• Chapman takes command of 157th AOG and Jefferson Barracks

    The 157th Air Operation Group of the Missouri Air National Guard and Jefferson Barracks in south St. Louis County has a new commanding officer after a change of command ceremony Saturday at the historic military post. Col. Richard L. Chapman, Jr., of Columbia, Ill., assumed command of the unit from

  • Driver Beware; Concerned Calls Put Brakes on Automobile Ads

    Recent advertisements in Auto Trader and major metropolitan newspapers offering automobile sales through a company calling itself "Exchange Inc." has consumers calling the Army & Air Force Exchange Service for answers."Based on phone calls we've received, it appears someone is using the Exchange's

  • 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