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Senior Airman Cody Hall moves the first truss across

Senior Airman Cody Hall moves the first truss across

Senior Airman Cody Hall moves the first truss across the top of the block walls on the Alkmaar clinic July 1. The clinic is being constructed as part of exercise New Horizons. This exercise is scheduled to buil... More

South Dakota Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj.

South Dakota Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj.

South Dakota Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. George Arends (right), serving with Task Force 147, checks on the morale of Spc. Derek Austin and his fellow troops from the 842nd Engineering Company working ... More

Quick Response Force practices with a UH-60 Black Hawk

Quick Response Force practices with a UH-60 Black Hawk

A North Dakota National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk hovers as South Dakota National Guard airmen and soldiers below position a 1-ton sandbag near the Expo Center in Fort Pierre, June 5, 2011. SDNG Quick Reaction For... More

Pvt. Justin Frank, a medic with the 153rd Engineer

Pvt. Justin Frank, a medic with the 153rd Engineer

Pvt. Justin Frank, a medic with the 153rd Engineer Battalion, Huron, has been attached to the 114th Fighter Wing to support the health of the airmen as they sand bag at the water treatment facility June 4. Fran... More

South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing

South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing

South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing members, Command Chief Master Sgt. Jim Welch (right), Col. Al Bolton (left), Director of Intelligence for the S.D. National Guard joint staff and Master Sgt. ... More

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. – Jim Zortman, a resident of the

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. – Jim Zortman, a resident of the

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. – Jim Zortman, a resident of the Riv-r-land housing development and his family have displayed writing, “God help us!â€

153rd Engineer Battalion medics support flood mission

153rd Engineer Battalion medics support flood mission

110612--UL435-163: DAKOTA DUNES – Pfc. Chad Barth, a medic with the 153rd Engineer battalion out of Huron, grabs a few bottles of water for the soldiers filling sand bags at the Gateway facility, Sunday, Jun... More

110612--UL435-163 - A man in a military uniform standing next to a truck

110612--UL435-163 - A man in a military uniform standing next to a tru...

110612-F-UL435-163: DAKOTA DUNES – Pfc. Chad Barth, a medic with the 153rd Engineer battalion out of Huron, grabs a few bottles of water for the soldiers filling sand bags at the Gateway facility, Sunday, Ju... More

South Dakota National Guard Palletized Load Systems

South Dakota National Guard Palletized Load Systems

South Dakota National Guard Palletized Load Systems are parked at the McCook Lake Middle School, June 13, now that the sandbagging portion is complete. Sandbags have been filled, palletized and staged here for ... More

Staff Sgt. Darren Rus (left), Sioux Falls, S.D., goes

Staff Sgt. Darren Rus (left), Sioux Falls, S.D., goes

Staff Sgt. Darren Rus (left), Sioux Falls, S.D., goes over some information on an incident map with Staff Sgt. Daniel Schumacher, from Brookings, S.D. Both soldiers belong to the 211th Engineer Company, Madison... More

Contractors rush to fix a section of the levee holding

Contractors rush to fix a section of the levee holding

Contractors rush to fix a section of the levee holding back the surging Missouri River, June 16. At 6:20 a.m., the levee patrol located a section of the levee that was being eroded away by the river current of ... More

A large thunderstorm rolls across the Dakota Dunes

A large thunderstorm rolls across the Dakota Dunes

A large thunderstorm rolls across the Dakota Dunes area June 20. The storm dropped approximately three inches of rain on the already saturated neighborhoods, as the nearby Missouri River continues to rise agai... More

Task Force 153 becomes Task Force 114

Task Force 153 becomes Task Force 114

Lt. Col. Greg Lair (left), Lt. Col. Joe Eining (middle) and Lt. Col. Barry Whitney discuss logistical information regarding the upcoming change from Task Force 153 to Task Force 114 here June 21. The 114th Figh... More

Soldiers from the 740th Transportation Company and

Soldiers from the 740th Transportation Company and

Soldiers from the 740th Transportation Company and 153rd Engineer Battalion work together to unload sandbags off of a Palletized Load System here June 24. The South Dakota National Guard has been activated to h... More

Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard's

Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard's

Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard's 139th Brigade Support Battalion, Mitchell, work as a team to reinforce the backside of the Mud Lake sandbag wall in Dakota Dunes, S.D., June 24, 2011. The Mu... More

Sgt. Stephanie Johnson (left) from Jasper, Minn., a

Sgt. Stephanie Johnson (left) from Jasper, Minn., a

Sgt. Stephanie Johnson (left) from Jasper, Minn., a member of Medical Command based out of Rapid City, and Master Sgt. Angela Pesicka from Parker, a member of the 114th Fighter Wing Medical Group, stop to check... More

Spc. Bronson Odle from Rapid City, S.D., a member of

Spc. Bronson Odle from Rapid City, S.D., a member of

Spc. Bronson Odle from Rapid City, S.D., a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 235th Military Police Company, Rapid City, checks an ID at the north levee checkpoint, June 29, 2011. The 235th has be... More

Senior Airman Cody Hall, 114th Fighter Wing, Fire Protection

Senior Airman Cody Hall, 114th Fighter Wing, Fire Protection

Senior Airman Cody Hall, 114th Fighter Wing, Fire Protection (right) holds a truss while Tech Sgt. Chris Steffen, 114th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron structures welds the rafter into place. Hall’s civili... More

(From right to left) Staff Sgt. David Krause and Senior

(From right to left) Staff Sgt. David Krause and Senior

(From right to left) Staff Sgt. David Krause and Senior Airman Alex Bechtler both from the 820th Red Horse Squadron attach firing strips to bottom of trusses in preparation for ceiling installation at the LTS I... More

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes, 4th Civil Affairs Group,

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes, 4th Civil Affairs Group,

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes, 4th Civil Affairs Group, carries school bags full of supplies into the Ramoth Orphanage in Paramaribo, Suriname, July 4 as part of New Horizons, a cooperative effort between the gover... More

Tech. Sgt. Chad Cox (left) and Staff Sgt. Bryan Grinm

Tech. Sgt. Chad Cox (left) and Staff Sgt. Bryan Grinm

Tech. Sgt. Chad Cox (left) and Staff Sgt. Bryan Grinm (right),445th Civil Engineer Squadron, work together to mix cement that will be used to fill the top course of blocks on the new clinic being constructed at... More

Master Sgt. Dennis Stoffel, 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Master Sgt. Dennis Stoffel, 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Master Sgt. Dennis Stoffel, 114th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, brooms the concrete slab used for water storage tanks at the Alkmaar Clinic in the Commewijne District here July 5. 22 airmen ... More

Senior Airman Dane Miller, 114th Fighter Wing Civil

Senior Airman Dane Miller, 114th Fighter Wing Civil

Senior Airman Dane Miller, 114th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, lifts a piece of corrugated metal into place for the soffits on the Alkmaar Clinic being built in the Commewijne district here July 6, 2011... More

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes (left) and Cpl. Aaron

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes (left) and Cpl. Aaron

Lance Cpl. Carlos Fuentes (left) and Cpl. Aaron Cappellin-Svoma (right), 4th Civil Affairs Group, move a basketball hoop into position at a local park, July 6, 2011. New Horizons exercises are only one of the e... More

Members of the 4th Civil Affairs Group pause for a

Members of the 4th Civil Affairs Group pause for a

Members of the 4th Civil Affairs Group pause for a picture with students and faculty fromSophia’s Lust 2 School, July 8, 2011. The Marines are donating school supplies for students in need at schools around Sur... More

183rd Security Forces teaches security techniques to Suriname military

183rd Security Forces teaches security techniques to Suriname military

Master Sgt. Jason Bennett gives pointers while a four man team of Suriname soldiers practices a diamond formation here July 8. This training is part of exercise New Horizons. Over 600 U.S. military personnel an... More

Chaplain (Capt.) Dan Forman (left), of the 820th

Chaplain (Capt.) Dan Forman (left), of the 820th

Chaplain (Capt.) Dan Forman (left), of the 820th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron hands out new soccer shoes that were anonymously donated to the children of the Kennedy School here July 13, 2011. The shoes are... More

A Surinamese contractor helps finish part of the roof

A Surinamese contractor helps finish part of the roof

A Surinamese contractor helps finish part of the roof on the Lelydorp school project in the Commewijne District here July 13, 2011. The school is being built as part of the New Horizons Suriname exercise.

Children from the Commewijne District of Suriname play

Children from the Commewijne District of Suriname play

Children from the Commewijne District of Suriname play on the Nieuw Amsterdam playground that was officially opened here July 14. The playground is one of several projects being worked on by U.S. military perso... More

Master Sgt. Steven Parides, 4th Civil Affairs Group,

Master Sgt. Steven Parides, 4th Civil Affairs Group,

Master Sgt. Steven Parides, 4th Civil Affairs Group, Virginia, hands off a donated soccer ball to a child from the Commewijne District here July 14. New Horizons is a cooperative humanitarian mission between th... More

New Horizons Suriname 2011

New Horizons Suriname 2011

(From left to right) Commewijne District Commissioner Ingrid-Karta Bink, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname John Nay, Project Coordinator for the Nieuw Amsterdam Clinic Master Sgt. Hans Flammang and New Horizons Task ... More

New Horizons Suriname 2011

New Horizons Suriname 2011

Commewijne District Commissioner Ingrid-Karta Bink (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation for the newly built Nieuw Amsterdam Playground to Lt. Col. John Blackwell (right), New Horizons Task Force Comman... More

Lt. Col. John Blackwell, New Horizons Task Force Commander

Lt. Col. John Blackwell, New Horizons Task Force Commander

Lt. Col. John Blackwell, New Horizons Task Force Commander escorts U.S. Ambassador to Suriname, John Nay and Commewijne Disctrict Commissioner, Ingrid-Karta Bink to the Nieuw Amsterdam Clinic being built here J... More

Lt. Col. Xavier Nguyen, medical physician for New Horizons

Lt. Col. Xavier Nguyen, medical physician for New Horizons

Lt. Col. Xavier Nguyen, medical physician for New Horizons 2011, observes a tooth extraction during the opening day of the dental readiness exercise here, July 16, 2011. Members of the 60th Dental Group, Travis... More

Capt. Amanda Braun, 60th Dental Group, Travis Air Force

Capt. Amanda Braun, 60th Dental Group, Travis Air Force

Capt. Amanda Braun, 60th Dental Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., prepares to perform a tooth extraction on Rakesh Khoesial, one of the first patients to seen by the dental readiness team here, July 16, 201... More

Master Sgt. Steven Parides, 4th Civil Affairs Group,

Master Sgt. Steven Parides, 4th Civil Affairs Group,

Master Sgt. Steven Parides, 4th Civil Affairs Group, presents the first of many school supply kits to a representative from the district of Nickerie school system here, July 17, 2011. The school supply bags wer... More

Staff Sgt. Brian Wolfgang, 114th Fighter Wing Civil

Staff Sgt. Brian Wolfgang, 114th Fighter Wing Civil

Staff Sgt. Brian Wolfgang, 114th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Sioux Falls, S.D., paints finishing touches to a sink platform as part of the construction of the Alkmaar clinic in support of New Horizons... More

Members of the 556th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron

Members of the 556th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron

Members of the 556th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron pause work on the Nieuw Amsterdam clinic to visit with Dr. Edward Pinas here July 18. Pinas is a physician and will be running the new clinic after it is co... More

Security Forces, defending American assets ensuring SAFE SKIES

Security Forces, defending American assets ensuring SAFE SKIES

Senior Airman Craig Jones of the Alabama Air National Guard is standing watch at Migorod Air Base, Ukraine, during SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint U.S., Ukraine and Polish event, Air National Guard pilots will fly eng... More

U.S.  Air Force Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing Commander, South Dakota Air National Guard, receives the guidon from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Uthe, 114th Fighter Wing Command Chief, South Dakot... More

Students fill care packages South Dakota

Students fill care packages South Dakota

Marion, S.D., high school students, Renae Vanderzee and Angelica Rico, fill care packages at the 114th Fighter Wing Feb. 28. The packages will be sent to deployed members of the 1742nd Transportation Company cu... More

Pilots of the 175th Fighter Squadron congratulate Lt.

Pilots of the 175th Fighter Squadron congratulate Lt.

Pilots of the 175th Fighter Squadron congratulate Lt. Col. Clark Hunstad,175th FS command pilot on his final flight in the F-16 aircraft. Hunstad has flown aircraft for the South Dakota Air National Guard for ... More

Col. Steven Warren, 114th Fighter Wing Vice Commander

Col. Steven Warren, 114th Fighter Wing Vice Commander

Col. Steven Warren, 114th Fighter Wing Vice Commander swears in Capt. Matthew Kayser, former 21st Air Force Commander's Action Team leader, into the South Dakota Air National Guard June 5. Kayser will be the 11... More

Members of the 114th Fighter Wing receive a brief while

Members of the 114th Fighter Wing receive a brief while

Members of the 114th Fighter Wing receive a brief while participating in an Operational Readiness Exercise at Joe Foss Field, June 6. The exercise, lasting four days, tests the preparedness of the Airmen to dep... More

Operational Readiness Exercise 2013

Operational Readiness Exercise 2013

Staff Sgt. Jayme Warren of the 114th Medical Group reviews bio-environmental data during the 114th Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Exercise at Joe Foss Field, June 6. The exercise, lasting four days, tests... More

Staff Sgt. Josh Jastorff, 114th Civil Engineer structural

Staff Sgt. Josh Jastorff, 114th Civil Engineer structural

Staff Sgt. Josh Jastorff, 114th Civil Engineer structural apprentice, carries drywall to the CE bunk house during a two-week deployment for training at Bellows Air Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii. The Airmen worke... More

Master Sgt. Nichole Gruber, 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Master Sgt. Nichole Gruber, 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Master Sgt. Nichole Gruber, 114th Civil Engineer Squadron first sergeant, dons her gas mask during the M4 qualification at the Hawaii Air National Guard’s indoor firing range in Honolulu, Hawaii May 29 and 31, ... More

Routine parachute unpacking and inspection

Routine parachute unpacking and inspection

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Frock, 114th Fighter Wing aircrew life support technician, inspects a canopy for defects during a routine parachute unpacking and inspection. Canopies and survival kits receive yearly inspecti... More

Chief master sergeant induction ceremony

Chief master sergeant induction ceremony

Promotions at the 114th Fighter Wing inducted three new chief master sergeants in the unit. An induction ceremony was held at Joe Foss Field, S.D., April 1 for (pictured left to right) Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery... More

Capt. Casey Minor, 175th Fighter Squadron pilot, completes

Capt. Casey Minor, 175th Fighter Squadron pilot, completes

Capt. Casey Minor, 175th Fighter Squadron pilot, completes his pre-flight check of the F-16 aircraft he will be flying during a Large Force Employment (LFE) exercise here April 11. The LFE included 12 aircraft ... More

Senior Airman Alyssa Heyn, 114th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Alyssa Heyn, 114th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Alyssa Heyn, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons loader, does a check on the F-16 aircraft she is preparing to load during a Concurrent Servicing Operation (CSO) exercise here April 12. Th... More

Training flight preparations South Dakota

Training flight preparations South Dakota

Senior Airman Jed Smeenk, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares to strap Maj. Steven Schultz, 175th Fighter Squadron pilot, into the cockpit of a F-16C Fighting Falcon before a training fligh... More

Brig. Gen. Alphonse Stephenson, National Guard director

Brig. Gen. Alphonse Stephenson, National Guard director

Brig. Gen. Alphonse Stephenson, National Guard director of joint chaplaincy, meets with members of the 114th Fighter Wing chaplains office staff while visiting Joe Foss Field, S.D. June 17, 2014. Gen Stephenso... More

Firefighters with the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters with the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters with the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron completed annual training on a simulated engagement of the arresting cable on the runway at Joe Foss Field, S.D., June 17, 2014. A prompt transition from a ba... More

Commander's Call to unit South Dakota

Commander's Call to unit South Dakota

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing commander, briefs the members of the wing on the Unit Effectiveness Inspection and the capstone event they will participate in at Joe Foss Field, S.D. June 17, 2014. The UEI ... More

The engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon is run-up to

The engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon is run-up to

The engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon is run-up to afterburner during an engine test in the hush house at Joe Foss Field, S.D., July 30, 2014. The hush house is a facility that allows a crew of Airmen to test j... More

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing Commander, presented

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing Commander, presented

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing Commander, presented Tech. Sgt. Bridget Vanliere, 114th Mission Support Group readiness office, with an NCO of the quarter certificate at Joe Foss Field S.D., Aug. 2, 2014. Va... More

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Sorenson, 114th Logistics Readiness

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Sorenson, 114th Logistics Readiness

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Sorenson, 114th Logistics Readiness Squadron mobility specialist, performs pre-use inspection procedures as he participates in LRS's forklift rodeo at Joe Foss Field, S.D, on Aug. 2, 2014. The r... More

Newly appointed Chief of Staff, HQ South Dakota Air

Newly appointed Chief of Staff, HQ South Dakota Air

Newly appointed Chief of Staff, HQ South Dakota Air National Guard, Brig. Gen. Steven C. Warren is "pinned" with his star by is his son, Kyle, and daughter, Ashley, during a ceremony Oct. 4, 2014. Warren is th... More

Members of the South Dakota National Guard participate

Members of the South Dakota National Guard participate

Members of the South Dakota National Guard participate in the presentation of colors at the start of the 2014 Sioux Falls Diversity Conference at the Sioux Falls Convention Center here Nov. 19, 2014. The colors... More

Chief Master Sgt. Jeanne Gacke, 114th Security Forces

Chief Master Sgt. Jeanne Gacke, 114th Security Forces

Chief Master Sgt. Jeanne Gacke, 114th Security Forces Squadron superintendent, coordinates an Integrated Defense Exercise with fellow Wing Inspection Team members at Joe Foss Field, Feb. 26, 2015. The IDE chall... More

Master Sgt. Eric Tidemann and Tech. Sgt. Bo Martz,

Master Sgt. Eric Tidemann and Tech. Sgt. Bo Martz,

Master Sgt. Eric Tidemann and Tech. Sgt. Bo Martz, 114th Force Support Squadron recruiters, stand post at their booth during military appreciation day at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference NCAA II bask... More

Prayer Breakfast draws a crowd - Drawing. Public domain image.

Prayer Breakfast draws a crowd - Drawing. Public domain image.

Brian Hansen, former NFL player and ministry director for the South Dakota Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was the keynote speaker at the South Dakota Air National Guard's annual prayer breakfast April 11. Ha... More

Yellow Ribbon Program provides information

Yellow Ribbon Program provides information

Chief Master Sgt. Jennifer Reecy, South Dakota Air National Guard Head Quarters Superintendent, talks with unit members and their spouses during the yellow ribbon reintegration program event at the Sioux Falls ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, Army and Air Force

Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, Army and Air Force

Chief Master Sgt. Sean Applegate, Army and Air Force Exchange Service's senior enlisted advisor, and Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing commander, discuss the benefits of having the Exchange on base April 24, 2... More

High school students listen to Airmen from the 114th

High school students listen to Airmen from the 114th

High school students listen to Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing weapon shop during the 2015 South Dakota Air National Guard Career Day at Joe Foss Field, S.D., April 29, 2015. The event was held to showcase t... More

Live fire trianing - A firefighter standing in front of a fire

Live fire trianing - A firefighter standing in front of a fire

Firefighters from the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron puts out a simulated aircraft cockpit fire as part of their live fire training at Volk Field, Wis., May 6, 2015. The firefighters travel to Volk Field each ye... More

Firefighters from the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters from the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron

Firefighters from the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron perform a simulated blind search and rescue as part of their training at Volk Field, Wis., May 6, 2015. The firefighters travel to Volk Field each year to hon... More

Extra effort pays off South Dakota

Extra effort pays off South Dakota

Maj. Sallie Ketcham, 114th Force Support Squadron commander, leads new enlistees in reciting the oath of enlistment at Joe Foss Field, S.D., June 5, 2015. The five members pictured left to right: Kirsten Steven... More

Major Accident Response South Dakota

Major Accident Response South Dakota

Firefighters from the 114th Civil Engineer Squadron simulates extinguishing a fire during the Major Accident Response Exercise June 18, 2015, Sioux Falls, S.D. The MARE involved the National Guard, local law en... More

Annual refresher training South Dakota

Annual refresher training South Dakota

Senior Master Sgt. Rick Stewart, 114 Fighter Wing base fuels supervisor, demonstrates how to use the specialized equipment and vehicles located in the Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants area during an annual refres... More

114th SFS land navigation training

114th SFS land navigation training

Tech. Sgt. Adam Smith uses his compass to find the direction of their next objective during the land navigation training July 29, 2015, in Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D. Land navigation is a vital skill used when... More

A South Dakota Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk

A South Dakota Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk

A South Dakota Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter lifts off from Camp Rapid in Rapid City, S.D., July 30, 2015, during Medical Strike Team rehearsal training. The training event conducted by both ... More

Staff Sgt. Rachel Vanbeek, 114th Medical Group aerospace

Staff Sgt. Rachel Vanbeek, 114th Medical Group aerospace

Staff Sgt. Rachel Vanbeek, 114th Medical Group aerospace medical service technician, carries a barrel across a narrow hand constructed bridge at the Leadership Reaction Course at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., J... More

Army Pfc. Cole Lauck, 1742nd Transportation Company,

Army Pfc. Cole Lauck, 1742nd Transportation Company,

Army Pfc. Cole Lauck, 1742nd Transportation Company, demonstrated how to accomplish the ropes obstacle at West Camp Rapid, S.D., to members of the 114th Security Force Squadron July 31. South Dakota Army and Ai... More

Tech. Sgt. Eric Kloster, 114th Security Forces Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Eric Kloster, 114th Security Forces Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Eric Kloster, 114th Security Forces Squadron team leader, practices individual movement techniques-under fire, during warrior tasks at annal training here Aug. 1. Military Police and 114th Security ... More

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems South Dakota

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems South Dakota

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems are fired by the 147th Field Artillery, Bravo Battery from Yankton, S.D., during the South Dakota Army National Guard annual training Aug. 2, 2015, at Camp Guernsey, Wyo. The MLRS... More

Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard

Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard

Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard James W. Hotaling listens as Master Sgt. Steven Rowe, 114th Maintenance Group armament systems specialist, gives him instructions on the “Chief’s Challenge” h... More

Senior Airman Nolan Bostic prepares to shake hands

Senior Airman Nolan Bostic prepares to shake hands

Senior Airman Nolan Bostic prepares to shake hands with Sen. John Thune during the 114th Fighter Wing Yellow Ribbon and Welcome Home Event held at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall, Saturday, Nov. 7. Also present was S... More

Airman 1st Class Zach Williams, a dedicated crew chief

Airman 1st Class Zach Williams, a dedicated crew chief

Airman 1st Class Zach Williams, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, prepares to tow an F-16 Fighting Falcon to the flight line in preparation for its flight to Savannah, Ga., Jan. 23, 201... More

American Legion gives plaques to Airmen of the quarter

American Legion gives plaques to Airmen of the quarter

Terry Hanson, South Dakota American Legion Post 42 state commander, presents the 2015 Airmen of the Year with a commemorative plaque at Joe Foss Field, S.D., Feb. 6, 2016. The South Dakota American Legion takes... More

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing commander, salutes

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing commander, salutes

Col. Russ Walz, 114th Fighter Wing commander, salutes as he departs Joe Foss Field, S.D. for his final flight in the F-16 aircraft March 3, 2016. Walz served as the 114th Fighter Wing commander for 10 years an... More

Staff Sgt. Christina Wentzel, 114th Communications

Staff Sgt. Christina Wentzel, 114th Communications

Staff Sgt. Christina Wentzel, 114th Communications Group, cyber systems operator, traces a cable to verify network connections in the server room at Joe Foss Field, S.D., April 2. The productions switches route... More

HONOLULU, HAWAII - Lt. Col. Vivianle Freeman, 114th

HONOLULU, HAWAII - Lt. Col. Vivianle Freeman, 114th

HONOLULU, HAWAII - Lt. Col. Vivianle Freeman, 114th Medical Group optometrist, measures and examines a patient’s eyes during at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Hawaii May 17, 2016. Thirty eight Airmen of th... More

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Tech. Sgt. Colin Tobin, 114th Medical

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Tech. Sgt. Colin Tobin, 114th Medical

HONOLULU, HAWAII – Tech. Sgt. Colin Tobin, 114th Medical Group bio-medical equipment technician, works on an endoscope washing machine at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC), Hawaii May 17, 2016. Tobin completed... More

Capt. Patrick Harrington, Air Force F-16 pilot assigned

Capt. Patrick Harrington, Air Force F-16 pilot assigned

Capt. Patrick Harrington, Air Force F-16 pilot assigned to the 378th Fighter Squadron, Truax Field, Wis., is currently stationed at Joe Foss Field and flying with the 175th Fighter Squadron. With the Total Forc... More

Master Sgt. Eric Tidemann, recruiting office supervisor

Master Sgt. Eric Tidemann, recruiting office supervisor

Master Sgt. Eric Tidemann, recruiting office supervisor South Dakota Air National Guard, waits with 46 new recruits during a swearing in ceremony at the Sioux Falls Airshow on Joe Foss Field. Over 100 new recr... More

Members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, the Black Daggers, exit a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during a performance at the Sioux Falls Air Show, July 23, 2016. The a... More

Members of the 114th Logistics Readiness Squadron load

Members of the 114th Logistics Readiness Squadron load

Members of the 114th Logistics Readiness Squadron load a C-17 aircraft on the ramp at Joe Foss Field, S.D. with equipment for the unit's upcoming deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Staff Sgt. Duane ... More

Lask Air Base, Poland -- Master Sgt. Aaron DeCurtins,

Lask Air Base, Poland -- Master Sgt. Aaron DeCurtins,

Lask Air Base, Poland -- Master Sgt. Aaron DeCurtins, left, 114th Munitions Storage ordnance systems mechanic, receives a coin from Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray, right, 3rd Air Force commander, Aug. 31. Lt. Gen. Ray pr... More

Lask Air Base, Poland -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from

Lask Air Base, Poland -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from

Lask Air Base, Poland -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing lands at Lask Air Base, Sept. 3. More than 100 members of the 114FW are deployed in support of Aviati... More

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Capt. Patrick Harrington, U.S.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Capt. Patrick Harrington, U.S.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Capt. Patrick Harrington, U.S. Air Force pilot, prepares for the afternoon sortie at an alternate location after evacuating the 114th Operations Group building during the Continuity of Opera... More

Chief Master Sgt. Ronald C. Anderson, Air National

Chief Master Sgt. Ronald C. Anderson, Air National

Chief Master Sgt. Ronald C. Anderson, Air National Guard command chief master sergeant, visits with Airmen of the 114th Fighter Wing, Sioux Falls, S.D. during the annual Thanksgiving celebration at Joe Foss Fie... More

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director,

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director,

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director, addresses Airmen from the 114th Fighter Wing during a recognition ceremony at Joe Foss Field, S.D., Nov. 6, 2016. Rice is responsible for formulating, develo... More

Senior Master Sgt. Tim Wenzel, 114th Force Support

Senior Master Sgt. Tim Wenzel, 114th Force Support

Senior Master Sgt. Tim Wenzel, 114th Force Support Squadron services supervisor, and Senior Airman Jesse Volek, 114th Force Support Squadron services food service specialist, prepares his dish before the Intern... More

Soldiers from the 235th Military Police Company and

Soldiers from the 235th Military Police Company and

Soldiers from the 235th Military Police Company and Airmen from the 114th Security Forces Squadron practice crowd control techniques in Sioux Falls S.D. in preparation for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. T... More

Col. Quenten M. Esser, 114th Operations Group commander,

Col. Quenten M. Esser, 114th Operations Group commander,

Col. Quenten M. Esser, 114th Operations Group commander, is assisted by his wife, Jennifer, and children, Bryson, Ellie, Paige, and Tate, in pinning on his new rank during his promotion ceremony Jan. 8, 2017 at... More

114th Fighter Wing snow removal team is hard at work

114th Fighter Wing snow removal team is hard at work

114th Fighter Wing snow removal team is hard at work at Joe Foss Field, S.D. after the winter storm on Jan. 24, 2017. Airmen volunteer for this additional duty to ensure the mission is accomplished. (Air Nation... More

Staff Sgt. Jackson Mendel, 114th Logistics Readiness

Staff Sgt. Jackson Mendel, 114th Logistics Readiness

Staff Sgt. Jackson Mendel, 114th Logistics Readiness motor vehicle operator, receives incoming freight Feb. 1, 2017 Joe Foss Field, S.D. Mendel will process each item he received to either go to one of the many... More

Members of the 114th Logistic Readiness Squadron load

Members of the 114th Logistic Readiness Squadron load

Members of the 114th Logistic Readiness Squadron load equipment on a C-130 assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing for a two week deployment March 4, 2017, Joe Foss Field, S.D. The purpose of the trip is to train wi... More

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