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Dec. 12, 2011
St. Peters guardsman honored as 2012 Missouri Outstanding Airman of the Year.

A St. Peters man who enlisted in the military, in part because of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, is now the 2012 Missouri Air National Guard Outstanding Airman of the Year. Senior Airman Christopher Scott Krueger, 30, serves as a collections requirements manager with the Intelligence, Surveillance and
Dec. 12, 2011
Belleville resident honored as 2012 Missouri Air National Guard 1st Sergeant of the Year

A St. Louis native now living in Belleville, Ill. is the Missouri Air National Guard's Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year for 2012. Master Sgt. Sheldon G. Matthews, 44, serves with the 239th Combat Communications Squadron, headquartered at the 131st Bomb Wing Air National Guard Base at
Dec. 8, 2011
DoD calls on Guard and Reserve Members to Nominate supportive employers for 2012 Freedom Award

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, encourages Guard and Reserve members to nominate their supportive employers for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award as only five weeks remain until the deadline. The Freedom Award is the DoD's
Oct. 24, 2011
Missouri Air Guard vocalist savors spotlight of NLCS, sings at World Series

As the St. Louis Cardinals play the Texas Rangers in the World Series, a member of the St. Louis-based 571st Air Force Band of the Missouri Air National Guard made preparations of his own. While still savoring his opportunity to sing "God Bless America" during game three of the National League
Oct. 12, 2011
131st Bomb Wing Missouri Air Guardsmen go ‘Over the Edge’ in support of Special Olympics

Despite his fear of heights, Staff Sgt. Tim Reynolds, of the 131st Bomb Wing Missouri Air National Guard, stepped off the roof of the 19-story Four Season Hotel in downtown St. Louis as part of an effort to raise money for Special Olympics. Reynolds, of Florissant, was among more than 100
Oct. 4, 2011
Missouri Air Guard band gets back to 'normalcy' after Sidewinder media blitz

After gaining international fame via a YouTube video, Sidewinder, the rock element of the St. Louis-based Missouri Air National Guard's 571st Air Force Band, has been making the rounds of national daytime television. In the wake of the band's 45-day deployment to Southwest Asia, Sidewinder has made
Sept. 12, 2011
Airmen, Soldiers, remember 9-11 in solemn Jefferson Barracks ceremony

Sunday's 9-11 ceremony at Jefferson Barracks in south St. Louis County was especially personal for Col. Wendul G. Hagler, the Missouri National Guard chief of staff. On Sept. 11, 2001 Hagler was at the Pentagon shortly after terrorists flew a jet liner into the building. "I was assigned to the
Sept. 3, 2011
Missouri Air National Guard Band Sidewinder returns home to Saint Louis.

Sidewinder, the Missouri Air National Guard rock band that became an overnight sensation thanks to a YouTube video, returned home today from their 45-day overseas deployment.Family, friends, fellow 571st Air Force Band members, and media greeted the 10-member band outside Concourse A in the lower
Aug. 31, 2011
Missouri Air Guard Band Sidewinder returns to Saint Louis Friday

Sidewinder, the Missouri Air National Guard rock band that became an overnight sensation thanks to a YouTube video, will return home from their overseas deployment on Friday. (Sept 2) Band members are scheduled to arrive at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport at 9:40 a.m. after a 45-day
Aug. 25, 2011
Sidewinder gains international fame via YouTube video which tops 1 million views

An element of the Air National Guard Band of the Central States, headquartered at the 131st Bomb Wing, Lambert-Saint Louis Airport, is gaining world-wide fame after a video of one of their performances in Afghanistan went viral. The video, which has been seen around the world via YouTube, features