139th News

  • Activation of new comptroller flight

    Members of the Missouri Air National Guard observed the activation of the 139th Airlift Wing, Comptroller Flight, February 5, at Rosecrans. The flight has been established to provide critical decision support and financial services to the wing and its members.During a formal ceremony, Maj James Treu

  • Wing responds to blizzard of state callouts

    Airmen at the 139th Airlift Wing here were part of the recent callout of thousands of Guardmembers in response to severe weather, which buried the nation under record snowfalls, high winds and freezing temperatures.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Jan. 31 and called out about

  • Missouri National Guard supports Special Olympics

    Military service members, along with other uniformed law enforcement and public safety officers, recently came out to support the Special Olympics at Missouri Western State University. Over 200 athletes and 100 volunteers participated in a day of basketball to qualify athletes for district and state

  • Fitness Program Compliancy Changes

    Members of the 139th Airlift Wing will see a change in the Wing's fitness program beginning April, 2011. In conjunction with physical training leaders, the 139th Force Support Squadron will utilize fitness assessment cell coded (FAC) personnel to perform Wing testing. FAC is a one-stop-shop for

  • Key volunteers recognized

    Each year, the 139th Airlift Wing recognizes key volunteers from each squadron. This year, these volunteers were recognized January 8 at a special ceremony held at the Texas Road House in St. Joseph, MO. There were four appreciation and nine achievement volunteers who were recognized. Key Volunteers

  • Wing’s top Airmen earns state recognition

    His recognition as the 139th Airlift Wing's Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year is superseded. He is now the best in the state.Not long after he celebrated his accomplishment as the wing's best, Master Sgt. John Stone, from the 139th Security Forces Squadron, learned of his selection as an

  • Airmen return from deployment

    Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing's maintenance, operations and support squadrons returned home after three months' service in the area of operations (AOR) of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).The group landed at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base on a 139th C-130 Hercules aircraft and was greeted by

  • Missouri takes the lead with the HERF team

    Wing's medical Airmen support new response force.Airmen here will be part of a reorganized homeland defense team that will provide direct support to four states during major disasters.The Department of Defense (DoD) announced in July that the Missouri National Guard was one of 10 states to manage a

  • Giving Thanks

    Members of the 139th Airlift Wing based out of St. Joseph, MO., received some warm thanksgiving greetings this week from area schools. "It was wonderful to get a little piece of home while we're deployed here in Afghanistan," said Master Sgt. Andrew Mosley, 139th fuels technician. "It feels really