148th Fighter Wing F-16 Takeoffs

148th Fighter Wing

Duluth, MN, US

Located in Duluth, Minn., the 148th Fighter Wing is tasked to provide Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) support for our nation. The unit flies the Block 50 F-16CM, Fighting Falcon.

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Current Personnel:

Airman Liberty Clifford

Capt. Natasha Hilsgen

2nd Lt. Logan Grayson

Senior Master Sgt. Jason Rolfe

Master Sgt. Megan Shaner

Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust

Senior Airman Addie Peterson

Chief Master Sgt. Glen Flanagan

Staff Sgt. Katie McNelis

Staff Sgt. Noah Lukan

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148th Fighter Wing F-16 Takeoffs

06.29.2026 | Photo by Airman Liberty Clifford

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing takes off from Duluth, Minnesota, June 29, 2026. The F-16’s afterburner...

148th Fighter Wing Firefighters host a Starbase Tour

07.01.2026 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust

Fire Captain Katrina Brzeskiewicz, 148th Fighter Wing Fire Department, takes a group photo during a STARBASE tour with a Forward looking infrared...

4th of July Fun Run and Walk

07.01.2026 | Photo by Senior Airman Addie Peterson

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing participated in a fun run in Duluth, Minn. July 1, 2026. Runners and walkers showed up in their red, white and...

Natural Disaster Response Exercise ‘Funnel Vision’

04.30.2026 | Photo by Master Sgt. Megan Shaner

Nick Downs, assistant fire chief, 148th Fighter Wing Fire Department, provides an on-the-spot procedural review with a firefighter following the...

Grandma's Marathon Public Service Breakfast

06.18.2026 | Photo by Senior Airman Addie Peterson

The 148th Fighter Wing received the Rudy Perpich Public Service Award this year at the Grandma's Marathon Public Service Breakfast June 18, 2026...

F-16 Maintenance Group

05.16.2026 | Photo by Senior Airman Addie Peterson

A tactical aircraft maintenance specialist from the 148th Fighter Wing attaches to a harness to work on a F-16 Fighting Falcon in Duluth, Minn.,...

F-16 Fighting Falcons over Duluth

03.18.2026 | Photo by Master Sgt. Megan Shaner

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing flies over Duluth, Minn., March 18, 2026. With the capability to withstand nine times...

Minnesota Air National Guard conducts night flying...

03.12.2026 | Photo by Master Sgt. Megan Shaner

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 179th Fighter Squadron, Minnesota National Guard, takes off during night flying operations from Duluth...

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Recent News Stories

Security Forces Specialist competes at the 2026...

05.15.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Addie Peterson

Staff Sgt. Dennis Campbell, a security forces specialist from the 148th Fighter Wing, competed at the 2026 Minnesota Best Warrior Competition...

Air National Guard Airmen Prove Readiness at Cold...

02.01.2026 | Story by 2nd Lt. Logan Grayson

Fifty-seven Air National Guard Airmen from 17 states and two countries completed the Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training...

Civil Engineers: The Foundation Behind the Blast

08.27.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust

Behind every mission there is a skilled team turning plans into reality. For AEODCC, that team is the 148th Fighter Wing’s Civil Engineer...

Recognizing Extraordinary Personal Action

09.23.2025 | Story by Staff Sgt. Tylin Rust

On September 22, 2025, U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jared Hinks, 148th Fighter Wing munitions systems specialist, was honored in front of...

Air National Guard Medics Keep Airmen in the Fight

02.20.2025 | Story by Audra Flanagan

Three aerospace medical specials, or medics, supported the Air National Guard's Cold Weather Operations Course at Camp Ripley Training Center,...

Air National Guard Conducts Arctic Training in...

02.11.2025 | Story by Audra Flanagan

70 Air National Guard airmen gathered at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., from Jan. 27 to Feb. 8, 2025, to train and conduct mission-essential tasks in extremely cold temperatures, during the Air National Guard’s Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC). The class was comprised of mostly security forces personnel from 37 wings representing 27 states. Two participants and one instructor from the 3rd Canadian Division’s Lake Superior...