firefighter on Plane
September 26, 2024
From left, Ben Wagner, a U.S. Forest Service assistant fire management officer, Maj. Alana Taylor, a nurse practitioner with the 139th Medical Group, Missouri Air National Guard, and Jeff Taylor, Alana’s husband and a firefighter paramedic, share breakfast at an airport in Denver Sept. 2, 2024. Wagner was suffering from severe dehydration and exhaustion midflight when the Taylors stepped in to assist.
Missouri Air National Guard Improves Aircraft Ramp in Japan
June 20, 2024
The 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, lays concrete at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2024. The Airmen work to extend the ramp to better accommodate 10 C-130J Hercules aircraft.
Team Whiteman Demonstrates Readiness During Spirit Vigilance
April 23, 2024
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing takes off at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2024. Team Whiteman executed a mass fly-over of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to cap off the annual Spirit Vigilance exercise.
Missouri Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing Executes 41-hour Sortie
February 20, 2024
Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, refuel a C-130H Hercules aircraft Feb. 13, 2024, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri. Aircrews conducted a 41-hour sortie in which the aircraft engines ran continuously for 45 hours and the aircraft was refueled three times.
Missouri, New York Air Guard team up for Maintenance Training
August 23, 2023
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing and 139th Airlift Wing collaborated for a week in August at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center for Maintenance University, a week of intensive skills training designed for C-130H maintainers.
Missouri Air Guard C-130H Maintainers Learn J-model Systems
August 1, 2023
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tristan Grigsby, center, a C-130H Hercules maintainer assigned to the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, Missouri Air National Guard, is trained on C-130J systems by Airmen with the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, at Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky, May 3, 2023. During the two-week training, Grigsby and Senior Master Sgt. Ryan Breyfogle, aircraft maintenance superintendent with the AATTC, learned J-model fundamentals such as power on checklists, fueling operations, aircraft towing, operating radios, and general troubleshooting.
182nd AW Leads C-130 Hercules Operations at Air Defender 23
June 15, 2023
U.S. Airmen with the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois National Guard, deplane a C-130 Hercules aircraft to prepare for exercise Air Defender 2023 at Wunstorf Air Base, Wunstorf, Germany, May 31, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates U.S. and Allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.
139th Airlift Wing Tested in Large-scale Readiness Exercise
June 15, 2023
Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, respond to a simulated attack as a post-attack reconnaissance (PAR) team at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, June 10, 2023. The wing conducted a large-scale readiness exercise that tested the wing’s ability to execute the mission in a contested integrated environment.
Five ANG Wings Train at Operation Hoodoo Sea
May 4, 2023
KC-135 boom operators assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, receive instruction on ground refueling and maintenance of a KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Hoodoo Sea April 28, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
Missouri Guard Airmen Perform ‘Wet-Wing’ Defuel for First Time
August 31, 2022
Airmen assigned to the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s petroleum, oils and lubricants office, Missouri Air National Guard, perform a ‘wet-wing’ defuel of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Aug. 16, 2022. This was the first time the 139th POL office conducted a ‘wet-wing’ defuel, which means the aircraft engines were running during the operation.
Nebraska, Missouri Guard Medical Groups Train in Japan
August 24, 2022
Members of the 155th Medical Group, Nebraska Air National Guard, and the 139th Medical Group, Missouri Air National Guard, traveled to Okinawa for annual training Aug. 2-11, 2022.
Missouri Airmen Lead Task Force Iron Herk II in Germany
July 12, 2022
Airmen assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, perform a preflight check on a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 28, 2022. The 139th Airlift Wing was the lead unit for Task Force Iron Herk II, providing airlift support for European Command’s area of responsibility.
National Guard Bureau Chief Visits 325th Weapons Squadron
June 15, 2022
U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, jokes with Lt. Col. Steven, 325th Weapons Squadron director of operations, before a Weapons School Integration exercise sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 1, 2022. The chief of the National Guard Bureau serves as a military adviser to the president, secretary of defense and National Security Council and is the Department of Defense’s official channel of communication to the governors and state adjutants general on all matters pertaining to the National Guard.
Missouri Airman joins rare group, flying 1,500 hours in B-2
February 25, 2022
Lt. Col. Drew Irmischer, 131st Bomb Wing pilot, celebrates surpassing 1,500 flight hours in the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber Jan. 27, 2022, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Irmischer is only the 17th aviator to achieve that distinction.
Choctaw Airman takes pride in Native American heritage
November 30, 2021
Master Sgt. Sarah Linthicum talks about what it means for her to be a Choctaw Airman during Native American Heritage Month November 2021.
Missouri Air Guard joins partners in earthquake exercise
October 5, 2021
A Civil Air Patrol drone pilot captures aerial views of "damaged" buildings while other team members evaluate potential structural instability during an earthquake exercise involving the Missouri Air National Guard and state and local partners in St. Louis Oct. 2, 2021.
188th Medical Group completes casualty care training
June 23, 2021
Airmen from the 188th Wing completed an intensive two-day course Tactical Combat Casualty Care course June 3-4, 2021, at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark. The training involved airway management, tourniquet application, wound bandaging, and various stretcher-carrying techniques
Fighting warrior woman: powwows, beads and information
November 1, 2020
Mary Lohnes, on patrol during a winter exercise while an Active Guard Reservist with Nebraska Army National Guard. She is now a master sergeant in the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing Communications Flight.
Guard members use innovative ways to train, keep distance
April 9, 2020
A member of the Maryland National Guard Joint Task Force Cyber April 3, 2020, at the 175th Wing at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. The MDNG JTF-Cyber team is protecting and evaluating Maryland government websites to ensure they are functioning properly and the information presented is accurate.