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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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115th Fighter Wing welcomes new commander

Col. Benjamin Gerds assumed command of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing during a change of command ceremony at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin November 3.

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115th Fire Department Sweeps the Board

Members of the 115th Fighter Wing Fire and Emergency Services along with 115th Mission Support Group leadership accepted several Air National Guard level awards for 2023 at the annual Air National Guard Fire Chief’s Association banquet in Port Charlotte, Florida July 31, 2024.

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July 31, 2009
Aerobatic pilot promotes the Air Guard at EAA Air Venture

In the shadows of the world's largest commercial airliner and the very first commercial space vehicle, the greatest part at the Experimental Aviation Association's AirVenture event this year for some Wisconsin Air Guard members was an incentive ride in a Air National Guard-sponsored stunt
July 23, 2009
Truax pilot reaches 3,000-hr milestone in F-16

Lt. Col. Jeff Wiegand, 115th Operations Group commander, is celebrated by family and fellow pilots after landing from a flight that took him over 3000 flying hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, July 16. Colonel Wiegand, call sign "Ace", is one of two current 115th pilots to reach this milestone, an
July 23, 2009
Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants Mission Feature

Known best by its acronym that few can decode from memory, the Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants flight, or POL, with the 115th Logistics Readiness Squadron here does more than just drive a big green truck and pump fuel ... it helps save lives. With extensive quality control, accounting and storing
July 17, 2009
115 FW Pilots Deliver F-16s to Hellenic AF, Build Coalition Ties

Four pilots with the 115th Fighter Wing proved developing the bonds of comradeship with coalition partners can occur in the most unique situations when they delivered four F-16 Fighting Falcons to Araxos Air Base, Greece, on June 20. Lt. Cols. Bruce Fischer, Matt McCunn and Doug Read and Maj. Bart
July 10, 2009
Dual military couple share promotion rank, date
June 26, 2009
MSG commanders discuss tough support issues at national conference

Air National Guard security forces and civil engineer squadrons will be mobilizing at an increased rate over the next few years. With a large population of those critical support functions deployed, there will most definitely be an impact on day-to-day missions at home stations across the United
June 24, 2009
Pilot of Hill AFB F-16 crash confirmed dead

Hill Air Force Base officials confirmed an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was killed at about 10:25 p.m. June 21 after the aircraft crashed on the Utah Test and Training Range about 35 miles south of Wendover, Utah. The pilot, Capt. George Bryan Houghton, 28, from the 388th Fighter Wing here, graduated
June 18, 2009
Maintainers sniff out solution to F-16 fuel cell issues

Inspections are a regular but critical part of the job for the 115th Fighter Wing fuel systems maintenance team. During an extensive inspection of an F-16 in April, shop mechanics discovered its fuel cell was leaking. With their attention to detail during inspections and their ability to work
June 17, 2009
Maintainers repair F-16 VHF antenna
June 16, 2009
Truax adds 'Star' to 'Legacy of Excellence'

After a week-long inspection, the 115th Fighter Wing has been recommended to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a Star rating in the Voluntary Protection Program. The four-member OSHA inspection team, toured Truax Field May 4 through 8 evaluating numerous plans, processes