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Aug. 25, 2022
Nebraska, Missouri Guard Medical Groups Train in Japan

Medical groups from the Nebraska and Missouri Air National Guard completed Military Facility Annual Training at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa Aug. 2-11.
Aug. 16, 2022
Fuels Airmen perform ‘wet-wing’ defuel for first time

Airmen from the 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s petroleum, oils, and lubricants office conducted a ‘wet-wing’ defuel operation at Rosecrans for the first time on Aug. 16, 2022.
Aug. 15, 2022
Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium

The 139th Airlift Wing’s first sergeants hosted an ‘Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium’ Aug. 10-12, 2022 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri.
Aug. 11, 2022
Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Coleman Babcock

Staff Sgt. Coleman Babcock, a radar, airfield and weather systems technician for the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, hit the jackpot when he enlisted with the 139th Airlift Wing in 2011.
July 14, 2022
Airman’s passion for aviation extends beyond drill weekends

Airman 1st Class Mary Belle Davidson is a crew chief assigned to the 139th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. She returned home this month from an overseas deployment where she provided C-130 Hercules aircraft maintenance support.
July 12, 2022
Missouri Airmen lead Task Force Iron Herk II

Some Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing returned home on July 1, 2022 from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where they were deployed supporting European Command’s area of responsibility.
July 9, 2022
Missouri ATC Airmen control airspace for Greatest Little Air Show

Airmen from the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, provided air traffic control operations for the Greatest Little Air Show hosted by the Wingnuts Flying Circus in Tarkio, Missouri, July 9, 2022.
June 5, 2022
Maintenance officer retires after 21 years of service

Capt. Joe Nelson of the 139th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard,, retired after 21 years of service during drill on June 5, 2021.
April 3, 2022
Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Chase Brown

After spending seven years active duty, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chase Brown, a non-destructive inspector with the 139th Maintenance Squadron, enlisted with the 139th Airlift Wing to be able to serve his country part time close to his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri.
March 23, 2022
Airman Spotlight: Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas

Climbing through the rubble of a dilapidated building, Airman 1st Class Sara Lucas, 139th Medical Group medic, spots a manikin casualty and immediately begins rendering aid. She checks the manikin for injuries, applies a neck brace and inserts an IV until her team arrives with a stretcher.

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