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  • Bulldogs Lead the Christmas City of the North Parade

    The 148th Fighter Wing was represented by over one hundred members in Duluth's 51st Christmas City of the North Parade On November 20, 2009. The 148th Fighter Wing Honor Guard led the parade carrying the American Flag. Both officers and enlisted, traditional, full time members of the wing numbered

  • Special Sendoff for Keewatin Airman

    Jeff Graves has several titles. Maintenance man for the Nashwauk-Keewatin schools, Fire Chief for Keewatin, and Master Sgt. with the 148th Fighter Wing.He's leaving his first two jobs, for the third, which includes a tour of duty in Afghanistan.So the schools wanted to show him how much they care. A

  • Minnesota guardsman is top graduate at Airman Leadership School

    A member of the Minnesota Air National Guard was presented the John L. Levitow award for her accomplishments at Airman Leadership School at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center here, Oct. 29. Senior Airman Jennifer M. Kuklenski, an intelligence analyst with the 148th

  • An Early Morning Goodbye for 148FW Security Forces

    Air National Guard members of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., said goodbye to family and friends early this morning in Duluth, Minn. These Security Forces specialists are deploying to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They will deploy for approximately 6 months. Today's

  • 148th Fighter Wing deploys to support Air Force Weapons School

    On Oct. 3, 2009, more than 100 members of the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard said goodbye to wind, rain and 40 degree weather in exchange for sun, fun and 70 degrees. Deployers left Duluth, Minn. via military aircraft and landed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. to offer support to

  • 148th Fighter Wing Receives "Excellent" Rating

    After six-months of intense planning and training, the 148th Fighter Wing has completed its Operational Readiness Inspection with great results. From a 5-tier rating scale, the 148th received an "Excellent" rating. The five possible ratings are Outstanding, Excellent, Satisfactory, Marginal and

  • 179th Fighter Squadron Proves Air Superiority

    Dr. Thomas Kennedy, Vice President of the Raytheon Company along with General Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, presented the Raytheon Trophy to the 179th Fighter Squadron saying, "It is an honor and a privilege to recognize such a fine unit." The 179th Fighter Squadron proved

  • Airmen build ties with Iraqi families

    Forty-five Airmen volunteered to visit and distribute donated items to local families here July 24 as part of the Sather Air Base Good Neighbor Program. This program, which is sponsored by the Sather AB Rising Six, is made up of volunteers who take a trip once a month to distribute care packages to

  • A Day for the Dogs

    The 148th Fighter Wing Security Forces has opened their doors to welcome four-legged guests to the Air National Guard base in Duluth, Minn. K-9 units from the Superior, Wis. and Duluth, Minn. police departments will use the base softball field to conduct K-9 recertification training over the next

  • 148th Fighter Wing Earns Sixth Outstanding Unit Award

    The 148th Fighter Wing earned its second consecutive Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) for its efforts from November 1, 2007 to October 31, 2008. The AFOUA is awarded by Secretary of the Air Force to units that have distinguished themselves by exceptionally meritorious service our outstanding