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March 8, 2020
Keeping commanders on time: Airman uses organizational skills to complete missions

A neat stack comprised of a leather-bound notebook, an oversized planner and a scratch-free iPad is hugged tightly to her chest - their contents contain a multitude of schedules, to-do lists, mental notes, phone numbers and agendas, each point highlighted with a blue highlighter.
Nov. 15, 2019
Wing recruiter brings home a state level award

Congratulations are in order for Staff Sgt. Krystalyn Davis as she was recently awarded the Top Missouri Air National Guard Recruiter award for her recruiting work at the 139th Airlift Wing. In the state of Missouri, she competed against seven other Air National Guard recruiters.
March 3, 2019
139th recruiters hitch a new trailer

The recruiting trailer sits at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., March 2, 2019. Recruiters plan to travel to events with the trailer to help their recruiting efforts.
Jan. 6, 2019
Lt. Col. Mark Ruehter assumes command of the 139th Mission Support Group

The 139th Airlift Wing hosted a change of command ceremony for its mission support group at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base on January 5, 2019, in the Newlon Hangar.
Jan. 4, 2019
Airmen celebrate the holidays with their families

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, bring their families for the annual Children's Christmas Workshop at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 2, 2018.
Nov. 2, 2018
Missouri Guardsman named Air Traffic Controller of the Year

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Williams, accepted the 2018 Air Force Air Traffic Controller of the Year Award from the Air Traffic Control Association, during a ceremony at National Harbor near D.C. on October 2, 2018.
Sept. 9, 2018
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
July 12, 2017
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

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