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  • Fighter wing receives Star recognition

    In a ceremony held April 11, the 115th Fighter Wing was recognized for its commitment to safety when it received a Star recognition in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. The Star recognition is for employers and employees who demonstrate exemplary

  • M50, a breath of fresh air

    The Airman adjusts his gas mask, pulling the bottom straps of his mask to get a tight seal. Once his mask is donned, he gives the go-ahead to the fit-test monitor and follows the commands she gives. He takes normal breaths, breathes deeply, moves his head from shoulder to shoulder, up and down,

  • Airman receives Purple Heart for injuries sustained during convoy in Iraq

    Members of the 115th Fighter Wing work hard to recognize Airmen for their accomplishments -- even when they are too humble to consider their feats and triumphs as "award worthy."Tech. Sgt. Cristian A. Bennett, 115 FW assistant program security manager, is an Airman who does his job and accomplishes

  • 115th Fighter Wing mission continues despite Winter Storm Draco

    Wisconsin is no stranger to snow.But when a snow storm is big enough to merit its own name, Wisconsinites tend to listen.Winter Storm Draco has already produced heavy amounts of snowfall across the Northern Midwest. The anticipation itself was enough for many businesses and nearly every school in

  • Employment Website Teams With Joining Forces

    Employment website Monster.com is collaborating with the White House's Joining Forces campaign and will contribute to the initiative's goal of hiring or training an additional 250,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014, Acting Commerce Department Secretary Rebecca M. Blank announced

  • Guard members prepare for variety of roles in presidential inauguration

    Approximately 6,000 Army and Air National Guard members from 15 states and territories are preparing to take part in and support the 57th Presidential Inauguration, said officials. "They will be coming into the District of Columbia, processed in and will go out to several parts of the city where

  • Gov. Walker promotes general officer in Wisconsin National Guard

    Gov. Scott Walker formally promoted Col. Gary Ebben to the rank of brigadier general during a Dec. 5 ceremony in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Ebben, of Sun Praire, Wis., is the Assistant Adjutant General for Air. He has served more than three decades in the Wisconsin Air

  • Lt. Gen. Clarke nominated as director, Air National Guard

    Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clarke III, commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next director of the Air National Guard.If confirmed by the Senate, Clarke will replace Lt. Gen. Harry "Bud"

  • NORAD is ready to track Santa’s flight

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command is prepared to track Santa's yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, is going live today at 7 p.m. EST. It features a holiday countdown, games and daily activities, video messages from students around the world, and more. The

  • Ex-POW addresses Wisconsin's senior Guard leadership

    Edward L. Hubbard, a retired Air Force colonel who survived being shot down over North Vietnam and endured six-and-a-half harrowing years in a Hanoi prison camp, shared a lesson in perspective and human potential with senior leaders of the Wisconsin National Guard."I want to show you the world