148th Fighter Wing Will Get New Fighter Jets

The 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. will receive Block 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft between mid-April to late-May 2010.The F-16s will be transferred to the 148th  from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany making the Duluth based fighter wing the first Air National Guard Wing to convert to the Block

The 148th Fighter Wing Goes to Hawaii

The 148th Fighter Wing, from Duluth Minnesota, deployed 113 members to Hickam Air Force Base in Oahu, Hawaii. They were deployed to participate in the training operation called Sentry Aloha with the 199th Fighter Squadron, which flies F-15's. This opportunity was unique in that the 148th has been

1st Air Force selects 148th Fighter Wing member as its First Sergeant of the Year

Master Sgt. Michael Hawkinson, of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., was announced as the 1st Air Force First Sergeant of the Year for 2009. Every year, this prestigious award is conferred on individuals selected from a pool of candidates from throughout the Air Force who have already been

Congressman Jim Oberstar visits the 148th Fighter Wing

Bulldogs get to work in Afghanistan

148th Earns Outstanding Unit Award

The Chief of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. Harry "Bud" Wyatt has announced that the 148th Fighter Wing earned the 2009 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) for its accomplishments from November 1, 2008 to October 30, 2009. The AFOUA is awarded annually to 10% of Air Force units which have

148th Fighter Wing earns top Family Readiness Award

The Family Readiness Group at the 148th Fighter Wing (FW), Minnesota Air National Guard has been awarded the Department of Defense Family Readiness Award for 2009. The Family Readiness Award recognizes the top unit in each of the seven reserve components - Army and Air National Guard, Army and Air

148th Civil Engineers Depart for Afghanistan

Family and friends gathered on a chilly Duluth morning to say good-bye to the first wave of civil engineers who are departing for the 455th Air Expedition Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The civil engineers will be deployed for approximately 6-months. They plan to build and repair roads and

Director of Air National Guard Visits 148th Fighter Wing

Today, Director of the Air National Guard, Lieutenant General Harry "Bud" Wyatt visited the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. Lt Gen Wyatt spent most of his day touring the 148th Fighter Wing's state of the art facilities and meeting military personnel. Lt Gen Wyatt attended a breakfast and luncheon

Helpful Mission

Mary Linda Sather, author and mother of 148th Fighter Wing member Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Waterhouse shared her message of how families can deal with separation during a book signing at Fitger's Bookstore on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009.Sather's book Boo Boo Bear's Mission tells the true story of a