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  • 115 FW fuels section sets benchmark for ANG

    The 115th Fighter Wing Fuels Management Flight Airmen were presented the 2014 American Petroleum Institute award for superior performance during a visit from Col. Peter Bailey, National Guard Bureau chief of Logistics Readiness Division Sept. 3.The 115 FW Airmen competed against 88 Air National

  • Wisconsin Airmen Deploy to Strengthen Polish Partnership

    Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin, deployed Thursday, August 27 in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Łask Air Base, Poland.The 115th Fighter Wing is participating in bilateral training with the Polish Air Force during Air Force Aviation Detachment rotation 15-4.  During

  • Polish Air Force visits Volk Field

    Members of the Polish Air Force visited the 128th Air Control Squadron, Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, as a part of the State Partnership Program, June 6-17.The four service members spent their time observing large force exercises during the Northern Lightening exercise."They had a

  • Alert forces demonstrate mission-readiness

    The Alert Force Operational Assessment for 2015 took place at the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, June 8-11.The AFOA team of specialized personnel from 1st Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, visited the Aerospace Control Alert site to assess its mission-readiness. These assessments

  • Airman receives top safety recognition

    A senior master sergeant from the 115th Fighter Wing received the highest Air National Guard safety award, May 6 at the annual ANG Executive Safety Summit held at Volk Field Air National Guard Base.Senior Master Sgt. Thomas W. Egstad, occupational safety and health manager, was presented with the

  • Polish Air Force visits Wisconsin ANG

    Members of the Polish Air Force visited the 115th Fighter Wing as a part of the State Partnership Program May 2-8.Two pilots and three maintainers spent the week learning about the differences between their air force and the Air National Guard."It's all about sharing best practices, lessons learned,

  • Airmen, Soldiers practice emergency response procedures

    Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing joined their fellow Wisconsin National Guard members to perform a two-day Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, May 1-2.The exercise allowed service members to

  • 115 FW remembers Tomfohrde

    Airmen of the 115th Fighter Wing, family members and friends gathered to honor a fellow Airman's service, sacrifices and to recognize her achievements and dedication during a memorial service on base, May 3.Airman 1st Class Kelly C. Tomfohrde, 115 FW tactical aircraft maintenance specialist, lost

  • Families, friends welcome Airmen home

    Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing returned home from their deployment to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan yesterday.More than 250 Airmen were welcomed home during the ceremony in Hangar 406 on base."Welcome home and thank you for your service," said Col. Jeffrey Wiegand, 115 FW commander. "It is

  • 115th Fighter Wing Airman dies at Kadena after fall

    An Airman assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing died April 5 following a fall from a fifth-story window in Kadena, Japan.Airman 1st Class Kelly Tomfohrde, 22, a student at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse and native of Auburndale, Wisconsin, was taken