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Jan. 15, 2019
Commander's Corner

“Be Part of Something Bigger” was splashed across my television screen as I watched my favorite footballteam, the Kansas City Chiefs, play on a Monday night this fall. This catch phrase was part of our wing’s firstever television commercial aired during an NFL game. I watched with pride as the
Jan. 8, 2019
Airman recognized as Missouri Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year

U.S Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Dawn Bickford, the material management superintendent with the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, was named the 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the senior noncommissioned officer category on Jan. 3, 2019.
Jan. 6, 2019
Lt. Col. Mark Ruehter assumes command of the 139th Mission Support Group

The 139th Airlift Wing hosted a change of command ceremony for its mission support group at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base on January 5, 2019, in the Newlon Hangar.
Jan. 4, 2019
Airmen celebrate the holidays with their families

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, bring their families for the annual Children's Christmas Workshop at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 2, 2018.
Nov. 2, 2018
Missouri Guardsman named Air Traffic Controller of the Year

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Williams, accepted the 2018 Air Force Air Traffic Controller of the Year Award from the Air Traffic Control Association, during a ceremony at National Harbor near D.C. on October 2, 2018.
Oct. 11, 2018
ANG leads airlift mission at Saber Junction 18

Members of the 139th Airlift Wing’s operation and maintenance groups traveled to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2018, to support the airlift portion of Saber Junction 18.
Sept. 9, 2018
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
Aug. 13, 2018
Free financial services available to Airmen

Whether a deployment or separating from service, Airmen encounter a wide range of life circumstances that require making financial decisions.
Aug. 7, 2018
Tacticians talk ‘data link’ future for Mobility Air Force

ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. – The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center hosted the fifth annual MAF Data Link User Group conference at Rosecrans on Aug. 2 - 3, 2018.
July 20, 2018
From technical training to hurricane relief

ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mo. - As Puerto Rico began recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Airman 1st Class Douglas Kruse graduated from technical school at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., on Oct. 3, 2017.

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