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  • 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

  • 115th Fighter Wing Airman falls to death in Kadena, Japan

    An Airman assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, died April 5 following a fall from a fifth-story window in Kadena, Japan.The Airman was pronounced dead at 9:51 p.m. local time after being transported to the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa at Camp Foster.The incident is under

  • EOD Airmen test explosive skill

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing applied their expertise to solve a real-world problem during a training exercise in Finley, Wisconsin, March 6.The Airmen supported the Juneau County Forestry Department by clearing a beaver dam, allowing water to drain properly and

  • Wisconsin Air National Guard leaders visit Kadena

    Leaders from Wisconsin's National Guard visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015, to learn more about the missions here.U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Cullen, Wisconsin Air National Guard command chief, and Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, Wisconsin National Guard assistant adjutant general,

  • Overseas deployment provides real-world training opportunity

    Thirty-nine Airmen from the 115th Force Support Squadron, the 115th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Volk Field temporarily deployed for training to Mildenhall Air Force Base, England, in support of the Air Force active-duty component Feb. 12-27.The deployment allowed Airmen to integrate themselves

  • Active duty Airmen call Truax Field home

    Active duty Airmen officially became a part of Truax Field following an assumption of command ceremony in Hangar 406 here Feb. 7.Lt. Col. J. Scott Gibson, commander of the 495th Fighter Group's Detachment 176, stationed at Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, was sworn in by Col. James D.

  • Air National Guard team enhances emergency communications

    Six Airmen from the Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing joined the Wisconsin Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package Jan. 21, to introduce the states latest emergency communications asset.The Joint Incident Site Communications

  • Unified efforts prepare civilian respondents, guard for emergencies

    Thirty-two military personnel and 23 civilians, all from the state of Wisconsin, joined together for three days of unified reception, staging, onward movement and integration training and exercises at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, Nov. 17-19.The three day training and