139th News

  • ANG leads airlift mission at Saber Junction 18

    Members of the 139th Airlift Wing’s operation and maintenance groups traveled to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2018, to support the airlift portion of Saber Junction 18.

  • They come from above: Sound of Speed

    An estimated crowd of 70,000 visited the Sound of Speed Air Show and Open House the weekend of August 25 and 26, according to Col. Ed Black, commander of the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard. It turned out to be the most attended event ever in the history of Rosecrans Air

  • Airmen train in homeland response

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing recently embarked on a Homeland Response Force training mission here June 15-16, 2018. The training is designed to assist civilian agencies and authorities during natural disasters.“We have four large tents that take at least eight to 15 people

  • Air National Guard hosts Open Skies flight

    The Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing hosted members of partner military forces for joint training flights over the United States at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base here, January 31 – February 2, 2018.

  • Top leadership of the Air National Guard visit Rosecrans

    It isn't every day when, straight from the nation's capital, the Air National Guard director and command chief master sergeant, visit St. Joseph, Missouri.Between a change of command ceremony in the morning, where the 139th Airlift Wing and city of St. Joseph welcomed a new commander, and a military

  • Missouri Airman recognized as volunteer of the year

    A member of the 139th Airlift Wing was recognized as a volunteer of the year by a local organization.Staff Sgt. Brandi Mora, a tactics analyst for the 139th won a volunteer of the year award from the United Way of Wyandotte County, during the 2017 volunteer recognition dinner on April 11. Mora, a