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  • Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks at a press conferences at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., on May 25, 2016. The governor announced that $5 million of state funding will be used to reinforce the levees along the Missouri River which protect the 139th Airlift Wing and surrounding communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin Hickok/Released)

    Missouri governor announces funding for levees

    Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon held a press conference today at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base about approved funding for the surrounding area levees along the Missouri River.The governor announced that $5 million from the state budget for fiscal year 2017 would be used to repair the levees in St. Joseph. The levees protect the 139th Airlift Wing as
  • Soldiers and airmen from the Missouri National Guard compete in the Army Air Assault Course at Camp Crowder in Neosho, Mo., May 13, 2016. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greggory Haynes and Tech. Sgt. Kristen Roles were the first airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing to compete in the course. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jeffery Dunning/released)

    Airmen compete in Army Air Assault Course

    Two airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing competed in the U.S. Army Air Assault Course in Neosho, Mo., from May 2 - 13, 2016.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Greggory Haynes, who is assigned to the 139th Security Forces Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Kristen Roles, assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, competed in the two-week long course.The course is designed

  • ‘American Idol’ winner to perform at Sound of Speed Air Show

    David Cook will perform in conjunction with the Sound of Speed Air Show and Open House on Aug. 27 at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.Cook won season seven of American Idol and has since released three major label albums. Cook is American rock singer-songwriter from Blue Springs, Mo. www.davidcookofficial.comDanika Portz, a singer-songwriter from Remsen,
  • Tech Sgt. Rodd Boyer, 139th Airlift Wing Maintenance Support Squadron, fires a round from his M16 rifle during the annual Missouri National Guard’s 2016 State Adjutant General State Combat Match Rifle/Pistol Championships. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ty Stafford)

    Maintainers take first place in marksmanship competition

    A team of four airmen from the 139th Maintenance Group took first place in the the annual Missouri National Guard's 2016 Adjutant General State Combat Match Rifle/Pistol Competition at Camp Crowder March 18 - 20, 2016.The team includes Tech. Sgts. Nathan Nichols, Ben Ott, Rodd Boyer and Staff Sgt. John Baxter."I'm not the best shooter, but us four
  • Maggie Bonner, a protocol special event management and intrnational relations specialist for the U.S. Air Force Services Agency, teaches airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing about protocol at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo. on March 10, 2016. Bonner has been teaching protocol for 59 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Bruce Jenkins/Released)

    Airmen learn Air Force protocol

    Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing attended a week long protocol course at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo., on March 8-11, 2016.Maggie Bonner, a protocol special event manager and international relations for the U.S. Air Force Services Agency, taught the course and has been teaching protocol for 59 years. Her story tells of

  • Mentorship program helps find mentors for Airmen

    The 139th Airlift Wing (AW) mentorship program kicked off at Rosecrans Air Natioanl Guard Base March 6, 2016 during an all call briefing in the base auditorium.The mentorship program is designed to pair mentors and mentees with the goal of assisting Airmen with setting and achieving career progression goals.Col. Ed Black, vice commander of the
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Todd Mitton (left), Missouri National Guard A-3 director of operations, reads the oath of enlistment to his brother-in-law, Chief Master Sgt. David Schultz, 139th Operations Group superintendent, on Jan. 28, 2016 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base. (Courtesy photo)

    Spotlight on Airman: Chief Master Sgt. David Schultz

    With over two decades of military service, Chief Master Sgt. David Schultz, 139th Operations Group superintendent, was administered the oath of enlistment one more time.Schultz's brother-in-law, Col. Todd Mitton, Missouri National Guard A-3 director of operations, swore his brother-in-law in for his final time Jan. 28, 2016 at Rosecrans Air
  • 139th Airlift Wing Sound of Speed Airshow and Open House practice, May 4, 2012, at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, Mo. (Photo by Senior Airman Sheldon Thompson/Missouri Air National Guard)

    Missouri Air National Guard announces 2016 airshow

    The Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing, in coordination with the City of St. Joseph and Buchanan County, is pleased to announce the Sound of Speed Air Show and Open House will return to Rosecrans Memorial Airport on August 27 and 28, 2016.As in the past, this event will include military, warbird, and civilian flying acts, static
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Bobby Oates, commander of the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, speaks to guests at the center’s 34th annual symposium at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 28, 2015. Over 300 Airmen who specialize in airlift tactics from the regular Air Force, Air Force Reserves, and Air National Guard attended the symposium. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Erin Hickok/Released)

    Symposium brings airlifters from around the world to Missouri

    About 300 people attended the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center's 34th annual symposium Jan. 25 - 28 here at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base.This year's theme was Asymmetric Airlift: Tomorrow's Tactical Considerations."We're bringing in subject matter experts from around the globe to talk about emerging threats and considerations within
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany Waybright, a maintenance management production specialist assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, checks documents at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 22, 2016. Waybright was recently appointed the vice president of the 139th Airlift Wing’s Junior Enlisted Council. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Crane)

    Spotlight on Airman

    Staff Sgt. Brittany Waybright, a maintenance management production specialist assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, recently became the vice president of the Junior Enlisted Council at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base.She joined the Missouri Air National Guard in 2010 when her uncle, Maj. Tom Orth recommended it as a way to help pay for college
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