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  • 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

  • Training and Collaboration Develops Exceptional EOD Airmen

    Explosive Ordnance Technicians from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard and the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard gathered at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota, July 20-24, for a field training exercise featuring

  • Last F-4D Flight at 148th Fighter Wing 30-years Ago Today

    April 17, 1990 marked the last flight of a special F-4D at the 148th Fighter Wing, a Duluth-based Minnesota Air National Guard unit.  An F-4D bearing the tail number 608 flew for one last time then landed to stay in Duluth. 

  • Bulldogs Graduate BMT Wearing Masks Due to COVID-19

    On April 9, 2020, 1400 trainees graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas; all wearing masks amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  Of the 1400, three were Bulldogs of the 148th Fighter Wing.