139th News

  • Blue Angels to perform at Rosecrans in 2010

    The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be performing at the Sound of Speed Airshow here May 1 and 2, 2010."We are excited to have the Blue Angels at our Airshow next year," said Col. Michael McEnulty, 139th Airlift Wing commander. "The are a top notch performance team."The Blue Angels are a U.S. Navy asset

  • Fire Department returns from Kuwait

    Sand, wind, heat "No problem"A waterless, shadeless, seemingly endless stretch of burning desert is how many describe Kuwait. And that's in the springtime. But for five members of the 139th Airlift Wing Fire Department, a recent tour of duty in Kuwait had its benefits."Most of the time it was 115

  • UCI prep continues

    The 139th Airlift Wing's unit compliance inspection (UCI) is fast approaching. The inspection scheduled for January 8-13, 2010 is different than the operational readiness inspection (ORI) completed in October 2008. The ORI tested the unit's ability to operate in a hostile environment. The UCI, while

  • 180th Airlift Squadron drops first ever Howitzer

    The M198 Howitzer is a 10-ton, 36-foot long cannon used by the Army to launch artillery shells at the enemy. What does this Army equipment have to do with the 139th Airlift Wing? Members of the 180th Airlift Squadron participated in the first-ever Howitzer drop to a remote location in Afghanistan

  • End of an era

    Not many Air National Guard units can say they were able to fly brand new aircraft home from the factory. But for the past 22 years the 139th Airlift Wing could do just that; brag about getting to watch their aircraft being built on the assembly line. On October 9th the wing held an Aircraft

  • Around the World

    National and Air National Guard - one weekend a month - two weeks in the summer. Right? Images spring to mind of local support, national disasters, community and even active reserves. While this image still holds true today - there is so much more. Our world has changed and with it, the Air National

  • 241st Vietnam Vet to Retire

    One of the few remaining Vietnam veterans retired in June from the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron and the 139th Airlift Wing. Chief Master Sergeant Denny Albano turns 60 this summer, a mandatory retirement age that he'd rather ignore. "If they weren't forcing me out, I'd rather stick around,"

  • 139th volunteers Bosst Habitat Project

    Twenty volunteer members of the 139th Airlift Wing, their friends and spouses grabbed the Douglas fir dimension lumber, a handful of nails, and framing hammers and completed the first stage of a Habitat for Humanity house in St. Joseph on July 18. The normally quiet Saturday morning in the

  • Camp Guardian a Special time for campers and volunteers

    To the uninitiated, it was a slightly bizarre sight to witness at a summer camp. "Way to go! You shot the target in half!" exclaimed a camp volunteer, helping a special needs "camper" experience the thrill of riddling a target at the makeshift paintball range. Smiles, high fives and hugs commenced.