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  • Senior Airman Jordan Fijal evacuates the Humvee simulator with assistance from Staff Sgt. John Tolerico, both from the 131st Maintenance Group, during Humvee rollover training at Camp Clark, near Nevada, Missouri, June 3, 2015. Airmen were trained on procedures to avoid as well as team evacuation of the vehicle. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Payne)

    Guard training preps Airmen for state mission, builds unit cohesion

    Airmen with the 131st Maintenance Group learned the importance of teamwork and communication when they participated in Humvee rollover training as part of their annual training camp here June 3.The training used a Humvee simulator to help Airmen avoid rollovers and to learn how to react if a rollover does occur. The simulator took four people at a
  • Staff Sgt. Rick Jones, radio frequency transmissions craftsman with the Missouri Air National Guard’s 239th Combat Communications Squadron, left, and Airman 1st Class Nathan Jurado, client systems technician also with the 239th, check their communications equipment while supporting a Missouri Air National Guard training exercise at Camp Clark, near Nevada, Missouri, June 3, 2015. The 239th was on hand to provide communications support to the while training for their emergency response mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Justin Clark)

    239th Communications Airmen support Air Guard exercise at Camp Clark

    Citizen-Airmen of the Missouri Air National Guard's 239th Combat Communications Squadron supported a two-week Missouri Air National Guard training exercise at Camp Clark, near Nevada, beginning June 1.The 239th Airmen were on hand to support approximately 60 members of the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing, who were training at Camp
  • Tech. Sgt. Tara Jones, left, 131st Bomb Wing Force Support Squadron services management and programs assistant, and Master Sgt. Rayna Scott, acting 131st BW FSS services superintendent, look over a lodging roommate spreadsheet May 26, 2015, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The spreadsheets are sent to hotels so Service members of the 131st BW Missouri Air National Guard are accommodated during their training. Note: Spreadsheet blurred for security reasons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jazmin Smith)

    131st Airmen ensure readiness, responsible resource management through lodging

    Behind the scenes of every monthly Missouri Air National Guard drill at Whiteman Air Force Base, a small crew of Citizen Airmen work to ensure hundreds of their wingmen receive proper lodging in the most cost-effective way possible.For the Airmen working on lodging and related issues, customer service is a key component of their service in the
  • The 2015 Wings Over Whiteman Airshow will take place at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 13-14. The main acts include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army Golden Knights. The event has free admission and the gates open at 9 a.m. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    2015 Wings Over Whiteman Airshow soars June 13-14

    The 2015 Wings Over Whiteman Airshow will take place at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 13-14. Featured acts include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army Golden Knights. The event is FREE and gates open at 9 a.m. both days.For more information, find us on Facebook
  • Retired Chief Master Sgt. Keith Brown, center, presents his original artwork to 131st Bomb Wing leadership, Feb. 8, 2015. Brown designed the illustration of the B-2 “Spirit of Missouri” especially for the 131st Bomb Wing, to commemorate the dedication of the bomber to the Missouri Air National Guard. Pictured from left to right: Chief Master Sgt. Paul Carney, 131st Bomb Wing command chief, Col. Michael Francis, 131st Bomb Wing commander, Brown, Col. Kenneth Eaves, 131st Bomb Wing vice commander, and Col. Michael Jurries, 131st Mission Support Group commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Payne)

    Retired Missouri Air Guard Chief Gives Art ‘Wings’

    What does it take to make military aircraft fly?  The answer that Keith Brown gives today, as an artist, differs dramatically from what he'd have told you years ago as a flight dispatcher in the Missouri Air National Guard."Some are fast, some are slow, some are heavy," said Brown of the various military aircraft he's rendered over the years.  "To
  • 131st Bomb Wing Airman and Family Readiness Program manager, Mr. Gary Woods, chats with family readiness volunteer Ms. Sole Suchomel at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center, Whiteman AFB, Missouri. Woods is actively seeking volunteers to help with a variety of programs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison)

    Former Army 'shirt' will drive family readiness in 131st, seeks volunteers

    If an Airman is having issues managing his own finances, he has a resource to teach him how in the 131st Family Readiness Group. If a woman's husband is deployed and she doesn't know what to do when her car breaks down, she has a resource in the FRG. And, for the military spouse who is looking for something to do with the kids during a drill
  • An F-4 Phantom II jet (AF68-338) on static display at the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing base at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, is removed from its pedestal, March 31, 2015. A total of three static display aircraft, including an F-15A Eagle and an F-100 Super Sabre, will be transported to a new home at the planned 131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison)

    As static aircraft leave Lambert, Guard continues to reinvest in area

    Although the Missouri National Guard is moving three historical aircraft from its facility at Lambert International Airport this week, the Guard is continuing its commitment to investing in the greater St. Louis area.In 2014, the National Guard has demonstrated its long-term interest in the region by moving the 1035th Maintenance Company to the
  • Lt. Col. Janice Kroone, left, 131st Bomb Wing director of staff, accepts a bone marrow donor registration packet from a Soldier from the Missouri Army National Guard’s 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. Kroone recently led a bone marrow registry drive on base that signed up more than 400 registrants. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Elise Rich)

    Citizen Airman marrow registry drive nets over 400

    In 2009, Lt. Col. Janice Kroone of the Missouri Air National Guard received a call from the C.W. Young Department of Defense Bone Marrow Donor Program. The C.W. Young Donor Program told Kroone she was a bone marrow match for a man suffering from leukemia.  Kroone chose to move forward with the donation, and was flown to Washington, D.C. to donate

  • AF Responds to National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force

    The Air Force responded to the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force's recommendations in a report to Congress March 4.Of the Commission's 42 recommendations, Air Force officials disagreed with only one and are already in the process of implementing 25, as well as developing plans or pilot programs for another 16."The body of work
  • Citizen Airmen of the 131st Bomb Wing Public Affairs team were recognized recently for their first-place wins in the 2014 Air National Guard Media Contest. Col. Michael J. Francis, 131st Bomb Wing commander, presented his commander's coin to the following members: Staff Sergeant Elise Rich, Outstanding New Broadcaster, Senior Airman Nathan Dampf, Air Force Military Print Journalist of the Year, Air Force Military Print Journalist of the Year, Capt. Jeffrey Bishop, for his commentary, “Feedback: the Perfect Gift.” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Traci Payne)

    Missouri Airmen, Soldiers win high honors at National Guard Bureau media contest

    Missouri National Guard public affairs Airmen and Soldiers took home top honors in several categories of the National Guard Bureau's annual media contest, including three overall individual achievement awards.Missouri is especially proud of Staff Sgt. Elise Rich, the Air National Guard's Outstanding New Broadcaster, and Sgt. Clay Beyersdorfer and
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