Ten-year-old collects items for troops instead of birthday presents

Security Forces engage enemy

Nearly 100 highly trained enemy troops from the People's Liberation Forces attempted to infiltrate Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center to disrupt base military operations. Security Forces were the last line of defense."You have no support.  Besides standard protocol, the rules of engagement

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