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  • Air National Guard Defender Completes Jungle Agile Employment Course

    The 10-day JACE course, attended by 22 service members from the Air Force, Army, and Marines, was planned and executed by the 36th Contingency Response Group and the 736th Security Forces Squadron, Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. The CRG mission is to advise, defend, construct, connect, and operate.

  • 148th Fighter Wing Recruiting: Rewriting the Playbook

    The 148th Fighter Wing is rewriting the playbook on recruiting success, finishing the 2024 year with a historic 101 enlistments, the highest number recorded for the wing in the past 20 years. With a small but mighty team led by the Tech. Sgt. Paige Feete, the recruiters have strengthened their

  • 148th Firefighter Awarded Minnesota First Responder of the Year

    Staff Sgt. Mason Conlin, a part time fire protection specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, and a full-time fire fighter with the Saint Paul Fire Department, and his partner, Jacob Ryks, were awarded the First Responders of the Year award by the Minnesota 100

  • Family Ties: Unprecedented Deployment for 20 Military Families

    In a remarkable display of familial bonds and dedication to service, 20 sets of family members from the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing deployed together to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, earlier this year. This unique deployment, which included parents, siblings, and even

  • 148th Fighter Wing Completes PACAF Deployment

    Members and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard deployed to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan from July to October 2024. While deployed, the Minnesota Air National Guard members were known as the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

  • 148th Fighter Wing Dedicates Memorial Wall to Its 21 Fallen Heroes

    On October 5, 2024, the 148th Fighter Wing hosted an impactful event dedicating their newly finished Memorial Wall, honoring 21 of its members who lost their lives in service to their state and nation. A private ceremony was held for the families of the fallen, providing a space for reflection and

  • DC Guard Helps Care for Native Americans in Montana

    FORT BELKNAP AGENCY, Mont. – Under the vast Montana sky, where horses and buffalo graze on tall prairie grass, 17 members of the District of Columbia Army National Guard Medical Detachment participated in a joint mission providing health care to the Fort Belknap Reservation community and their pets

  • Congratulations ALS Class 24-F

    Airmen enrolled in Airman Leadership School Class 24-Foxrot here were honored during a graduation ceremony Aug. 29 at The Landing.ALS is a professional military education course designed to develop Airmen into effective frontline supervisors by focusing on the profession of arms, developing