115th Fighter Wing

F-16 Fighter pilot Maj. Shawn West, from the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Wing Balad Air Base, Iraq, returns at dusk from a combat mission. Pilots from the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin Air National Gua More

An F-16C fighter aircraft from the 332nd Expeditionary Wing, Balad Airbase, Iraq performs an afterburner takeoff on its way to fly a combat mission in the skies over Iraq. Operations, maintenance and support p More

A four ship of U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard over Wisconsin's capital city of Madison October 18, 2008. Approximately, 200 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fi More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Karice Stern, 176th Fighter Squadron flight doctor assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, teaches two elementary school students how to "fist bump" during a commun More

Gov. Scott Walker visits with the families of nearly 200 deployed men and women of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing during a welcome home ceremony at Truax Field, Dane County Regional Airpo More

Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 115th Fighter Wing, located in Madison, Wis., perform a flyover during the conclusion of the national anthem at the Brewers baseball game, Milwaukee, on the 11th anniversary More

Air National Guard logistics and travel management specialists of the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis. joined forces with the pilots and crew of a C-130J fom the 317th Airlift Group, Dias Air Force Base, Te More

Senior Airman Gary Johnson, Fatality Search and Recovery Team, 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wis., and Staff Sgt. Emeri Degenstein, National Guard Bureau FSRT, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., prepare equipment for More

Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing en route to Łask Air Base, Poland, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III from the 172nd Airlift Wing, Aug. 27, 2015. The Wisconsin Airmen are joining the More

Flags from six different countries representing the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, adorn the grounds of the French school Kessel in downtown Djibouti, Dec. 9, 2016. Each flag represented the national More

U.S. military members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, prepare for the first in a series of friendly soccer matches with members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) Republican Guard at the Balbala Sports Complex in More

British Army Col. Adam Crawley, right, director of plans and policy for Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa escorts dignitaries from the United Kingdom as they arrive at Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, Jan. 23, More

U.S. Defense Attachés and country team personnel from eight East Africa nations joined military leaders from U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Jan. 24 More

Members of the 115th Fighter Wing Crash, Disaster or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Team in coordination with Wausau city officials, police and city workers move a 1969 A-7 Corsair II aircraft through the streets o More

Air National Guard explosive ordnance disposal personnel utilize a TALON tracked military robot to locate a simulated improvised explosive device on a commuter train platform during the Audacious Warrior exerci More

Members of the 115th Fighter Wing attend a departure ceremony along with family and friends at Truax Field in Madison, Wis. Aug 3, 2017. Approximately 270 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons will spend the ne More

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Bravo in St. Thomas receive assistance from a local marine tow service to transport emergency rations and water to the island of St John, Sept. 8, 2017. More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Safer, 115th Fighter Wing command chief, pose for a photo with Airmen from the 115th FW, at Kunsan Air Base, Re More

Air National Guard air transportation specialists with the 161st Air Refueling Wing in Phoenix, Arizona prepare to offload pallets of food and supplies at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Island More

Airman 1st Class, Abigail Lindsay, a crew chief deployed with the 176th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, works on a wheel assembly as part of the repair and reclamation process at Kunsan Air Base, Repub More

Tech. Sgt. Scott McCutchin, left, and Staff Sgt. Chad Gaffney, crew chiefs assigned to the 176th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon for launch at Kunsan Air Base, Republic More

The U.S. flag, finial damaged by the passage of Hurricane Irma, flies defiantly alongside that of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the winds preceding Hurricane Maria at the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, S More

Air National Guard Master Sgt. Bryan Scharman, Joint Incident Site Communication Capability team member with the 151st Air Refueling Wing Communications Flight in Salt Lake City, Utah, receives a helping hand f More

U.S. Army National Guard Master Sgt. Louis Chung with the Virgin Islands emergency response force Task Force Bravo, loads disaster relief meals onto Light Medium Tactical Vehicles at the Leonard B. Francis Armo More

U.S. National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virgin Islands emergency response unit Task Force Bravo, receive their daily mission brief before departing the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, Sept. 15, 20 More

An Army National Guard guidon bearer assigned to the 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment stands for a final formation outside the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, Sept, 26, 2017. More than 300 members More

Members of the Church Of The Apostles' Doctrine in Smith Bay, St. Thomas serve a home cooked dinner of local cuisine to National Guard Soldiers and Airmen billeting at the Leonard B. Francis Armory, Oct. 7, 201 More

Kimberly Easley-Taghzouit, director of psychological health with the 117th Air Refueling Wing in Birmingham, Alabama and Army National Guard Chaplain Capt. Brian Harvey with the 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regi More

U.S. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Virgin Islands disaster response unit Task Force Bravo, prepare chainsaws for use in debris clearance on the island of St. Thomas, Oct. 10, 2017. In the w More

National Guard members from throughout the U.S. gather at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin, November 9, 2017, during a week-long Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocate Training Course. The 40-h More

Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Nicole Immel, a 115th Fighter Wing Aircrew flight equipment specialist, demonstrates properly prepared equipment to Chief Master Sgt. Richard D. King, 1st Air Force command chief a More

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Egstad,115th Fighter Wing safety noncommisioned officer, laughs with his family during his chief promotion ceremony in the dining facility on base Jan. 6, 2018. Egstad earned his promot More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Paul Gorman, 115th Fighter Wing public affairs superintendent, assists another Airman from the 115th Fighter Wing during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield ex More

Senior Airman Cory Corson, left, and Staff Sgt. Shane Goss, Emergency Management Specialists with the 115th Fighter Wing, set up the Wisconsin Air National Guard All Hazards Emergency Response Trailer for the S More

U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy forces provide no-cost health care to citizens of lower Alabama June 5, 2018, in Monroeville County High School, Monroeville, Alabama. Military personnel were in Monroeville as par More

U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Muncy, the Alabama Innovative Readiness Training mission officer in charge, and U.S. Navy Lt. Ike Akanu, the IRT mission assistant OIC, present Greg Norris, the judge of Probate for Monro More

Airman 1st Class Casey Philpot, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with the 115th Fighter Wing, Truax Field, Wisconsin, and Staff Sgt. Nash Bauer, an EOD technician with the 115th prepare and configure a More

U.S. Army Specialist Morgan Sondelski with the National Guard's 132nd Army Band sings the national anthem as members of the Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing Honor Guard present the colors during the Amer More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wisconsin performs a bombing run on a simulated ground to air threat at Hardwood Air-to-Ground Weapons Range in centr More

Senior Airman Alec Camp, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with the 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, disrupts a possible explosive train June 22, 2018, during a training exe More

Explosive Ordinance Disposal Airmen with the Air National Guard wait for transport to Fort McCoy via Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter June 28, 2018, during a simulated wartime scenario as part of the Audaci More

A group of students interested in career opportunities with the Wisconsin Air National Guard watch an F-16 Fighting Falcon take off July 11, 2018, on Truax Field, Wisconsin. During the tour students were able t More

Air National Guard aeromedical flight crew walk off the flightline at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport with a C-130 Hercules in the background after completing the first trip in a training mis More

Wisconsin Air National Guard junior enlisted Airmen fly a simulated RQ-7 Shadow July 26, 2018 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. The Airmen were participants of the 2018 Junior Enlisted Orientati More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, the adjutant general for Wisconsin, talks with Airmen and Soldiers assisting with EAA AirVenture July 28, 2018, at EAA’s Boeing Plaza in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Dunbar was at More

An F-15 Eagle lands at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, Aug. 18, 2018, during Northern Lightning. Northern Lightning is one of seven Air National Guard joint accredited exercises held at Volk Fiel More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chad Sebero, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 176th Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wisconsin, attends the annual Pancakes and Planes Fly-in, Aug. 19, 2018, at the Waunakee A More

SMSgt. Ken Folgers, the deployed radar site lead with the 128th Air Control Squadron, Volk Field, Camp Douglas, Wis., briefs Brig. Gen. Gary L. Ebben, Wisconsin Deputy Adjutant General, Lt. Col. Michael J. West More

A KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., finishes a refueling over the continental United States, Aug. 21, 2018, during the Northern Lightning 18-2 exerci More

Chief Master Sgt. Craig Mortvedt, the 115th Force Support Squadron superintendent, loads luggage on a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Wis More

A KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, sits on the tarmack at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 30, 2018. The 128th ARW transported More

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Abbeville, South Carolina, transport emergency response vehicles across waterways in Georgetown, South Carolina to safeguard the More

U.S. Army Pfc. Albert Bates, a technical engineer with the 1226th Engineering Detachment, South Carolina National Guard, fills a HESCO barrier with sand to keep water away from the Tidelands Georgetown Memorial More

As the tide rises water begins to flood the streets of the Historic Waterfront District in Georgetown, South Carolina Sept. 25, 2018. As of Sept. 22, 2018, approximately 2,400 South Carolina National Guard Airm More

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade unroll an aquadam on Highway 17 in Georgetown, South Carolina, to safeguard the cit More

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Abbeville, South Carolina prepare to use a float bridge as a ferry on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina Sept. 26, 20 More

National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who were activated in response to Hurricane Florence and its aftermath put their soiled uniforms in a laundry dropbox to have their clothes laundered by a group of local volun More

Military members in varying ROTC programs throughout Wisconsin watch a Wisconsin Badger football game from the sidelines Nov. 3, 2018, at Camp Randal Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Military members were given a More

A spouse from the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wis., snaps a photo of an F-16 from the 115th FW as it awaits refueling from a KC-135 from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee, Wis., during a spouses flight h More

Airmen from the 115th Maintenance Group, Truax Field, Wisconsin, stand in formation during the 115th MXG change of command ceremony Dec. 2, 2018, at the 115th Fighter Wing. Col. Christopher Green is relinquishi More

Promotion attendees from the 115th Fighter Wing bow their heads in prayer during the invocation proceeding Chief Master Sgt. Cook’s promotion February 3, 2019, at Truax Field, Wis. Invocations are held before a More

115th Fighter Wing Vice Commander Col. Christopher Green, center, joins members of the wing's safety team during a meeting with safety specialists from Midwest energy company Alliant Energy at Truax Field, Wisc More

(U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Erik J. Figi)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Preece, an explosive ordnance technician with the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performs a technical intelligence assessment of a simulated unknown piece of ordna More

Members of the 115th Fighter Wing’s fatality search and recovery team, Truax Field, Wisconsin, don protective equipment before going to a simulated hot zone June 26, 2019, at Volk Field Air National Guard Base. More

Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, prepare to travel to New York July 9, 2019, for the Greater Chenango Cares and Healthy Cortland Innovative Readiness Training. The IRT mission is c More

A U.S. Navy reservist provides refresher training to medical personnel July 11, 2019, during the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training in Norwich, New York. IRT is a Department of Defense hands o More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Trimbell, a dentist with the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, provides dental care July 12, 2019, to a civilian patient during the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readines More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alyssa Aguero, a medical technician with the 624th Aerospace Medicine Flight, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, checks a patients eye glass prescription through lensometry July 12, 201 More

U.S. Army Sgt Patrick Hagins, an animal care specialist with the 169th medical detachment veterinary services, Fort Gordon, Georgia, places a catheter into a canine before being neutered July 12, 2019, during t More

U.S. Army Maj. Frank Forgnoni, the assistant officer in charge of optometry at the Norwich site assigned to the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, Atlanta, Georgia, uses a phoropter to prescribe a patient More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Talor Genrich, a medical technician with the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Wade, a certified registered nurse anesthetist with the 7457th Me More

Patient administrators with the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training check-in patients July 15, 2019, at Norwich High School, Norwich, New York.IRT is a Department of Defense hands on military t More

Members of the 115th Communications Flight joint incident site communications capability team, Madison, Wisconsin, prepare the American flag to be flown on a cross banning radio antenna July 19, 2019, during th More

U.S. Representative Bryan Steil, 1st District of Wisconsin, speaks to deploying members of the 115th FIghter Wing at a send off ceremony at Truax Field, Madison, Wis. on July 21, 2019. The 115th Fighter Wing d More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, the adjutant general of Wisconsin, talks with a veteran at EAA AirVenture July 26, 2019, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Approximately 70 Wisconsin National Guard troops were at A More

Airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tear down equipment next to several F-35A Lightning II at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, during the Northern Lightning 19-2 exercise, Aug. 23, More

U.S. Airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tear down equipment next to several F-35A Lightning II at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, during the Northern Lightning 19-2 exercise, Aug. More

Petroleum, oils, and lubricants Airmen assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin, transfer fuel directly from the delivery fuels tanker to the R-11 refueler August 27, 2019 at the 115th Fighter Win More

A T-38 Talon, assigned to the 71st Fighter Training Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, takes of at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, August 17, 2020, as part of the Northern Lightning 2 More

A Wisconsin Air National Guardsman takes a photo with family members upon return to the 115th Fighter Wing November 9, 2019. Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard returned from a deployment to Bagram Airf More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chontelle Southworth, the 115th Fighter Wing's Logistics Readiness first sergeant, Wisconsin Air National Guard, poses for an official photo at the Traux Field, Wisc March 4, 2020. So More

A crisis action team comprised of key members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing engage in a conference call at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin, March 20, 2020. The 115th FW initiated a More

Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Andrea Rhode performs her job as a photojournalist for the 115th Fighter Wing while simultaneously teleworking with her children at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. (US Air Natio More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 115th Fighter Wing takes off at Dane County Regional Airport, Madison, Wisconsin April 7, 2020. The jet took off as part of a practice scramble for the Aerospace Control Alert m More

Air Force Two taxis to the 115th Fighter Wing's flightline at Dane County Regional Airport, Madison, Wis., April 21, 2020. The jet was carrying Vice President Mike Pence who was on his way to tour the local GE More

F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., sit idle during the annual Northern Lightning exercise conducted at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis., August 13, 2020Northe More

F-35A Lightning IIs from the Vermont Air National Guard prepare for a training mission sit at Volk ANGB, Wis., Aug. 14, 2020 as part of the 2020 Northern Lightning exercise. Fifty-five aircraft, from 12 differ More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Lukey, a 176th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilot with the 115th Fighter Wing Air National Guard, explains the features of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircra More

Wisconsin Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar joins Gov. Scott Walker to welcome home nearly 200 deployed men and women from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field, Dane County R More

Air National Guard logistics and travel management specialists of the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis., joined forces with the pilots and crew of a C-130J fom the 317th Airlift Group, Dias Air Force Base, T More

Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wis., Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Emergency Enhanced Response Force Package care for a patient during Patriot Exercise More

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Jon Isberner, left, jet engine mechanic for the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing discusses maintenance techniques with his Polish air force counterparts from the 1 More

A soccer team comprised of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from Charlie Company of the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion and deployed in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, pause for a photo with U. More

5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Combined Task Force 51 Commander, Brig. Gen. Francis Donovan, left, meets with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Deputy Commander, Rear Adm. William Wheeler during More

Teams comprised of U.S. military members stationed at Camp Lemonnier, and members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) Republican Guard face off for the first in a series of friendly soccer matches at the Balbala More

Her Majesty's Ambassador Susanna Moorehead, British ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti and Sir Nicholas Kay, U.K. special envoy to the Horn of Africa meet with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commandi More

Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Commanding General Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag converse during the 2017 East Africa Security Synchronization Conf More

Members of the 115th Fighter Wing Crash, Disaster or Disabled Aircraft Recovery Team in coordination with Wausau city officials, police and city workers move a 1969 A-7 Corsair II aircraft through the streets o More

Senior Airman Bentley Davis, explosive ordnance disposal specialist with the Air National Guard's 147th Reconnaissance Wing in Houston, Texas approaches the site of a simulated improvised explosive device durin More