Video by Tech. Sgt. Elise Rich | 131st Bomb Wing | 05.18.2017
In the hills of South St. Louis sits the historic Missouri Air National Guard base, Jefferson Barracks. Jefferson Barracks is the oldest operating military base west of the Mississippi. But don’t let the old time feel of Jefferson Barracks fool you, JB is is the home of the 239th Combat communications Squadron, a premier cyberspace source for the Air Force. The 239th provides expeditionary......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Elise Rich | 131st Bomb Wing | 05.13.2017
Floods, Tornadoes, earthquakes, Ice Storms, Civil Unrest. You name it and the Missouri Air National Guard will be there. The men and women of the 131st Bomb Wing are highly trained citizen airmen that are prepared for both their state and federal missions. Nearly 400 Citizen Soldiers from the 131st Bomb Wing spent their annual training at National Guard Post Camp Clark. The training camp......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Elise Rich | 131st Bomb Wing | 04.02.2017
131st Bomb Wing Citizen-Airmen took part in a Resiliency Fair, in a series of small-group sessions held during March drill at the wing’s three operating sites. Col. Ken Eaves, 131st Bomb Wing commander, addressed the group of Airmen who then separated into different smaller breakout sessions and rotated through short orientation seminars with each of the seven participating wing helping agencies....
Video by Tech. Sgt. Elise Rich | 131st Bomb Wing | 01.13.2017
The Missouri National Guard has been activated to assist emergency response agencies with the ice storm across a 1,000-mile swath of the midwest. Ice has started to accumulate on roads, sidewalks, trees, powerlines and houses. Missouri Department of Transportation continues to heavily treat roadways against freezing rain and sleet. The National Weather Service has predicted a winter storm......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Elise Rich | 131st Bomb Wing | 01.13.2017
The Missouri National Guard has been activated to assist emergency response agencies with the ice storm across a 1,000-mile swath of the midwest. Ice has started to accumulate on roads, sidewalks, trees, powerlines and houses. Missouri Department of Transportation continues to heavily treat roadways against freezing rain and sleet. The National Weather Service has predicted a winter storm......