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Featured Video
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Awareness video produced by the 126 ARW/PA office.
Courtesy Video | 126ARW | 12.03.2014
Recent Photos
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Outstanding Airman of the YearCol. Peter Nezamis, the commander of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, gives a speech at an award ceremony for Master Sgt. Nick Fonti, the Illinois Air National Guard...
Photo by Senior Airman Laura Muehl | 126ARW | 02.08.2015
Snow removalMembers of the 126th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s vehicle maintenance shop use snow plows to clear the parking ramp at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Feb. 17, 2015....
Photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 02.17.2015
126th Security Forces trainingA fire team from the 126th Security Forces Squadron gets instructions on Domestic Ops/Active Shooter Response training at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Feb. 8, 2015....
Photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 02.08.2015
Crew chief at workTech Sgt. Terry Kahrhoff, a crew chief for the 126th Maintenance Squadron attached to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, picks up tire chalks to move them out of the way...
Photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 01.22.2015
Deployment lineFirst Lt. Rich Boehning, pilot for the 126th Operations Group, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Heather Braundmeier, the health promotion manager for the 126th Medical...
Photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 01.23.2015
NOREStaff Sgt. Gary Mueller, a member of the 126th Operations Squadron, performs an air mask test on Capt. Brandon Eherenman, a pilot for the 126th Air Refueling Wing,...
Photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 01.09.2015
Recent Video
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Suicide PreventionSuicide Prevention Awareness video produced by the 126 ARW/PA office.
Courtesy Video | 126ARW | 12.03.2014
Illinois Special Forces Train in Puerto RicoApproximately 40 Illinois National Guard Special Forces Soldiers with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Chicago conducted foreign...
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy Snyder | JFHQ-ILPAO | 04.06.2014
Refueling the B-1A B-1 Bomber from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, approaches and makes contact with a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 126th Air Refueling Wing,...
Video by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens | 126ARW | 05.04.2012
Human Performance TrainingAll Air Force Noncommissioned Officer and Senior Noncommissioned Officer academies have instituted a new fitness program in their curriculum. The new regimen was...
Video by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens | 126ARW | 08.17.2012
Providing Vital Communications During EmergenciesThe Contingency Response Communications System (CRCS) is one piece of next generation equipment in the 126 Communication Flight's arsenal of weapons in the battle for...
Video by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens | 126ARW | 03.04.2012
KC-135R TakeoffB-roll of a 126th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135R takes off from Scot AFB, Ill. The Illinois Air National Guard flies the "Stratotanker" to provide aerial refueling...
Video by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens | 126ARW | 06.10.2011
Recent News Stories
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Practice makes perfectIllinois Air National Guard personnel at the 126th Air Refueling Wing spent three days, Jan. 9-11, 2015, to hone their skills during an exercise at Scott Air Force...
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 01.14.2015
Three outstanding AirmenThree Airmen from the 126th Air Refueling Wing were selected Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Camp Lincoln, Ill., to represent Illinois in the 2015 Air National Guard...
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 01.10.2015
126th Air Refueling Wing recieves its sixth AFOUAThe 126th Air Refueling Wing, assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard, received its sixth Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOUA) on Oct. 4, 2014, from the...
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 10.04.2014
Ransom holds war veterans’ honor in flights
She began volunteering for the Honor Flight Project in 2012 when she was at technical training and since then, has participated in 21 Honor Flights.
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 08.13.2014
She began volunteering for the Honor Flight Project in 2012 when she was at technical training and since then, has participated in 21 Honor Flights.
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 08.13.2014
Illinois Special Forces Soldiers conduct Airborne trainingWith great weather for Airborne training, approximately 30 Special Forces (SF) Soldiers with the Illinois National Guard’s Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kassidy Snyder | JFHQ-ILPAO | 08.08.2014
Senior Airman Heather Ransom volunteers above and beyond...
She began volunteering for the Honor Flight Project in 2012 when she was at technical training and since then, has participated in 21 Honor Flights.
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 07.31.2014
She began volunteering for the Honor Flight Project in 2012 when she was at technical training and since then, has participated in 21 Honor Flights.
Story by Senior Airman Elise Stout | 126ARW | 07.31.2014
Recent Publications
To protect and defend; Land of the free because of the brave; Year of the NCO; This is why we do what we do; Our flag: symbol of strength, honor, pride; Mastering...
