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  • Voluntary Protection Program 2021

    On the corner of Mustang Drive and Voodoo Street at the 148th Fighter Wing, the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) flag flies proudly to display the wing’s STAR rating since 2008.  The wing was the first Air Force (active duty, guard, or reserve) unit to achieve the Voluntary Protection Program

  • 148th Fighter Wing Airmen Earn Community College of the Air Force Degrees

    The 148th Fighter Wing celebrates graduates who earned a Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) degree in 2020. With the challenges of 2020 it would have been easy for Airmen to make an excuse not to further their education, yet 26 148th Fighter Wing Bulldogs forged forward and completed their

  • Final Battle Damaged F-16 Returns to 148th Fighter Wing

    In May of 2018, a severe windstorm blew through the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait while personnel from the 179th Air Expeditionary Squadron were evacuated to their quarters. 91-mile per hour straight-line winds collapsed sunshades onto seven F-16 fighter aircraft

  • 148th Fighter Wing, a Family Tradition

    We’ve all heard the phrase “the Guard is a family”.  For Tech. Sgt. Kristianna Konietzko, a Training Technician in the Force Development Office, the phrase is quite literal.  Kristianna Konietzko, a Cloquet High School graduate, is the third-generation of her family to serve at the 148th Fighter

  • Winter car seat safety for infants, toddlers and kids; decrease the bulk

    Winter came to northern Minnesota early in 2020.  Cold temperatures and snow require warm jackets, snow pants, hats and mittens.  Parents strive to keep their child warm and safe, but did you know bulky coats can interfere with car seat harness effectiveness?According to the National Highway Traffic

  • Winter Driving; Are you Prepared?

    With snow and winter weather forecasted in the coming days, it’s important to re-familiarize ourselves with safe winter driving practices. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, snow or icy road conditions were reported in 78,335 crashes between the years 2015-2019.  Those crashes

  • 148th Fighter Wing Conducts Medevac Training

    148th Medical Group personnel from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, gathered at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota to conduct field training September 19-22, 2020.

  • 148th Security Forces Wrap Up Field Training at Camp Ripley

    Three-dozen Security Forces specialists from the 148th Fighter Wing recently completed a 10-day field training txercise at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota.  “Exercises like this prepare airmen for any mission around the world,” said Chief Master Sgt. Jozef Miketin, 148th Fighter Wing Security