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Air National Guard Defenders host Cold Weather Operations Course

An Air National Guard Security Forces specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, participates in a cold-water immersion as part of the Air National Guard's Security Forces Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota, on January 18, 2024. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skills development, and a 3-day, field training event that required students to build and sleep in arctic tent systems, subsisting on cold weather Meals Ready to Eat and incorporated land navigation, live saving skills, and cold water immersion events. 50 students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S. participated in the advanced, cold weather survival course planned by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

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Air National Guard Defenders host Cold Weather Operations Course

Air National Guard Security Forces specialists build a fire using only matches and materials found in nature in subzero temperatures at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota as part of the Air National Guard's Security Forces Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC) on January 17, 2024. The two-week CWOC course combined classroom instruction, outdoor skills development, and a 3-day, field training event that required students to build and sleep in arctic tent systems, subsisting on cold weather Meals Ready to Eat and incorporated land navigation, live saving skills, and cold water immersion events. 50 students from Air National Guard wings from across the U.S. participated in the advanced, cold weather survival course planned by personnel assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

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148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Kuzmuk, 148th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, Minnesota Air National Guard, prepares to taxi an F-16 during Weapons Systems Evaluation Program-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 16, 2024. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zeeshan Naeem)

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148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

An F-16 Fighting Flacon pilot assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, performs preflight checks during Weapons Systems Evaluation Program-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 16, 2024. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zeeshan Naeem)

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148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alex Heskin, 148th Fighter Wing propulsions maintainer, Minnesota Air National Guard, performs maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Weapons Systems Evaluation Program-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 16, 2024. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zeeshan Naeem)

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148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mitchele LaCoursiere, 148th Fighter Wing alert chief enlisted manager, Minnesota Air National Guard, speaks with Master Sgt. Adam Ross, 148th Security Forces Squadron squad leader, during Weapons Systems Evaluation Program-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 16, 2024. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zeeshan Naeem)

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148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, is prepared for takeoff during Weapons Systems Evaluation Program-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 16, 2024. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zeeshan Naeem)

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148th FW participates in WSEP 24.04

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, takes off during Weapons Systems Evaluation Program-East 24.04 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 16, 2024. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron’s capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zeeshan Naeem)

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Recruiting spotlight: Esko, Minnesota

F-16 Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics Specialist, Staff Sgt. Isaak Blue, performs an operational check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training deployment at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Feb. 9, 2022.

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Recruiting spotlight: Esko, Minnesota

Esko High School Alumni, Senior Airmen Sydney Grayson, Staff Sgt. Logan Grayson, Senior Airman Macy Sunnarborg, Staff Sgt. Caden Erickson, Col. Curt Grayson, and Maj. Jodi Grayson pose for a photo after Staff Sgt. Logan Grayson received an F-16 familiarization flight.

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Recruiting spotlight: Esko, Minnesota

Traffic Management Specialist, Senior Airman Mallory Sunnarborg, smiles after receiving an F-16 familiarization flight on August 11, 2023.

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Veterans helping Veterans

U.S. Air National Guard Aircraft Armament Systems Specialists, Tech. Sgt. Logan Shiflett and Master Sgt. Ted Johnson, pose for a photo at the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minnesota on November 7, 2023. Shiflett serves as founder and president, and Johnson serves as vice president, of Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota. Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota is a 501C3 non-profit organization that takes wounded and combat veterans living in Minnesota on fully-funded, outdoor hunting, fishing, and camping adventures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

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Veterans helping Veterans

A group of Minnesota Veterans pose for a photo during a Lake Superior ice fishing trip in Duluth, Minnesota, that was planned and paid for by Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota. Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota is a 501C3 non-profit organization that takes wounded and combat veterans living in Minnesota on fully-funded, outdoor hunting, fishing, and camping adventures. The organization was founded by Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist, Tech. Sgt. Logan Shiflett, assigned 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minnesota. (courtesy photo)

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Veterans helping Veterans

A group of Minnesota Veterans pose for a photo during a pheasant hunting trip in Pierz, Minnesota, planned and paid for by Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota. Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota is a 501C3 non-profit organization that takes wounded and combat veterans living in Minnesota on fully-funded, outdoor hunting, fishing, and camping adventures. The organization was founded by Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist, Tech. Sgt. Logan Shiflett, assigned 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minnesota. (courtesy photo)

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Veterans helping Veterans

U.S. Air National Guard Aircraft Armament Systems Specialists, Tech. Sgt. Logan Shiflett and Master Sgt. Ted Johnson, pose for a photo at the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minnesota on November 7, 2023. Shiflett serves as founder and president, and Johnson serves as vice president, of Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota. Wounded Warriors United – Minnesota is a 501C3 non-profit organization that takes wounded and combat veterans living in Minnesota on fully-funded, outdoor hunting, fishing, and camping adventures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

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148th Fighter Wing Fire Department provides emergency response to Duluth Air Show

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Nate Aysta, recognizes the crew of Fire Protection Specialists assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, who responded to two Leap Frog Navy Parachute Team members who released and detached at a lower-than-normal altitude at the Duluth Airshow on July 15, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

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148th Fighter Wing Fire Department provides emergency response to Duluth Air Show

Fire Protection Specialists assigned the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard supported the Duluth Air Show July 14-17, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amn Addie Peterson)

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148th Fighter Wing Fire Department provides emergency response to Duluth Air Show

Fire Protection Specialists assigned the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard supported the Duluth Air Show July 14-17, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amn Addie Peterson)

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148th Fighter Wing Fire Department provides emergency response to Duluth Air Show

Fire Protection Specialists assigned the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard supported the Duluth Air Show July 14-17, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Amn Addie Peterson)

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Advanced EOD Conventional Course at Camp Ripley Training Center

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from across the Air National Guard, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Navy and Wisconsin National Guard state partners from Papua New Guinea conduct lodged projectile training during an Advanced EOD Conventional Course at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minnesota National Guard on September 21, 2023. The Advanced EOD Conventional Course provides experience, validation, and confidence in using complex EOD tools and procedures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

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