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  • Duty calls midseason for local football coach

    As eager as Jake Verbeten is for his prep football season to begin tonight, the Madison Abundant Life coach is equally reluctant to have to walk away from the Challengers in three weeks. But duty calls, and for Verbeten that means another stint in Iraq with the Wisconsin Air  National

  • Pedal power pushes pilots, maintainers

    Sharing the road with cars is something bicyclists are very familiar with. For one group of bicyclists in Madison, sharing the road with vehicles and jet airplanes is just part of their job. Known as one of the most bicycle-friendliest cities in the U.S., Madison is host to a unique bicycle

  • 115th Fighter Wing deploying to support Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Families and friends will bid farewell to approximately 200 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing. Send-offs are scheduled for Thursday, Sept 17, at 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept 19, at 10:00 a.m. at the Wisconsin Guard's Joint Force Headquarters, 2400 Wright

  • 115th Fighter Wing earns top readiness rating

    The Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing in Madison was pronounced "NORAD Mission Ready" - the highest available rating - following a surprise inspection of its alert forces last week. An Inspector General team from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) came to Madison

  • 115th Fighter Wing deploying to support Operation Iraqi Freedom

    More than 200 Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing are preparing for their voluntary deployment to Iraq late next month in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 115th will deploy its Aviation Package, which includes a number of F-16 Fighting Falcons as well as pilots, aircraft maintenance

  • Sibling Airmen share deployments

    Editor's note: This is the final article in a series chronicling on family members deployed together here in Southwest Asia. They shared first-hand experiences on the challenges as well as the bliss of being deployed more than 6,000 miles from home with a loved one. When brothers and sisters spend

  • Business leaders gain appreciation for National Guard training, mission

    With monthly and annual training dates to serve, schools to attend, professional development to fulfill and the never-ending opportunity to serve overseas, being a Citizen Soldier or Airman in the National Guard can be demanding. Aside from the service members and their families, perhaps no one

  • 115th SFS Airmen provide security for critical supply, transit air base

    The 31 Airmen deployed from the 115th Security Forces Squadron have integrated with their deployed counterparts and provided a smooth transition for operations as part of the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic. "We play a direct role in

  • Not offset but online, Wisconsin National Guard press dispatches go digital

    "Bye-Bye BAM," began a recent post on the 115th Fighter Wing's website signaling October's monthly newsletter as the final print product, and the transition to an online publication. But the Badger Air Militia, better known as BAM, isn't the only Wisconsin Guard publication going "green" - The