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  • Wisconsin Air Guard Meeting Deployment Challenges in Guam

    MADISON, Wis. - More than 100 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing have been deployed to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam since December, supporting the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron as part of the U.S. Pacific Command.Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s

  • Wisconsin Air Guard Firefighter Earns National Honors

    MADISON, Wis. - Whether a civilian or military firefighter, ensuring the safety of others isn’t always easy. Luckily, for Master Sgt. Colin Pierce, the assistant fire chief of training with the 115th Fire and Emergency Services flight, the job itself is extremely rewarding.“Being a firefighter is

  • 115th Fighter Wing Celebrates end of F-16 era at Truax Field

    MADISON, Wis. – The 115th Fighter Wing’s last F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Oct. 5, following a sendoff ceremony commemorating 30 years of service at Truax Field.Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th Fighter Wing commander, was joined by state, local and military leaders who gathered with 115th

  • 128th Air Control Squadron Trains for Near-Peer Competitors

    VOLK FIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron trained for two weeks at Volk Field and Hardwood Range to prepare for future missions.From July 11-25, Airmen were in the field conducting training to accelerate readiness, mobility and flexibility in today’s changing

  • Idaho Air National Guard Airmen Begin Agile Rage Exercise

    ALPENA, Mich. – Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, and eight A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 190th Fighter Squadron arrived at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center to participate in Agile Rage ’22.The National Guard Bureau-led exercise, held June 6-19, provides realistic

  • Audacious Warrior EOD exercise boosts joint service ties

    FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Airmen, Marines and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields participated in an exercise focusing on explosive ordnance disposal at Fort McCoy and Volk Field May 15-25.The 115th Fighter Wing hosted Audacious Warrior, an EOD training exercise involving partners in

  • Wisconsin Airmen complete air combat training in Key West

    KEY WEST, Fla. – Approximately 150 Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin, participated in joint-international training at Naval Air Station Key West May 5-18.Throughout the two-week training, Wisconsin Air National Guardsmen and their active-duty counterparts worked with

  • Wisconsin Air Guard unit deploying for Inherent Resolve

    VOLK FIELD, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers and senior Wisconsin Air National Guard officials joined families and friends at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center March 29 for a formal sendoff ceremony for the 128th Air Control Squadron.Approximately 90 members of the squadron will deploy for six

  • Barnestormers complete joint aircraft recovery training

    WESTFIELD, Mass. – Nearly 50 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members from the 104th Fighter Wing, 158th Fighter Wing and 439th Air Mobility Wing completed a joint, hands-on Crash, Damaged or Disabled Aircraft Recovery training at Barnes Air National Guard Base April 3.The CDDAR program is

  • 115th SFS receives jungle, water survival training in Hawaii

    HONOLULU -- The 115th Security Forces Squadron, Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin enhanced their survival and technical skills during a two-week jungle and water survival training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Jan. 13 - 23.The group of approximately 25 Airmen faced challenges in land