Sidewinder returns home from 45-day deployment
Colonel Greg Champagne, 131st Bomb Wing Commander, Missouri Air National Guard, greets Sidewinder vocalist SSgt Brian Owens as he arrives at Lambert Airport, Sept 3. Members of Sidewinder returned to Saint Louis from their 45-day deployment to Southwest Asia where they performed for numerous troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout the region. Sidewinder is the rock element of the 571st Air Force Band "Air National Guard Band of the Central States" based at the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, Lambert-Saint Louis. Their rendition of "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele became a You Tube sensation and has been viewed over 1.3 million times. (Photo by Master Sgt. Mary-Dale Amison)