139th News

  • Panamanian service members visit Rosecrans

    Service members from the Panamanian military spent a few days at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base here July 10-12.The visitors trained on military procedures and toured the 139th Airlift Wing' s workshops. It was part of the Missouri National Guard' s continuing partnership with Panama, which

  • Guard joins health professionals for reintegration

    Community health care providers are doing the best they can with servicemember reintegration, and the National Guard wants to help them succeed.That's what Missouri National Guard officials told nearly 60 health care and behavioral health professionals here June 22 at a military family wellness

  • Guard aircraft part of Kansas City disaster exercise

    Thick, black smoke billowed around a Missouri Air National Guard C-130 parked on a runway here today at Kansas City International Airport. The smoke, from fires set by exercise managers, posed no threat to the aircraft or its Airmen. Along with some role players brought in to act as injured

  • Airmen, aircraft to deploy for ‘New Dawn’

    Citizen-Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing announced here June 16 that they are undergoing preparations for a deployment this summer to support overseas contingency operations.The deployment of Missouri Air National Guard Airmen and aircraft include a mix of career specialties and is part of the Air

  • Operation Group evaluated, ‘mission ready’

    The 139th Operation Group recently received a "mission ready" status from visiting mobility experts here following a 90-day Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation inspection.The inspection was performed by a team assigned to Headquarters, Air Mobility Command.Air Mobility Command requires the

  • Missouri Airman stops apparent suicide

    A citizen-Airman acting as a good samaritan here May 24 stopped a woman from possibly jumping to her death in an apparent suicide attempt at the US Route 36 Bridge over the Missouri River.Master Sgt. Heidi Utt, with the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing, said she was driving to work

  • 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