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Wisconsin Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Partners With UW Health for Medical Airmen Training
September 29, 2025 — MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Air National Guard members assigned to the 115th Medical Group began a training affiliation agreement with UW Health Sept. 12, ensuring Airmen maintain readiness through...

Wisconsin Air Guard Welcomed Two German Air Force Officers Through Exchange Program
July 22, 2025 — MADISON, Wis. - Two German Air Force officers embedded in June with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field, Madison, as part of the Military Reserve Exchange Program, or...

Northern Lightning Exercise Concludes at Volk Field
September 3, 2024 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - More than 1,000 service members from nearly 25 units nationwide conducted Northern Lightning, a two-week joint-training exercise held annually at the Volk Field Combat Readiness...

Ohio Air Control Squadron, Estonian Support Northern Lightning
August 9, 2024 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. - U.S. Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard 123rd Air Control Squadron participated in exercise Northern Lightning alongside a member of the Estonian...

Wisconsin Airmen Train on Agile Combat Employment Concepts
August 1, 2024 — MILWAUKEE, Wis – As part of the agile combat employment exercise, 128th Air Refueling Wing Airmen performed training to improve and learn different parts of their job functions to become...

Wisconsin National Guard Airmen hone combat lifesaving skills
May 9, 2024 — CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. - Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing Airmen engaged in the Tactical Combat Casualty Care - Combat Life Savers Course April 18 at Volk Field Air National Guard...

Connecticut Air Guard Unit Tests Battle Management System
March 21, 2024 — NIANTIC, Conn. - Airmen from the 103rd Air Control Squadron, Connecticut Air National Guard, mounted their vehicles early March 5 and braved rainstorms to convoy from their home station in Orange to...

Air National Guard Director Visits Wisconsin Air Guard
March 6, 2024 — MILWAUKEE - Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director of the Air National Guard, and his spouse, Dianne, visited the 128th Air Refueling Wing March 3 for flight simulator training and a tour of Wisconsin’s...

Wisconsin Guard Security Forces Conduct Augmentee Training
December 8, 2023 — MILWAUKEE - The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron geared up for its annual augmentee training, reinforcing its readiness. After years of program...

Couple Enlist Together in Wisconsin Air National Guard
December 8, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - Husband and wife Steven Krueger and Paola Astudillo enlisted in the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing in November, joining a wing that respects and promotes the bonds...

Wisconsin Air Guard Unit Masters New Air Control Tactics
August 10, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 120 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron recently spent two weeks at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in lower Michigan,...

128th Air Refueling Wing Supports Air Defender 2023 Exercise
June 12, 2023 — NAVAL AIR STATION KEFLAVIK, Iceland – The 128th Air Refueling Wing helped facilitate an air bridge leading to exercise Air Defender 2023, the German-led, live-fly NATO exercise with 235 aircraft from...

Wisconsin Air National Guard Receives F-35s
April 28, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing received its first F-35 Lightning II aircraft April 25, making it only the second Air National Guard unit with the advanced...

Wisconsin Air Guard Meeting Deployment Challenges in Guam
February 27, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - More than 100 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing have been deployed to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam since December, supporting the 506th...

Wisconsin Air Guard Firefighter Earns National Honors
February 22, 2023 — MADISON, Wis. - Whether a civilian or military firefighter, ensuring the safety of others isn’t always easy. Luckily, for Master Sgt. Colin Pierce, the assistant fire chief of training with the 115th...

115th Fighter Wing Celebrates end of F-16 era at Truax Field
October 6, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – The 115th Fighter Wing’s last F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Oct. 5, following a sendoff ceremony commemorating 30 years of service at Truax Field.Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th...

128th Air Control Squadron Trains for Near-Peer Competitors
August 2, 2022 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron trained for two weeks at Volk Field and Hardwood Range to prepare for future missions.From July 11-25, Airmen were in...

Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Begin Agile Rage Exercise
June 6, 2022 — ALPENA, Mich. – Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, and eight A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 190th Fighter Squadron arrived at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center to...

Audacious Warrior EOD exercise boosts joint service ties
May 24, 2022 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Airmen, Marines and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields participated in an exercise focusing on explosive ordnance disposal at Fort McCoy and Volk Field May 15-25.The...

Wisconsin Airmen complete air combat training in Key West
May 20, 2022 — KEY WEST, Fla. – Approximately 150 Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin, participated in joint-international training at Naval Air Station Key West May 5-18.Throughout the...

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