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  • 115th Fighter Wing returns from Iraq deployment

    Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing returned to MadisonThursday, Nov. 12 following a two-month deployment to Iraq.A steady stream of smiling faces exited the plane and shook hands with Gov. Jim Doyle, Col. Joe Brandemuehl, commander of the 115th Fighter Wing, Brig. Gen.

  • Getting Arrested - F-16 Tests Runway Cable System

    An explanation of what a BAK-12 is might as well be written in Greek for many people, but when explained using a comparison from the movie "Top Gun", it might be translated more clearly.  The year was 1986. Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell circled the USS Enterprise as he prepared to land the aircraft.

  • Stop Loss Special Pay Compensation (AFRC/ANG)

    Reservists and Guardsmen involuntarily extended on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a result of Stop Loss between September 11, 2001 and September 30, 2009 may be eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation. The Air Force used stop loss during Operation

  • Wisconsin Eyes In The Sky Protect Wisconsin Boots On The Ground

    While more than 3,200 soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team have their boots on the ground in Iraq, some of their fellow Guardsmen from the state's Air National Guard have their jets in the sky overhead. It isn't often that aerial support for Army Guard

  • Better late than never, World War II vet receives honors with family at side

    After Sixty-four years, 12 U.S. Presidents and two new states admitted to the union, 87 year-old Corporal Bill Morstad accepts medals, earned during his four years of service in the second Great War. A father, grandfather and great grandfather, Bill was joined by three generations of family members

  • Close-knit Airmen have explosive mission

    Working in a world of their own behind steel doors, earthen bunkers, barbed wire fences and security checkpoints, a handful of Wisconsin Air National Guard Airmen have nearly $100 million worth of weaponry at their fingertips. The task for the nearly 60 Airmen working at the Munitions Storage Area

  • New records viewing system improves access to records

    Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) officials recently released the new personnel records display application (PRDA, pronounced PRaDA). PRDA is an electronic viewer for the automated records management system, which facilitates search, retrieval and management of personnel records through a role based

  • 115th Fighter Wing launches jets to Iraq

    The 115th Fighter Wing launched 14 F-16 fighter jets early Tuesday morning as a part of the Wing's scheduled Air Expeditionary Force rotation that began last week when approximately 200 Airmen deployed to theater. The F-16s will fly to a stopover location in Europe for a pilot rest period before

  • Truax Airmen train to deploy

    Over the summer, Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing prepared for their deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 115th FW is set to pair up with Airmen from the Iowa National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing, Des Moines, to help cover the scheduled 90-day deployment. During the

  • Top ANG safety award goes to 115th FW Airmen

    Lt. Col. Tim Butcher, former chief of safety, was presented the highest Air National Guard safety award, the ANG Director of Safety Outstanding Safety Achievement Award, during the August UTA. Also known as the "Safety Heisman" for its similar stature, the award recognizes a field unit individual