139th Airlift Wing

U.S. soldiers from the 29th Infantry Division exit a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Cherbourg, France, June 2, 2014. An aircrew from the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing transported U.S. soldiers t More

Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri National Guard, help citizens stack sandbags on a levee near Rosecrans Memorial Airport in preparation for flooding along the Missouri River.

Master. Sgt. Matthew Morris, 139th Medical Group, administers an immunization to an Airman at the 139th Airlift Wing, St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 3, 2011. Hundreds of airmen have received the flu shot during the 2011 More

Master Sgt. Mark Geeting, 139th Fire Department, communicates with local emergency responders via radio in Elwood, Kan., Jan. 5, 2012. Airmen from Rosecrans Air Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., assisted local fire More

First lady Michelle Obama walks with Krissondra Rydzel, the wife of Staff Sgt. Ian Rydzel (left), of the 135th Signal Company, and their four-year-old son, Declan, after the first lady arrived, March 5, 2012, a More

Tech. Sgt. Melinda Cheney (center), an aerospace medical technician with the 139th Airlift Wing, checks the blood pressure of a Missouri National Guard soldier as Master Sgt. Chip Blair (right) writes relevant More

Staff Sgt. David Hall (left), 180th Airlift Squadron, shakes hands with Capt. Jose Martinez, 139th Airlift Wing chaplain, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., July 4, 2012. About 40 airmen fro More

The U.S. Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Air Mobility Tactics Analysis Team met at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., July 16-20. Their annual rep More

Command Chief Master Sgt. (select) Mark Frye, of the 139th Airlift Wing, welcomes Gen. Raymond Johns, commander of Air Mobility Command, to Rosecrans Air National Guard Base on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, St. Jose More

From left, Col. Edward Black, commander, Air National Guard Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC); Dr. Don Erbschloe, chief scientist for Air Force Air Mobility Command; and Dr. Adam Steltzner, phase More

Family and friends of Missouri Air National Guard members at Rosecrans Air National Base, St. Joseph, welcomed nearly 50 deployed airmen from overseas contingency operations in Southwest Asia. The citizen-airme More

A C-130 aircraft from Japan’s 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron is parked Dec. 6, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., during a course at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center.

Soldiers from the Florida National Guard control a checkpoint on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. More than 6,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen deployed in support of the 57th Presiden More

Staff Sgt. Troy Green (right), 139th Security Forces Squadron, waits to be awarded a Purple Heart at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 29, 2013. Green is the first member in the history o More

(From left) Col. Andy Halter, 139th Maintenance Group commander, talks with Col. Greg Champagne, assistant adjutant general for the Missouri Air National Guard, about the C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Rosecr More

A Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet passes water to his teammate after running a 10k with his team at the 7th annual Raider Challenge hosted by the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Air National Guard More

A photo of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Troy Green, a squad leader with the 139th Security Forces Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, and his wife, is displayed on a massive TV at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas Cit More

A U.S. airman with the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, returns from a training mission at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., May 15, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeremy Funk, an information protection officer assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, speaks to a class of students at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., Ma More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Jacobs, 139th Security Forces Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, shakes hands with service members of the Panamanian Public Forces in Panama City, Panama, May 16, 2013. SFS More

Lt. Col. Kevin Echterling, chief medical administrator of the 139th Medical Group, Missouri Air National Guard, gives a briefing at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., May 20, 2013. More than 100 airmen from the Misso More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kalonie Taylor, a fatality search and recovery team officer assigned to the Missouri National Guard's Homeland Response Force, helps assemble a medical tent during an emergency response t More

Senior Airman Ashley Jenkins, a services specialist with the 139th Services Flight, Missouri Air National Guard, poses for a photo June 9, 2013, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo. (U.S. Air National Guar More

U.S. airmen assigned to the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Security Forces Squadron participate in a training exercise involving airdrop support by a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Rosecrans Air National Guard More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Carly Edwards, a dental technician with the 139th Medical Group, Missouri Air National Guard, adjusts the digital X-ray machine at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., July 24, 2013 More

U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Security Forces Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in an active shooter exercise at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., July 25, 2013. Active shooter exerci More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. McMullan with the Missouri Air National Guard, 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Structures Shop, prepares to hoist building material to the roof of a garage being constructed at the YMCA More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeffery Hinton with the Missouri Air National Guard, 139th Civil Engineering Squadron, helps move a transformer in place at Snow Mountain Ranch, near Winter Park, Colo., July 30, 20 More

U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Security Forces Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in convoy training, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., Sept. 8, 2013. (U.S. Air National Guard photo More

U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Air Terminal Operations Center, Missouri Air National Guard, train alongside U.S. soldiers and airmen from Nebraska National Guard's 72nd Civil Support Team at Rosecrans Air Na More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Paul D. Rose, assigned to the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center wraps gifts at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., Dec. 13, 2013. Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing, Missour More

U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt, from Missouri, talk with members of the community at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., March 20, 2014. The senators were at Rosecrans for a communit More

U.S. Airman Staff Sgt. Cameron Blanton from the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, teaches Airman First Class Skye Korogodon from the 103rd Maintenance Group (MXG), Connecticut Air National G More

C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the Missouri Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing, and Air Force Reserve Command fly in a four-plane formation over various More

Sgt. Benjamin Russell, Loadmaster with the 36th Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), watches out the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during a simulated airdrop June 17, 2014, near Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Th More

Royal Australian air force C-17 Globemaster III aircrew students with No. 36 Squadron (36 SQN), are observed by United States Air Force instructors with the Advanced Airlift Tactical Training Center (AATTC) dur More

U.S. Air Force Senior MSgt. Pat Rock, a loadmaster with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, performs a pre-flight inspection on a C-130H aircraft before his fini flight at Rosecrans Air Nationa More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard announces the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) for the C-130H Hercules aircraft at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, S More

U.S. Airmen Assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participates in a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) Sept. 11, 2014 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Mo. Th More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the honor guard drill team of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing stand in formation during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Sept. 11, 2014 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Ba More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Evans teaches Electronic Warfare Counter Measures (ECM) systems theory to former Communication Navigation (COMNAV) Airmen at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., Sept. 10, 201 More

Family and friends gather at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 19, 2014, as members of the 139th Airlift Wing Air Terminal Operations returns home from a 219-day deployment. The Airme More

Missouri State Command Chief Master Sgt. Laura Clark leads the first meeting of the Missouri Air National Guard Women's Mentorship Council at Ike Skelton Training Site. (Missouri National Guard photo by Sgt. Ma More

U.S. Soldiers with the Missouri Army National Guard perform a hazardous materials sweep on Monday Oct. 20, 2014, at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., prior to the start of the 2014 World Series. (U.S. Air Na More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force (HRF) participate in an evaluation exercise March 18, 2015, at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluate More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force (HRF) participate in an evaluation exercise March 18, 2015, at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluate More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force (HRF) participate in an evaluation exercise March 18, 2015, at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluate More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force (HRF) participate in an evaluation exercise March 18, 2015, at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluate More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force (HRF) participate in an evaluation exercise March 18, 2015, at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluate More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the Missouri National Guard's Homeland Response Force transport a mock patient March 20, 2015 at Camp Gruber in Braggs, Okla. The guardsmen were evaluated on their ability t More

Missouri Air National Guard Fuel Specialists, with 139th Airlift Wing Fuel Management fill a liquid oxygen tank on Sunday June 7, 2015, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo. The specialist fil More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, return home from a deployment to Southwest Asia at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., July 4, 2015. The Airmen were More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, play volleyball with children at the Naujenu Orphanage near Daugavpils, Latvia, July 20, 2015. The Airmen were renovating More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard form a line to thank the Latvian contractors, whom they have been working side-by-side with, after the reconstruction of the Nauje More

Airmen from across the Air National Guard play in the 50th annual ANG softball tournament in St. Joseph, Mo., on Aug. 12, 2015. This is the fifth time the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, hosted More

Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, presents an award for achieving and maintaining 100 percent end strength for fiscal year 2014 to the commanders, command chiefs and r More

U.S. Soldiers with the 1175th Military Police Company, Missouri National Guard work alongside the Union Police Department in patrolling the area to ensure public safety during flood relief efforts in Union, Mo. More

Air Force Capt. Rhonda Brown with the 139th Airlift Wing, and Army Spc. John Talbert with the 1140th Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard observe a flooded roadway from a levee near East Prairie, Mo., Ja More

Army Maj. Gen. Steve L. Danner (left), adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, and Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guardsmen, law enforcement and aid worke More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence sits in the water off of the coast of Key West, Fla., waiting to receive a search and rescue bundle on Jan. 22, 2016. The U.S. Coast Guard assisted the 139th Airlift Wing with More

Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing join others from across the state to attend a Profession of Arms Center of Excellence (PACE) leadership training event at Whiteman Air Force Base, March 5, 2016. PACE develop More

U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief Terrence I. Molidor, right, the command Senior Enlisted Leader for Headquarters, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, speaks with members of More

Maggie Bonner, a protocol special event management and international relations specialist for the U.S. Air Force Services Agency, teaches airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing about protocol at Rosecrans Air Natio More

An aircrew from the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, flies by downtown Kansas City on March 23, 2016. The aircrew was on their way to perform an air drop at Fort Riley, Kan. The air drop is More

An aircrew from the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, flies by downtown Kansas City on March 23, 2016. The aircrew was on their way to perform an air drop at Fort Riley, Kan. The air drop is More

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Oates, commander of the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, poses for a photo with his crew prior to his fini flight at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., March More

U.S. airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in a motorcycle safety course offered at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., April 3, 2016. The course had the More

(From left) Col. Ralph Schwader, Master Sgt. Nicole Martindell, Col. Robert Oates and Lt. Col. Timothy Murphy stand at attention during a change of command ceremony at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Jos More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Byron Nowells, a cyber transporter, and Airman 1st Class Donald Chasteen, a cable specialist, both assigned to the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kody Wasson, flight engineer with the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, sets up a raised angle marker (RAM) before a mass combat deliver system drop at Rosecrans Air More

U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, perform sprints during a German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency test at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo More

U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, compete in a 100 meter swim for the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency test at a local YMCA in St. Joseph, Mo., on Ap More

The 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, holds an award ceremony for airmen and soldiers who competed in the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency challenge at Rosecrans Air National Gu More

U.S. airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in a ruck march in Elwood, Kan., April 22, 2016. The airmen were qualifying for the German Armed Forces Badge for Militar More

U.S. Airman with the 139th Airlift Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, Participate in Integrative Readiness Training (IRT), at Camp Hinds Boy Scout camp in Raymond Maine on May 23, 20 More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), at William Hinds Boy Scout Camp in Raymond Maine, on May 24, More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), at William Hinds Boy Scout Camp in Raymond Maine, on May 24, More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), at William Hinds Boy Scout Camp in Raymond, Maine, on May 25, 2016. The IRT i More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), at William Hinds Boy Scout Camp in Raymond Maine, on May 25, More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in Innovative Readiness Training (IRT), at William Hinds Boy Scout Camp in Raymond Maine, on May 25, More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elijah Hall, a pavements and construction equipment specialist assigned to the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, participates in an Innovative Readiness Train More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bryony A. Terrell (center) assumes command of the 139th Mission Support Group during a change of command ceremony at Rosecrans National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., June 4, 2016. The out More

Airmen from the 139th Force Support Squadron conduct annual training at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 29, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Patrick P. Evenson/released)

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing and 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard are instructed about the operations of the fitness facility on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, June 30, 2016. The A More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Pratt with the 139th Force Support Squadron (139 FSS) is interviewed by Tech. Sgt. Michael Crane, a broadcast journalist with the 139th Airlift Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhal More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Martin Tyler (left), a services specialist assigned to the 131st Force Support Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, answers the phone at the base gym at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, E More

Airmen from the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, work with local civilian agencies during a Major Accident Response Exercise (MARE) at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., July 13 More

U.S. Army General Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing on July 15, 2016 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Jose More

U.S. Army General Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with Airmen from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing on July 15, 2016 at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Jose More

Members of the Public Forces of Panama tour the 241st Air Traffic Control Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., August 11, 2016. The Missouri National Gua More

Bill Brinton, Buchanan County Emergency Management Coordinator, instructs members of the Public Forces of Panama learn about the capabilities and procedures of the Buchanan County Emergency Management, as part More

U.S. Air Force Col. Ed Black, vice commander of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, thanks a Vietnam War veteran from the Cameron Veterans Home at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, More

The Flash Fire Jet Truck performs a routine during the Sound of Speed Air Show and Open House at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, Mo., August 27, 2016. The air show was hosted by the 139th Airlift Wing, More

Gary Stein, an aircrew member of the A-26B Invader "Lady Liberty", looks out the window during a flight above St. Joseph, Mo., August 28, 2016. "Lady Liberty" was part of the Sound of Speed Air Show, hosted by More

Lt. Col Andrew Schoen, a pilot with the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, Saint Joseph, Mo., takes his Fini Flight in a C-130H Aircraft on Wednesday September 7, 2016. A Fini Flight is an aviator’s trad More

Members of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, take part in a 9/11-remembrance ceremony at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base on September 11, 2016 in St. Joseph, Mo. This is the 15-year anniver More

The U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team The Leap Frogs, jump out of a C-130H Aircraft assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, on September 11, 2016. The Leap Frogs jumped into Arrowh More

A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off after picking up airman assigned to the 180th Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, during Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape (SERE) training at Ro More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Mobility Command (AMC), talks with Airmen of the 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Oct More

U.S. Airmen with the 139th Airlift Wing pose for a photo during an Airmen Leadership Course graduation ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Nov. 4, 2016. From left to right: Command Chief Master Sgt. Ra More