139th News

  • Missouri Airmen finish construction on Latvian orphanage

    The doors were officially opened here July 23 for the Naujene Orphanage reconstruction project during a ribbon cutting ceremony.Members from the Daugavpils Regional Council, U.S. Embassy in Latvia, Latvian Army Land Forces, and 139th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) were in attendance."Only with a team

  • Orphanage benefits from airmen’s skillsets

    U.S. Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) are renovating a children's orphanage in Latvia, July 9 - 25, 2015.The mission is part of a Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) program sponsored by U.S. European Command (EUCOM).The orphanage will house two

  • Airmen to help renovate Latvian orphanage

    Approximately 30 Airmen from the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base are going to Latvia to assist with the reconstruction of an orphanage July 9, 2015 for approximately two weeks.The Airmen will be modernizing the Naujene Orphanage near Daugavpils, Latvia,

  • Rosecrans Airport backup location for Thunderbirds

    A mobile aircraft arresting system, or MAAS, was installed and tested here June 8, 2015 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base.The system is being used as an emergency landing system for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds who are flying in the Wings Over Whiteman Airshow at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.,

  • Spotlight on Airmen: Senior Airman Bruce Jenkins

    Senior Airman Bruce Jenkins has figured how to actively engage both the logical and creative areas of his brain while working with the 139th Airlift Wing as a trained crew chief mechanic and an audio visual production specialist.Jenkins enlisted with the 139th Airlift Wing in 2012 and was thrilled

  • Understanding Trauma - Summer Series

    "We have been to war, we deploy, we go to disasters," 139th Airlift Wing Director of Psychological Health (DPH) Phil Pringle said, "It's just a matter of time before those in helping professions [assist healing for sufferers who have experienced] a traumatic event."The new summer lecture series

  • Mormon services offered during drill weekends

    Airmen here now have another religious service available to them during drill weekends at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base.A service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) was held on Sunday, May 3, 2015. The start of this new service was driven by the work of LDS Airmen looking

  • Airmen earn top honors in marksmanship competition

    "Stay focused, don't worry about the rain, keep your heart rate steady and lean into it, despite the cold."This was the frame of mind needed at this year's Adjutant General's Marksmanship Match, according to Master Sgt. Ben Israel, a member of the 139th Security Forces Squadron.The match was held at

  • Airmen wear jeans in honor of Denim Day

    Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing wore jeans on April 23, 2015 in honor of Denim Day, an event that aims to raise awareness of sexual assault."We got approval from wing leadership for Denim Day," said Maj. Becki Restrepo, the wing's sexual assault and response coordinator, or SARC. "It's just one

  • Volunteers reach high mark

    Volunteers from the Airman and Family Readiness Program tracked more than 1,196 hours in 2014 towards supporting members of the 139th Airlift Wing and their families, according to Jane Gabriel, the wing's Airman and Family Readiness Program manager. These hours include visiting families in the