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  • Collaboration saved Minnesota fighter wing, McKinley says

    Collaboration between this city and the Minnesota Air National Guard saved the 148th Fighter Wing from closure and will help it grow in the future, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said today."You don't see many chambers who recognize their local military," Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley

  • Yellow Ribbon Summit

    - Governor Tim Pawlenty and Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, presented 18 Yellow Ribbon proclamations to Minnesota cities, counties and companies representing nearly 30 entities at the Yellow Ribbon Summit on Wednesday at Boeckman Middle School in

  • Farewell to the Last F-16 Block 25

    The 148th Fighter Wing said goodbye to an old friend on September 14, 2010 when the last F-16 Block 25, aircraft 236, left the base.The departure of the Block 25 marks an end to an era. An era that saw the jets deploy to Iraq 3 times, excel in Operational Readiness Inspections, and earn the Bulldogs

  • Bulldogs Recognized As Hometown Heroes

    The 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard honored more than 500 Airmen and their families in their first Hometown Heroes Salute Award Ceremony at the Duluth Air National Guard Base yesterday. "This isn't just another award," said Col. Frank Stokes, Wing Commander. "It's special because it

  • Yellow Ribbon Event helps welcome Airmen home

    Members of the 148th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron received some help adjusting to civilian life during a 60-day Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) event today. The event, held at Fitger's Hotel in Duluth, Minn., is designed to help the Airmen and their family members connect with

  • First Lady's Military Family Care Initiative Continues

    Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and First Lady Mary Pawlenty, along with Major General Larry Shellito, the Minnesota National Guard Adjutant General, and Mrs. Evonne Shellito, arrived at the 148th Fighter Wing today to announce that the First Lady's Military Family Care Initiative will continue and

  • 148th Fighter Wing focuses on Airmen

    The 148th Fighter Wing participated in a "Wingman Stand-down" June 12 in an effort to preserve the Air Force's greatest resource--it's Airmen.The four-hour stand-down, directed by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, was designed primarily to elevate awareness of suicide prevention,

  • 148th Fighter Wing Participates in Emergency Response Exercise

    Members of the 148th Fighter Wing participated in a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at the Duluth International Airport on June 3, 2010. The exercise was held in conjunction with local, state and federal emergency response agencies to test and validate emergency response capabilities."The

  • Security Forces Return from Deployment

    Family and friends gathered on a cold and rainy day to welcome home nearly 35 Duluth, Minn., based 148th Security Forces members who were deployed to southwest Asia in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM for nearly seven-months. Billie Jean "Bea" Hawley had two reasons to be happy. Bea is the spouse

  • 148th Fighter Wing becomes first National Guard StormReady Community

    The 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn., has become the first National Guard unit to be certified by the National Weather Service as a StormReady Community. Carol Christiansen and Mike Stewart from the National Weather Service presented the 148th with its StormReady certification and road signs on