139th News

  • Major Accident Response Exercise cut short

      A real world emergency call interrupted the Major Accident Response Exercise held March 25. Even though the exercise was cut short, valuable lessons were still learned from the event.   A MARE is one of the six required exercises that must be performed by the unit each year. This year's event

  • The Adjutant General visits Rosecrans

      The Missouri National Guard's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Stephen Danner, toured Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., April 1.   Danner spent his visit conversing with Airmen and civilians who are employed by the base as well as discussing issues facing the unit with Col. Stephen

  • Rosecrans Hercs Face Threats, Show Muscle

    Another Air Expeditionary Force deployment will stress more than the activated members of the 139th Airlift Wing. C-130s assigned to the St. Joseph-based unit are now 23 years old - in some cases older than the aircrews assigned.   "The aircraft face threats everywhere from heat and sand that wear

  • Walking the Walk

    Comrades of Senior Master Sgt. Craig Phillips of the 139th Missouri Air National Guard showed their support of the National Alliance for Mental Illness, by contributing $500 as he participated in a walk-a-thon on March 31 in Sierra Vista, AZ..   Phillips became interested in the need for mental

  • Rosecrans' local economic impact: $75 million

      In the current economic climate, the Missouri Air National Guard's impact on the local economy does not go unnoticed by leaders.   Recent news articles, editorials and community functions have singled out the Air Guard's nearly $75 million annual impact as one of the major economic positives in

  • Flag passed to Halter for 139th MXG

    The responsibilities of leadership of the 139th Maintenance Group passed from Col. Rod Rumpf to Lt. Col. Andy Halter during a ceremony April 4. Col. Stephen Cotter, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing, praised Rumpf in his remarks following the ceremonial passing of the organizational flag.   "He's

  • 139th receives two additional C-130s

      Most military units and installations lose capability - and viability - after a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) committee's recommendations are implemented. The 139th Airlift Wing and other tenants of Rosecrans Air National Guard Base are not like most units and installations.   The permanent

  • Yuille promoted to Chief

    Mike Yuille would be the first to tell you earning promotion to Chief Master Sergeant was the last thing on his mind when he started his career nearly 20 years ago. "Oh no," he laughed. "But, as you spend more time (in the service), you kind of go from the 'Me' phase to the 'We' phase." The 139th

  • Mission Support Group deputy finishes 28-year career

    Lt. Col. Dennis Bradley, the 139th Mission Support Group's deputy commander, finds it hard to believe that his career is coming to a close. "It's surreal," he said. "Sometimes I can't believe it's really happening. All of a sudden, it's done." Before joining the Air Force himself, Bradley was an

  • Airmen dedicate memorial to 1988 C-130 crew

    A lone C-130 Hercules propeller blade stands erect, chipped, worn and scratched, telling a silent story of an end to six lives on June 8, 1988. The blade -- obtained from the C-130 Hercules that crashed -- is a poignant symbol of the tragic loss of life that occurred that summer day. The memory of