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The 115th Fighter Wing Welcomes Two German Air Force Officers

Two German Air Force officers embedded with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field, Madison, as part of the Military Reserve Exchange Program in June 2025. German Air Force Capt. Matthias Lang, Bravo Platoon leader, assigned to the 10th Company Home Defense Force

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Wisconsin National Guard Welcomes New Commander

Maj. Gen. Matthew Strub became Wisconsin’s 32nd adjutant general April 21, during a change of authority ceremony in the Wisconsin state Capitol.

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115 FW Safety Office awarded highest level of OSHA recognition

The 115th Fighter Wing has been awarded the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program Star status making it one of only two flying wings in the Air National Guard and Air Combat Command to receive the prestigious award. The VPP Star is OSHA's highest level of

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Oct. 2, 2011
Two retired generals inducted into Wisconsin ANG Hall of Fame

Retired Maj. Gen. Fred R. Sloan and Maj. Gen. Albert H. Wilkening were inducted into the Wisconsin Air National Guard Hall of Fame during a September 31 ceremony at the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison."The Hall of Fame is for those who have gone above and beyond what was expected of them," said Brig.
Sept. 30, 2011
Commentary: Experiencing an Incentive Flight

"Eat bananas for breakfast. I hear they taste the same going up as coming down," is the last piece of advice I get during egress-hanging-harness training. I discover the next day this is not true.Ever since I was 7 years old and received a toy F-16 as a gift, I dreamed of flying in the jet. Life had
Sept. 26, 2011
Wis. Members Take Behind-Scenes Look at Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing

Twenty-five Wisconsin Wing members came away from a tour of the state Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Dane County Regional Airport - Truax Field in Madison with a new appreciation for some of the Guardsmen's missions in the air and on the ground, thanks to an aerospace education
Sept. 15, 2011
Madison Priest To Deploy Overseas As Chaplain

Click to view the full video of news story.With the influx of troops needed overseas following 9/11, there has also been an increasing need for their spiritual support, and a local priest is answering the call for help.At St. Thomas Aquinas Parish on Madison's West Side on Sunday, the Rev. Donn
Sept. 15, 2011
Military mobilized since 9/11 attacks

Click here to view the full video of news story. "One weekend a month, two weeks a year." That was once the recruiting slogan of the National Guard."The thought of joining the National Guard was you might be mobilized once in a career, 20, 25 years for a really big event," says Maj. Gen. Don
Sept. 15, 2011
Service Members Reflect on 9/11

Click here to view full video of the story. The 'where were you when' moment: many of us will never forget the first time we saw airplanes crash into the Twin Towers."I had just broken my leg and I was on the couch and watched the planes go into the towers," said SMSgt. Brad Thompson. "And then
June 14, 2011
Truax Airman responds to on-flight medical emergency

A flight doctor for the 115th Fighter Wing assisted a young woman aboard a civilian aircraft while returning home from a NATO training exercise in Iceland. The situation took place while waiting for takeoff Sunday (June 12) aboard Delta Airlines Flight 1126 from Boston Logan Airport to the
June 9, 2011
Volcanic eruption ends, NATO operation continues

Near the coast of southwest Iceland, miles from the snow-covered volcanoes that made media attention twice since early 2010, is the former Keflavik Naval Air Station - the location used for NATO's Northern Viking 2011 training exercise.Approximately 450 NATO military members, including nearly 100
April 2, 2011
Follow our leaders...and rediscover mentorship

Much has been written about mentorship: its importance, how to mentor, choosing a mentor, mentoring subordinates, mentoring peers, reverse-mentorship, and so forth. Attempts to codify, formalize, or in extreme cases, even mandate mentorship often result in the "self-licking ice cream cone" syndrome.
March 11, 2011
Wisconsin Airmen inspired to 'Live the Dream'

National-level motivational speaker Curtis Zimmerman encouraged more than 800 Airmen of the 115th Fighter Wing to take control of the "scripts" in their lives, as part of a Wingman Day March 5.Zimmerman explained that everyone is the star of their own show ... the stage is theirs and they have