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U.S. Air Force Col. Curt Grayson, incoming 148th Fighter Wing commander, receives the 148th Fighter Wing guidon from U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, adjutant general, Minnesota National Guard, at the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota, Aug. 1, 2026. The ceremony marked the transition of leadership from Aysta to Grayson, as he assumed command of mission-ready Airmen who are dedicated to countering present and future threats. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust)

Ready for the Mission: 148th FW Welcomes New Commander
A U.S. Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade transports water in a water bucket over wildfires in Northern Minnesota, July 15, 2026.

National Guard Supports Wildfire Suppression Efforts From the Midwest to West Coast
Minnesota Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Dennis Campbell, from Duluth, Minn., who serves as a security forces specialist with the 148th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron, is one of 27 service members from the Minnesota National Guard and NATO allied nations Canada and Croatia participate in the 2026 Minnesota Best Warrior Competition April 15-18, 2026, at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls, Minnesota. This competition tests participants’ knowledge, technical and tactical proficiency, physical endurance, and resilience through a series of demanding events where competitors refine critical warfighting skills. Minnesota’s winners will move on to compete against the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the Midwest at the Region IV Best Warrior Competition, hosted this year by the Michigan National Guard at Fort Custer, April 29 through May 3, 2026. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Security Forces Specialist competes at the 2026 Minnesota Best Warrior Competition
Members who participated in Checkered Flag 26-2 pose for a group photo, May 14, 2026, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

Checkered Flag 26-2 Concludes, Forges High-End Readiness and Joint Interoperability
Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard complete a ski march during the 53rd Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange near Haltdalen, Norway, Feb. 9, 2026. NOREX is an annual exchange that strengthens ties between the Minnesota National Guard and the Norwegian Home Guard as part of the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. It remains the longest-running military exchange between the United States and a foreign nation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Megan Shaner)

Minnesota Guard Strengthens Partnership, Trains in Norway’s Arctic Environment
Air National Guard Security Forces specialists ruck across a frozen lake as part of the Air National Guard's Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn. January 30, 2026. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skill development, and a field training event that required students to operate and sleep outdoors, incorporate land navigation, life saving skills, and a cold water immersion event. 57 students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S. and Canada completed this cold weather survival course hosted by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Addie Peterson)

Air National Guard Airmen Prove Readiness at Cold Weather Operations Course in Minnesota
Dan Williams, Executive Director of the American Red Cross Serving Northern and Central Minnesota, Tech. Sgt. Jared Hinks, 148th Fighter Wing munitions systems specialist, and Jeff Kazel, Regional Director of the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces for Minnesota and the Dakotas, pose for a photo at the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., Sep. 22, 2025. Tech. Sgt. Hink’s heroic actions last November resulted in sustaining a life and earning a Certificate of Extraordinary Personal Action.

Recognizing Extraordinary Personal Action

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