139th News

  • Wing exceeds recruiting, retention goals for fiscal year

    The 139th Airlift Wing surpassed its recruiting and retention goals for Fiscal Year 2011, said its managers here today.The Recruiting Office closed its books for 2011 with 94 enlistments for the fiscal year, or 102 percent of its recruiting goal. Of those, 36 enlistees were prior service members and

  • Airmen gain consultants for families, finances

    In what could have cost them money on the outside, citizen-Airmen here recently made use of life and financial consultants offered at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, for free.For the past few months, the base's Airmen and Family Readiness Program Office provided professional guidance for Airmen

  • Junior Enlisted Council elects new president

    More than 30 airmen of the 139th Airlift Wing, St. Joseph, Mo., sat in for a Junior Enlisted Council (JEC) meeting on Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Avionics building here.The primary purpose for the JEC is to "be the voice and the moral of the junior enlisted here on base. Also to let the senior enlisted

  • Retroactive Traumatic Injury Benefits No Longer Just For OEF/OIF Injuries

    As of October 1, 2011, the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection benefit, also known as TSGLI, will be payable for all qualifying injuries incurred during the period October 7, 2001 to November 30, 2005, regardless of where they occurred, and regardless of whether the

  • Rosecrans promotes Panamanian partnership

    The 139th Airlift Wing hosted U.S. military ambassadors for Panama at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base here Sept. 27 as part of the Missouri Guard's continuing State Partnership Program.Army Col. Greg Barrack and Navy Capt. Renee Finch, with the Office of Defense Cooperation in Panama, were

  • Rosecrans holds assumption of command ceremony

    The 139th Airlift Wing held an assumption of command ceremony here Sept. 25 for its newest commander, Col. Michael Pankau.Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, announced August 19 that Pankau was commanding the Wing.Due to Wing's recent state support missions

  • Rosecrans commander: We are resilient, innovative and resourceful

    The 139th Airlift Wing spent much of the year fighting the Missouri River flood waters, supporting overseas contingency operations in Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom and helping the state recover from severe weather. A change in leadership also occurred as Col. Michael Pankau became the

  • Michael Reinert, last serving 'Creek Party' engineer retires

    The Air Force's last serving reciprocating engine flight engineer took his final flight here today at the air base he enlisted at more than 41 years ago.Chief Master Sgt. Michael Reinert retired from military service at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base Sept. 6 amongst the aviators he served and

  • Residential fire demonstrates Air Guard, civilian partnership

    Air National Guard firefighters at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base here responded to reports of a fire in Elwood, Kan., on the afternoon of August 25. The citizen-Airmen assisted the Elwood Volunteer Fire Department.Those in the area reported smoke coming from the one story, brick residential

  • News Release: Missouri Airmen, aircraft standby for Irene’s fury

    Missouri Air National Guard members here are ready to support those in the path the nation's first hurricane this season, should the call come.Two 139th Airlift Wing aircrews and one C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft are on standby this weekend, ready to take flight within three hours to support a