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The Chaplain's office at the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing, supports the unit by ensuring members remain spiritually resilient.
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So as a wing chaplain, my mission is to guarantee that the religious and spiritual needs of every single Gunfighter and their families is met for. That means that when you come into the unit, you are not forsaking your beliefs. My job is to guarantee that you are respected and that you can sustain the beliefs that you had when you came into the unit.
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In order to achieve that mission, the Chaplain’s office takes time every drill weekend to go out and visit with members in the unit. They also provide several events for Gunfighters to participate in...
The 149th Civil Engineer Squadron deployed a 26-member Road and Airfield Recovery team, known as the RAK, to southern Louisiana to help local authorities with recovery operations. The RAK's missions consist of road clearing and operating distribution points to hand out much-needed supplies to members of the local community.
"Sometimes, when you volunteer, it's not about the pay; it's about what drives you from the soul."
That statement pretty much sums up retired U.S. Air Force chaplain Col. Paula Payne's life mantra. Yes, she is retired. No, she is not done serving her country. Payne's life of service began in 1981 at St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, where she was working as a secondary and adult education teacher.
Amid emerging threats, the 182nd Fighter Squadron
stands as one of the premier fighter training units in the nation. The job of its instructor pilots is to take inexperienced fighter pilots and teach them how to employ the f-16 to defend the country and its interests.
The 149th Fighter Wing's Lone Star Gunfighters are harnessing innovative technologies and processes to improve the Air National Guard and U.S. #Air Force's capabilities.
