• 131st Fighter Wing transitions to 131st Bomb Wing

    The 131st Fighter Wing formally recognized it's transition to the 131st Bomb Wing in a ribbon cutting ceremony held Oct. 4 at Whiteman, AFB. The ceremony celebrated the first official drill for traditional guardsmen at Whiteman and the grand opening of building 3006, the 131st Bomb Wing's

  • Kuhl recruits officers

    Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Kuhl, 131st Mission Support Flight officer recruiter, recently volunteered to primarily recruit officers after she learned of the need for an expert to help individuals who are looking into becoming commissioned. "We had a lot of people that were interested, but we never had a

  • Father Butler says farewell

    Lt. Col. Michael Butler, 131st Fighter Wing chaplain, said farewell to the 131st Fighter Wing September 6 as he prepared for his transition to the active duty Air Force after serving more than 20 years with the Missouri Air National Guard.Father Butler will be stationed at Lackland Air Force Base,

  • NCOAGA celebrates its 40th Anniversary

    Members from the 131st Fighter Wing attended the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy Graduates Association conference at McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tenn. July 29 through Aug. 1 to celebrate the NCOAGA's 40th anniversary. "The conference is an annual seminar that allows us to conduct our general business

  • Missouri Air National Guardsmen provide weapons training to Soldiers

    Members from the 131st Security Forces Squadron provided weapons training, qualifying Soldiers from four Army units, the 48th Brigade, the 148th Field Artillery, the 201st Military Intelligence and the 171st Infantry, at Volk Field and Fort McCoy, Wis. July 10 through 13. Tech. Sgt. Robert E.

  • “Wild Man” rises above expectations

    "Good luck in life to you, you won't amount to anything," said the superintendent of a small town school in Sikeston, Mo. to a student at his high school graduation. This was one of the many criticisms that Willie "Wild Man" Deuster has had to overcome during his life. Born 3 months early and

  • 231st CEF learns self defense

    Approximately 20 members from the 231st Civil Engineering Flight recently participated in a hand-to-hand self-defense class to prepare for an upcoming deployment. The course was taught by Missouri Army National Guard 1st Lt. Andrew Myatt. He showed several scenarios stressing self-defense including

  • Officer continues family tradition with promotion to O-5.

    Newly promoted Lt. Col. Maggie Stephens was pinned by her father during a promotion ceremony held at her parents' home November 28. "Since my mother cannot travel right now, my father wanted to do a pinning ceremony at home," Stephens said, explaining her decision to do a private promotion ceremony.