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  • Air Force Capt Harold Hill discusses the capabilities of the Small Portable Aeromeical Rapid Response team during the annual Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Bosse's Day. Civilian employers of Texas Air National Guard members got an in depth look at various units during familiarzation tours and climbed aboard a KC-135 to view an aerial refueling mission. The event was hosted by the 149 Fighter Wing at Lackland AFB, Texas.

    Bosses take close look at Citizen-Airmen

    Twenty-six civilians visited the 149th Fighter Wing Nov. 8 to see what the Air National Guardsmen with whom they work do when they are in uniform.      The wing hosted Bosses Day in coordination with the local committee of the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Wing members gave the visitors a close look at an F-16C aircraft and a

  • 149th Fighter Wing wraps up hurricane response

       While residents of the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Ike began to return to their homes to pick up the pieces, Guardsmen of the 149th Fighter Wing were returning home after their call-up ended.     The wing members were among the 7,500 members of Texas Military Forces (TXMF) called upon by Gov. Rick Perry to assist civilian authorities
  • Maj. Gen. Gregory Feest, 19th Air Force commander, talks on his vision for the future of 19th Air Force Aug. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

    Commander sets sights on 19th Air Force future

        The 19th Air Force commander has been at the helm now for a few weeks and has had a chance to form some first impressions and fine-tune his vision for the command.     Maj. Gen. Greg Feest, who took command July 30, said the 19th AF team is up to the task of moving the command forward.     "I am extremely impressed by the professionalism of the
  • Texas Air National Guard Col John F. Nichols and Texas Army National Guard COL Marvin Miller give guidance and direction during a shift change brief at the Byran Armory. Nichols, the Joint Task Force Gustav Commander is gearing up Texas Military Forces to take on a variety of missions throughout the state in response to Hurricane Gustav.

    Texas military responds to Gustav

    The Texas Military Forces pre-positioned the Standing Joint Inter-Agency Task Force here Friday in anticipation of a Hurricane Gustav landfall in Texas or Louisiana.      Texas Governor Rick Perry authorized the activation of up to 7,500 troops Friday enabling his military leadership to move and posture forces from across the state to respond to
  • Chief Master Sgt. Pedro Tambunga holds the guideon during an assumption of command ceremony for the Texas Air National Guard's 217th Intelligence Training Sqadron held Friday at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. The formal ceremony marked the official inception of the squadron whose instructiors will integrate with Goodfellow's 17th Training Group to teach Air Force active duty, Guard and Reserve intellegence officers and enlisted technical school students. (Photo by Senior Airman Kasabyan Musal)

    Texas Air Guard stands up new squadron at Goodfellow

    15 August, 2008 marked a unique addition to the Goodfellow Air Force Base team and the official assumption of command for the 217th Training Squadron. The squadron is a Texas Air National Guard (TXANG) unit that will work directly alongside the 315 TRS, 316 TRS, and 17 TRSS, under the 17th Training Group. 217 TRS instructors will integrate into the
  • Chaplain Paul Ferguson Jr. of the Texas Air National Guard looks on at the Bobby Benson Center in Kahuku, Hawaii. He addressed patients at the center on the importance of a drug free life. Ferguson is part of a 51 person group of physicians, nurses and support personnel from the 149th Fighter Wing Medical Group at Lackland AFB, Texas working with the Hawaii ANG in support of the E Malama Kakou (to care for all) humanitarian program serving the medically underprivileged in Hawaii. Photo by Master Sgt Robert Shelley

    A different point of view

    There in a plastic chair in the back of the room, a young man of no more than seventeen sits. He is intensely watching the man before him speak. The speaker is dressed in the new airman's battle uniform talking about drugs and physical health. A spectator surveying the scene would ponder if the young man is locked into the message the uniformed man
  • SrA Melanie Davis of the Texas Air National Guard assists a patient during an eye exam at the Ewa Sports Complex, Ewa Hawaii. A group of physicians, nurses and support personnel from the 149th Fighter Wing Medical Group at Lackland AFB, Texas are on island working with the Hawaii ANG in support of the E Malama Kakou (to care for all) humanitarian program serving the medically underprivileged in Hawaii. Photo by Master Sgt Robert Shelley

    Texans provide medical care in the Pacific

    Members of the Texas Air National Guards 149th Fighter Wing's medical group joined forces with the Hawaii ANG to provide free medical screenings to elementary students here today.      The program E Malama Kakou (to care for all) is aimed at providing basic health screening to medically underserved children populations in and around the area. Over
  • Causing some sparks to fly, Staff Sgt. Marvin Williams of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron blow-torches a pipe level with the concrete surface of a water crossing. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects while simultaneously completing two weeks of training.

    149th Civil Engineers complete Southern California tasks

    Four dozen members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron traveled from San Antonio, Texas, to southern California June 14-28 to help with construction projects in support of Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's southwest border security support mission. . Camp Morena, in a remote area some 50 miles from San Diego, Calif., served as the forward
  • Two F-16 aircraft, one in the unit’s 75th anniversary color scheme, prepare for their final flight as part of the 147th Fighter Wing. (Texas Military Forces photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gonda Moncada)

    F-16 unit moves to next chapter of distinguished history

    While blustery wind played havoc with the microphone on occasion, the proud members of the 147th Fighter Wing standing in formation enjoyed the breeze on their faces here June 7, while they observed the casing of the old guidon and unfurling of the new in a ceremony taking them on a new journey. The 147th marked this day in history when it

  • Wildfires in McCullough County call out the Guard

    Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters remain in Brady, Texas today in case they are still needed to help fight wildfires in the area. Yesterday two Texas Army National Guard UH-60s flew 3.4 hours and dropped 18,600 gallons of water on wildfires erupting in Brady, Texas. Authorities are still monitoring the situation Friday morning The UH-60s came from
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