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  • Pilots maintain flying hours during pandemic

    The alarms sound. Maintainers run to their jets to get them ready, while pilots gear up for their Fertile Keynote. In a matter of minutes, the Aerospace Control Alert F-16 Fighting Falcons are in the skies.Fertile Keynotes are exercises that allow pilots to practice intercepting aircraft, just like

  • Wisconsin Airmen return home

    More than 200 Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing and the 378th Fighter Squadron were welcomed home from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan during a return ceremony in Hangar 406 Nov. 9.The Airmen were integral in supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support during their four

  • The history of the Wisconsin Air Guard in space

    The Air Force's role in space can be traced back to the establishment of the Western Development Division in July of 1954 when work began on developing the ICBM, launch vehicles that would also be adapted to place military satellites into space. Then in September of 1982, the Air Force Space Command

  • Wisconsin Airmen depart for Southwest Asia

    The last of more than 250 members of the Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing and 378th Fighter Squadron active associate departed Truax Field for Southwest Asia July 21.

  • Airmen take on the role of a lifetime during Northern Lightning

    The audible rumble of jets over the skies in and around Volk Field Air National Guard Base permeated the airspace May 6-17. This was to be expected as Northern Lightning, one of the premier Air National Guard bi-annual exercises focused on close air support, or CAS, was underway. The exercise

  • Active-duty service members work hand in hand with WIANG troops

    Over four years ago active-duty service members began working hand in hand with Wisconsin Air National Guard troops as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Total Force Integration. As a continued effort to inject active-duty personnel into every Air National Guard and Reserve fighter unit, the active-duty

  • Supportive Employers Fly High

    A group of approximately 20 employers attended the Madison Boss Lift, hosted by Wisconsin Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Wednesday April, 24 at Truax Field, Madison Wisconsin. With the support of the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee and 115th Fighter Wing, Madison employers were given

  • Corporate engagement enhances wing safety

    Members of the 115th Fighter Wing safety team met with their civilian counterparts from Midwest energy company Alliant Energy at Truax Field Mar. 7, as part of an ongoing safety focused partnership between the organizations

  • 115 FW in the running for the Disney Award

    A panel of evaluators from the National Restaurant Association inspected the 115th Fighter Wing services flight during the March drill. The inspection came as part of the Airmen’s efforts to achieve the Air National Guard’s Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Disney Award.  The Disney award recognizes the