139th News

  • Airmen donate to Joplin relief effort

    More than double the amount of expected free-will donations were collected from those passing through the front gate of the 139th Air National Guard Base here May 27."The day we did this drive was the day before a three day holiday, and many people were off that day so with that taken into

  • 139th bicycling club

    139th Airlift Wing formed a group where individuals can get together to share a common interest: bicycling.The group is lead by Master Sgt. Kent Harms, 139th Airlift Wing, human resource manager, and Capt. Nicolas Kahler, 180th Airlift Squadron, mission planning support officer.Harms, an experienced

  • 13th annual golf outing

    The Rosecrans Chief's Association and Family Support Group will join forces June 24, in the 13th Annual Golf Outing at Fairview Golf Course here.The Chief's Association is made up 20 chief master sergeants assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing. They are an unfunded private organization that raises

  • Airmen take top honors at marksmanship competition

    Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing competed in the Missouri National Guard Adjutant General State Combat Match May 12 - 15.Three teams traveled to Camp Crowder near Neosho, Mo. "Parasitic Drag" and "Mo Guard Six" were two teams from the 139th Maintenance Group. More than 130 Soldiers and Airmen from

  • Rosecrans to host 2012 air show

    Officials recently announced the 2012 air show has been scheduled for May 5 and 6 here at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.The air show team will once again be led by Lt. Col. Byron Newell, 139th operations chief. Newell and his team will travel to the International Committee of Air Shows (ICAS)

  • Missouri Guard Airmen tell of increased airlift over Afghanistan

    Missouri Air National Guard members here today announced that the pace of recent C-130 Hercules airlift in Afghanistan top any overseas contingency operations they ever experienced."It's what we're doing as far as the pace, the missions and the actual work load," said Lt. Col. David Halter,

  • 139th supports state disaster callout

    Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing here responded last week to support a call out by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, after a string of severe weather left the state in need of disaster assistance.Spring floods, tornados and other severe weather destroyed homes and infrastructure throughout the

  • Rosecrans airport gets needed improvements

    A cooperative agreement between the City of St. Joseph and the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing is bringing millions in additional Guard funding for taxiway repairs this summer at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.Taxiways Alpha, Bravo and Charlie, which run along the East side of the

  • Midwest Junior ROTC cadets compete at Rosecrans

    When most high school students are fast asleep at 5:00 a.m. on a typical Saturday, Junior ROTC students from across the Midwest are warming up for a long day of rigorous exercises.Over 140 Junior ROTC cadets competed in the 5th annual Raider Challenge hosted by the Missouri Air National Guard at

  • Rosecrans reports a greater fiscal impact in community

    The wing recently reported its economic impact to the surrounding community was higher than calculations for previous fiscal years.The calculation for fiscal year 2010 is about $131 million.Comptroller officials here said some of that fiscal impact in the community comes from construction,