139th News

  • Wing to host change of command ceremony

    The 139th Airlift Wing will host a change of command ceremony at the St. Joseph Civic Arena July 8, 2017 at 10:00 am.Col. Ed Black, the Wing’s vice commander, will assume command of the 139th Airlift Wing during the ceremony.The event is open to the public.Outgoing commander, Col. Ralph Schwader,

  • Air National Guard Chaplain of the Year

    An Airman from the 139th Airlift Wing received top honors in their career field.The 2016 Air National Guard Chaplain of the Year award, known as the Samuel Stone Award, was awarded to Capt. Jose Martinez, a chaplain assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing.Chaplain Martinez was one of the first Air

  • Missouri Airman recognized as volunteer of the year

    A member of the 139th Airlift Wing was recognized as a volunteer of the year by a local organization.Staff Sgt. Brandi Mora, a tactics analyst for the 139th won a volunteer of the year award from the United Way of Wyandotte County, during the 2017 volunteer recognition dinner on April 11. Mora, a

  • 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

  • Col. Black named wing commander

    The Adjutant General of Missouri has announced a new commander for the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing in St. Joseph.Maj. Gen. Steve Danner announced Col. Ed Black, who is currently the 139th’s vice commander, will assume command from Col. Ralph Schwader, who will move to Missouri

  • Missouri Airmen perform annual training in Germany

    Airmen from the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) are here for two weeks working side-by-side with their counterparts from the 86th Air Mobility Wing to enhance their skill levels within their individual career fields.“What we are learning over the next two weeks will be critical during our

  • Base running track construction underway

    The 139th Civil Engineer Squadron is facilitating the construction of the base’s first-ever running track.  The contract has been awarded and dirt work has begun, with an expected completion date around July, according to Lt. Col. Mark Ruehter, 139th Mission Support Group deputy commander. A great

  • Maintainers remove aircraft ‘tail’ for first time

    Master Sgt. Brian Gregory was performing a routine maintenance check on a C-130 Hercules aircraft recently, when he noticed a small crack underneath the vertical stabilizer. The crack was on a metal support structure on which the stabilizer, or tail, rests. In order to fix the crack, the entire tail