• Electronic payments required for TRICARE Reserve Select and Retired

    To avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) or TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to anelectronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013.Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using

  • Chief of Missouri Guard’s Joint Staff promoted to brigadier general

    Col. David W. Newman, chief of the Missouri National Guard Joint Staff, was promoted to brigadier general in the Air National Guard during a ceremony August 11 at the Guard's Joint Commander's Conference at the Union Station Marriott. A native of Pittsfield, Ill., Newman was "pinned" by his wife,

  • B-2 crew chiefs keep Spirits soaring

    With their hands and uniforms covered in grease, oil and hydraulic fluid, a team of crew chiefs completes a 12-hour graveyard shift just as the rest of the world awakens and prepares for the day. No matter the time, the day or severity of the weather, crew chiefs report to their duty sections every

  • Two 131st Bomb Wing B-2 Pilots surpass 1000 flying hours in Stealth Bomber

    Maj. Geoffrey Billingsley took off on an ordinary B-2 training mission June 13. Exactly two weeks later, Lt. Col. Dave Thompson took off on another B-2 training mission. Their normal work days turned extraordinary when on these flights they each surpassed 1000 flying hours in the B-2 Spirit. These

  • Missouri National Guardsmen go to bat for disabled children at Camp Guardian

    A partnership between the Missouri National Guard and a summer camp for disabled children resulted in plenty of smiles this week at Edmond A. Babler State Park in Wildwood. Since 1977 Camp Guardian has provided a free summer camp for children with physical and intellectual disabilities. This year's

  • 131st Missouri Air Guardsman aids victim of highway accident.

     A member of the 131st Bomb Wing was one of the first to arrive on the scene of an accident that occurred along U.S. 54 on May 26, playing an important part in providing care and safety to the crash victim while waiting for medical support to arrive.  Senior Airman Joshua Boze, an Eldon resident and

  • ADT-V welcomed home from Afghanistan

    Missouri's fifth Agribusiness Development Team, which included members of the 131st Bomb Wing, was welcomed home by Gov. Jay Nixon, the Missouri National Guard and a host of family and friends at the Ike Skelton Training Site in Jefferson City on Wednesday."It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you

  • Missouri Air Guard band Sidewinder performs at White House

    Sidewinder, the rock band element of the St. Louis, Mo.-based 571st Missouri Air National Guard Band made famous by a YouTube video, performed at the White House today in front of the Obama, National Guard senior leaders and other attendees.The 10-member ensemble was invited to perform for First

  • 131st Bomb Wing Airmen honored for contributions to the global war on terror

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. -Missouri Air National Guard Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Jon Kelk, was among those who recognized Airmen of the 131st Bomb Wing and their loved ones during a Hometown Heroes Salute Award Ceremony March 31 at Ritenour High School. The Hometown Heroes program was created to salute