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  • Putting the “Combat” back in Combat Comm

    Missouri Air National Guardsmen with the 239th Combat Communications Squadron recently exercised their abilities to respond to various scenarios during contingency operations in an effort to refocus on deployable skills needed downrange.

  • Missouri Air National Guardsman ranked top cornhole player in state

    Staff Sgt. Johnny Cox of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing has risen through the ranks of the professional American Cornhole League to become the state’s top professional player, all while serving as a full-time member of the Wing’s recruiting team.

  • 131st Bomb Wing celebrates 95 years of continuous service

    From Jennies to jets to bombers, the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing has a rich history that dates back to the early days of aviation. The 131st is the 8th oldest Air National Guard wing in the nation, founded by Missouri born aviators Maj. William Robertson and his brothers

  • Family bond gets Veteran Airman through PTSD

    A 30-year career, multiple deployments and two months of intense training could not prepare recently retired Senior Master Sgt. Bob Weber for what he would experience during a 2010 deployment to Afghanistan. "We got there in July," said Weber. "In January, that was when Pharris was killed."Army Sgt.

  • After the blackout: Missouri Air Guardsman starts life anew

    Being told what he'd done while blacked out from heavy drinking didn't scare Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Buehler. It was a regular occurrence for the 131st Bomb Wing Citizen-Airman.This time, however, he woke up in a hospital bed to learn that he'd intentionally cut his own leg 30 times, fought with six

  • 131st Airman first in fitness despite having to relearn to walk

    "If you don't start taking care of yourself, you may never walk again."Doctors said this to Tech. Sgt. Ricardo Zuniga in 2006 after a head-on motorcycle accident nearly took his life."I broke four ribs, three vertebrate and my sternum," said Zuniga, a weapons load team chief with the 131st Aircraft

  • Missouri Air National Guardsman receives prestigious safety award

    The Air National Guard Safety Center recently selected Senior Master Sgt. James Sutton, weapons safety manager for the 131st Bomb Wing, for the prestigious 2015 Air National Guard Individual Weapons Safety Award.The annual award recognizes Sutton's contributions to Air National Guard safety and in