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  • Chaplain's Corner, Seek First....

    We all have two ears and one mouth for a reason. If we all listed out our top ten best moments in leadership, great speeches we have given probably do not top the list. On the flip side of that same coin, if we were to list our worst moments in leadership, rashly spoken words and ill-timed comments would probably top each list. Great leaders have
  • The original aircrew members who delivered the factory fresh airplane to the 139th AW in 1987 were passengers on the flight to transfer it to the 189th AW, Little Rock, AR. Pictured are (Ret.), Chief Master Sgt. Gary McIntosh, Senior Master Sgt. Denny Howe, Col. Ken Gabriel, Senior Master Sgt. Lloyd Nauman, and Col. Carl Frikins. Although Senior Master Sgt Denny Howe was not the crew chief of 1391 when it arrived at Rosecrans he was instrumental in refurbishing it after the flood of 1993. Ret. Col. Bob Agee and original crew chief Master Sgt. Joe Martinowsky were unable to take the flight but where part of the original crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Barb Denny/Released)

    Retirees pay final respect to aircraft 1391

    An original C-130 aircraft took flight off the runway for the last time on Monday after 23 years with the 139th Airlift Wing."We brought it in, we'll take it back out," said retired Senior Master Sgt. Lloyd Nauman. Nauman was one of five original crew members, and two maintenance crew chiefs, who helped fly the plane into Rosecrans Memorial Airport

  • Facts about Donuts

    The new physical fitness regulation will be enforced come July 1 2010 and if you haven't heard by now the new guidelines are stricter than ever before. To help assist with meeting those requirements the 139th MDG will be submitting health promotion articles to the Air Scoop on a monthly basis. When we are busy, it is easy to lose sight of healthy
  • Technical Sergeants Isacc Steed, left and Scott Thompson, right, both Missouri Air National Guard members from the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron in Saint Joseph, provide air traffic management at the Tarkio Fly-in on July 12, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Kunkle/Released)

    241st ATCS receives evaluation

    The Airfield Services Division, National Guard Bureau (NGB/ A3F) conducted an air traffic systems evaluation at the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron March 1 - 5.An air traffic system evaluation is an AFI unit compliance inspection (UCI) conducted every two to three years. NGB/AF3 inspects 926 check-list items evaluating fixed air traffic systems

  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Here are some startling statistics:1 in 4 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually abused in their lifetime 1 in 8 women have been raped Only 16% of all rapes are ever reported Over 80% of sexual violence is committed by someone the victim knows, not by a stranger The offender may be a date, boy/girlfriend, a co-worker or supervisor, a neighbor or
  • Governor Nixon visits 139th Airlift Wing in February, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Bond/Released)

    Governor Nixon visits 139th Airlift Wing

    Governor Jay Nixon took a trip to Northwest Missouri to visit the Guardsmen and women at the 139th Airlift Wing on Friday.Nixon's first stop at the Wing was the hangar, where he toured a new C-130 aircraft recently flown in from Ohio. The new addition is being prepared by the Guardsmen in the maintenance department. After that, Nixon toured the
  • Members of the 139th Airlift Wing continue to partake in the exchange of information with Panama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Carla Craig/Released)

    Legal Team partakes in Missouri State Partnership Program

    Members of the 139th Airlift Wing continue to partake in the exchange of information with Panama as part of the Missouri State Partnership Program which builds relationships with U.S. allies.Recently, a joint group consisting of Airmen and Soldiers from Missouri participated in a judicial exchange discussing various legal topics and structures of

  • Aircrew safely lands aircraft with only two engines

    If you had asked 180th Airlift Squadron pilot Maj. John Cluck what type of flight he was preparing for Feb. 22, he probably would have said, "Nothing out of the ordinary." As events unfolded on the mission to transfer aircraft 1391 from the 139th Airlift Wing to the 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard at Little Rock, the flight turned

  • Blue Angels, other top acts booked for Airshow

    The Navy Blue Angels will headline the 2010 Airshow May 1-2 here at Rosecrans.Several other acts are already confirmed and several more are pending, said Chief Master Sgt. Michael Reinert of the 180th Airlift Squadron. Reinert is one of the key members of the 139th Airlift Wing's airshow team."It is the first time the Blue Angels have been here
  • Members of the 139th Security Forces Squadron stand in formation at an awards ceremony where Gov. Jay Nixon presented various medals in Branson, Mo., Jan. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Civ. Jane Lackey/Released)

    ADT II team honored by Governor after deployment

    Fifty-five members of the Missouri National Guard's Agri-business Development Team II, including 11 members of the 139th Security Forces Squadron, were honored by Gov. Jay Nixon in a "Freedom Salute" ceremony in Branson Jan. 30, after a successful year-long deployment to Afghanistan.The ADT II served in Nangarhar Province from fall 2007 until last
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