• Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don't need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That's a key part of the Department of Defense's #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through

  • Colonel Boothman Takes Command of 157th Air Operations Group

    Col. Bill Boothman took command of the 157th Air Operations Group during a change of command ceremony on the Parade Field during September drill here today.Boothman assumed command of the unit from Col. Rick Chapman during the ceremony, which was presided over by 131st Bomb Wing Commander Col. Ken

  • Chief Settle Moves Up to Command Chief Role

    Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Settle took the reins as the top enlisted professional of the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing here during August drill.Settle started her career in 1996 as an active duty aerospace medical service specialist and transitioned to the Missouri Air National Guard

  • 131st Bomb Wing pilot reaches 1,500-hour milestone

    A training mission that took place July 9 marked a significant accomplishment in the flying career of a Missouri Air National Guard pilot. During the mission, Lt. Col. Jared Kennish, the 131st Operations Group commander, became one of the only B-2 Spirit bomber pilots to ever reach 1500 hours in the

  • Load crew member's career comes full circle

    Many times senior non commissioned officers do not have the chance to go back and get their hands dirty, but one master sergeant had the opportunity to see his career come full circle."I started my career off loading and I wanted to end my career loading," said Master Sgt. Allen Anderson, an

  • Belardo accepts 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidon

    Lt. Col. Michael Belardo assumed command of the 131st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Bomb Wing July drill weekend here.Belardo, previously the director of operations for the 509th Operations Support Squadron, is replacing outgoing squadron commander Lt.

  • General officer named Missouri Air National Guard chief of staff

    The adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard has named a new chief of staff for the Missouri Air National Guard at Ike Skelton Training Site.Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general, announced Brig. Gen. Murray A. Hansen, a 30-year Air National Guard veteran, as the Missouri Air National

  • Rezac assumes command of the 110th Bomb Squadron

    Lt. Col. Timothy "Bling" Rezac took command of the 110th Bomb Squadron during an assumption of command ceremony held here June 5 during the 131st Bomb Wing's drill weekend.Previously the chief of safety for the 131st and the flight safety officer for the 509th Bomb Wing, Rezac served as the senior

  • Chaplains provide morale boost during mock SED

    131st Bomb Wing chaplains held Bible studies each night for their fellow Citizen-Airmen during the second week of annual training here this week.Chaplain (Capt.) Charlie Dey and other wing chaplains offered a ministry of presence during a mock state emergency duty deployment exercise by providing a