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  • Col. Rod Rumpf, 139th Maintenance Group commander, relinquishes command of the maintenance group to Lt. Col. Andy Halter at the 139th Airlift Wing April 4, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Crane)

    Flag passed to Halter for 139th MXG

    The responsibilities of leadership of the 139th Maintenance Group passed from Col. Rod Rumpf to Lt. Col. Andy Halter during a ceremony April 4. Col. Stephen Cotter, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing, praised Rumpf in his remarks following the ceremonial passing of the organizational flag.   "He's a leader of men," Cotter said. "People respect him
  • The 139th Airlift Wing receives two additional C-130s from the Idaho Air National Guard on April 2nd, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micael Crane) (RELEASED)

    139th receives two additional C-130s

      Most military units and installations lose capability - and viability - after a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) committee's recommendations are implemented. The 139th Airlift Wing and other tenants of Rosecrans Air National Guard Base are not like most units and installations.   The permanent arrival of two additional C-130 aircraft to the
  • Senior Master Sgt. Mike Yuille, 139th Airlift Wing, stands at attention as he waits for his mother to put on his new Chief Master Sgt. stripes. Yuille was promoted to Chief Master Sgt. on March 8th, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannon Bond)

    Yuille promoted to Chief

    Mike Yuille would be the first to tell you earning promotion to Chief Master Sergeant was the last thing on his mind when he started his career nearly 20 years ago. "Oh no," he laughed. "But, as you spend more time (in the service), you kind of go from the 'Me' phase to the 'We' phase." The 139th Airlift Wing's Human Resource Advisor has spent the
  • Lt. Col. Dennis Bradley, 139th Airlift Wing, is photographed for a story on March 7th, 2009 as he prepares for retirement after 28 years of military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Crane) (RELEASED)

    Mission Support Group deputy finishes 28-year career

    Lt. Col. Dennis Bradley, the 139th Mission Support Group's deputy commander, finds it hard to believe that his career is coming to a close. "It's surreal," he said. "Sometimes I can't believe it's really happening. All of a sudden, it's done." Before joining the Air Force himself, Bradley was an "Air Force brat," with his father, who retired as a

  • Airmen dedicate memorial to 1988 C-130 crew

    A lone C-130 Hercules propeller blade stands erect, chipped, worn and scratched, telling a silent story of an end to six lives on June 8, 1988. The blade -- obtained from the C-130 Hercules that crashed -- is a poignant symbol of the tragic loss of life that occurred that summer day. The memory of Maj. Andy Zwaan, an 189th Airlift Wing instructor
  • 139th Airlift Wing provides Angel Flight honors, on February 5, 2009, to an Army helicopter pilot who was killed in the middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gina Mezzacasa) (RELEASED)

    Fallen soldier returns home

    A quiet hum of a small chartered jet engine was all you could hear as the aircraft carrying Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley's remains passed in front of the 139th Airlift Wing's U.S. flag flying at half mast. Normally on an early February morning, you would hear C-130 engines running, the sounds of vehicles moving, and voices of unit

  • American Red Cross grants available for service member families

    The Midland Chapter of the American Red Cross has been given a grant to provide health and safety training scholarships for family members of eligible service members or veterans. This program is scheduled to run Jan. 1 through May 30, or until the allotted amount of grant money and people have been reached. Eligible members include Active Duty,

  • Vest Up for Motorcycle Safety

    Base leadership and the wing Safety office want to remind motorcyclists of AFI 92-207, which details individual requirements for riders entering the installation. "AFI 91-207 3.4.2.4 Personal Safety Protection is not a new instruction, but an Air Force standard now actively being enforced for rider safety," said Senior Master Sgt. Dwayne King,

  • Gov. Nixon appoints a new adjutant general

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Col. Stephen L. Danner, of Hollister, to the position of adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard. As adjutant general, Danner will hold the rank of brigadier general and will oversee the operations of the Army and Air National Guard units assigned to the state by the federal government.
  • Master Sgt. Christopher Harmeyer, instructor with the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, wins AMC's Sr. NCO of the year award. (U.S. photo by Capt. Brian Bowman) (RELEASED)

    AATTC's Harmeyer earns AMC honor

    You can't fault someone with 17 years on active duty for assuming coming to work at a small Air National Guard base would be slower than what he's used to. Master Sgt. Christopher Harmeyer, an instructor with the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, certainly had that idea before arriving here. "I just assumed it would be kind of slow," he
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