139th News

  • Approaching 65 years, veterans reveal Air Force beginnings

    A veteran who flew through the Air National Guard's inception said recently that citizen-Airmen are stronger today than they have ever been.Retired Air Force Col. Bob Smith, 92, is among the Air Force's small number of surviving pilots who first flew for the Army Air Corps during World War II and on

  • Wing's carpenter gets Governor's 'well done'

    A state carpenter employed at the 139th Airlift Wing received an award from Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon here May 10 for his public service.Mark Young and five others earned the 2012 Missouri State Employee Awards of Distinction, given by Gov. Nixon in a morning ceremony at the Capitol. His wife, Zara,

  • Apple Blossom Festival ties air show to community

    Among the mixed smells of awarding winning barbeque, service members of different branches and nations came together here May 4 to kick off the 2012 International Edition of the Sound of Speed Air Show at the Apple Blossom Barbecue Festival."This gives the community an opportunity to see and connect

  • Air Guard emphasizes motorcycle safety awareness on, off duty

    A focus on safety awareness was emphasized here April 14 at the 139th Airlift Wing as summer approached and outdoor activities increased.The Wing Safety Office held their annual motorcycle safety briefing at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base with a video on the dangers of texting while driving. It's

  • Air traffic controllers equip in front line tech

    It's a deployable piece of technology, much too large for an Airman's backpack. In fact, it's nearly 20,000 pounds of the latest and greatest air traffic control transmitter on four wheels."To put it in its most simple terms, it's an electronic lighthouse for aircraft," said Master Sgt. Michael

  • Air Guard aerobatic performer announces season opener in ‘St. Joe’

    The Air National Guard's foremost aerobatic pilot and his team are scheduled to kick off a renowned air show tour here May 5-6 at the 139th Airlift Wing Open House and Sound of Speed Air Show.John Klatt announced this week that he is taking flight in his eighth air show season with the Air Guard,

  • Hill named Maintenance Airman of the Quarter

    Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Hill was recently named Airman of the Quarter for the 139th Maintenance Group here, January -March 2012 quarter.Hill won the award (January - March 2012) for her instrumental flight line efforts and in modernizing the group's training methods. Hill researched and obtained two

  • Medical team sets bar in disaster eval’

    It took only 36 minutes for the 139th Airlift Wing's medics here to make their presence known as medical performers during a recent homeland response evaluation. Fifty Air Force doctors, nurses, emergency medical technicians and support staff began their test in haste, pulling equipment from their

  • Excitement builds as air show nears

    Excitement is building among Airmen here as the 139th Airlift Wing joins the city, Buchanan County and the St. Joseph Metro Chamber for some high-flying aerobatics and events at the 2012 Sound of Speed Air Show and Rosecrans Air National Guard Base Open House.One month away, the Rosecrans Memorial