The locally-generated readiness exercise gave members of the wing an opportunity to run through different deployed scenarios and allowed the inspector general office to evaluate their mission essential tasking in a contested environment.
Col. Gary D. Jones, the former commander of the 147th Attack Wing, was honored at a retirement ceremony Dec. 1, 2018, at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
As Hurricane Harvey approached Houston, Texas, on August 23, 2017, the 147th Attack Wing, part of the Texas Air National Guard located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (JRB), Texas, activated personnel to mobilize the Crisis Action Team (CAT) and Emergency Operation Center (EOC).
