July 12, 2022 Missouri Airmen lead Task Force Iron Herk II Some Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing returned home on July 1, 2022 from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where they were deployed supporting European Command’s area of responsibility.
July 9, 2022 Missouri ATC Airmen control airspace for Greatest Little Air Show Airmen from the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, provided air traffic control operations for the Greatest Little Air Show hosted by the Wingnuts Flying Circus in Tarkio, Missouri, July 9, 2022.
June 5, 2022 Maintenance officer retires after 21 years of service Capt. Joe Nelson of the 139th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard,, retired after 21 years of service during drill on June 5, 2021.
April 3, 2022 Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Chase Brown After spending seven years active duty, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chase Brown, a non-destructive inspector with the 139th Maintenance Squadron, enlisted with the 139th Airlift Wing to be able to serve his country part time close to his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri.
March 23, 2022 Airman Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas Climbing through the rubble of a dilapidated building, Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas, 139th Medical Group medic, spots a manikin casualty and immediately begins rendering aid. She checks the manikin for injuries, applies a neck brace and inserts an IV until her team arrives with a stretcher.
March 6, 2022 139th Airlift Wing receives new victim's advocate The 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, recently added a new face to its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) team. Capt. Adam Baker, assigned to the 139th Operations Group, stepped up as a new victim’s advocate.
Feb. 22, 2022 Airman reflects on Black History Month After moving to Kansas City, Missouri, to support his fiancé with a baby on the way, Tech. Sgt. Bruce Jenkins, a production controller with the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, made a decision that forever changed his life.
Feb. 4, 2022 The Punisher or The Leader? Often referred to as “The Punisher”, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mia Randazzo a radar, airfield and weather systems maintainer with the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, is not who she seems.
Jan. 7, 2022 Coping with Financial Issues of COVID-19 - Part 55 I hope you will make specific, measureable and realistic changes in January to get yourself back on track. Let me help you in any of the following areas (not all-inclusive!):Credit card pay-off planIncome tax planningSpending plan foundation (or adjustment!)Retirement planning-now and in the future
Jan. 7, 2022 Outstanding Airmen of the Year The following six Airmen are the 139th Airlift Wing's Outstanding Airmen of the Year.