139th News

  • They come from above: Sound of Speed

    An estimated crowd of 70,000 visited the Sound of Speed Air Show and Open House the weekend of August 25 and 26, according to Col. Ed Black, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard. It turned out to be the most attended event ever in the history of Rosecrans Air

  • Missouri Airmen travel to Fort Riley for weapons training

    Airmen with the 139th Security Forces Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, traveled to Fort Riley, Kan., for a live-fire machine gun training exercise.The annual live-fire machine gun training was conducted June 5-10, at Fort Riley.Combat arms instructors from the 139th, trained 31 of their

  • 139th Airmen take first at ground transportation rodeo

    A team from the 139th Airlift Wing brings home a trophy for the first ever Best in the Midwest Ground Transportation Rodeo held in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.Senior Master Sgt. Robert Ward, Tech. Sgt. Michael Morris and Staff Sgt. Michael Hill, vehicle operators with 139th Logistics Readiness