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U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., prepare to march in the Christmas City of the North Parade, Nov. 18, 2016. The parade is held in Duluth, Minn., and has been an annual tradition since ... More

Vigilant Bulldog, 179th Fighter Squadron Patch

Vigilant Bulldog, 179th Fighter Squadron Patch

This is a rendering of the current 179th Fighter Squadron patch. The 179th FS is part of the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, located in Duluth, Minn. The original version of the 179th "Bulldo... More

Block 50, F-16's from the 148th Fighter Wing are seen

Block 50, F-16's from the 148th Fighter Wing are seen

Block 50, F-16's from the 148th Fighter Wing are seen parked on the ramp and awaiting there next mission, Aug. 10, 2012. The 148 FW has been flying the Block 50 F-16 since the middle of 2010. (U.S. Air Nation... More

Block 50, F-16's from the 148th Fighter Wing are seen

Block 50, F-16's from the 148th Fighter Wing are seen

Block 50, F-16's from the 148th Fighter Wing are seen parked on the ramp and awaiting there next mission, Aug. 10, 2012. The 148 FW has been flying the Block 50 F-16 since the middle of 2010. (U.S. Air Nation... More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody holds

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody holds

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody holds an Airmen's Call while visiting the 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 1, 2014. In addition to sharing remarks, Cody opened the floor up for que... More

The 148th Fighter Wing retirees were honored during

The 148th Fighter Wing retirees were honored during

The 148th Fighter Wing retirees were honored during an awards ceremony, Dec. 7, 2014. The annual awards ceremony was held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC), Duluth, Minn. and recognized r... More

A member of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn.,

A member of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn.,

A member of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., takes his turn at the bench press during a weightlifting competition, Jan. 10, 2015. The competition was held by the Base Enlisted Council (BEC) as a way to pr... More

Col. Frank Stokes, 148th Figher Wing Commander, Master

Col. Frank Stokes, 148th Figher Wing Commander, Master

Col. Frank Stokes, 148th Figher Wing Commander, Master Sgt. Luke Sanda, Col. Mark Vavra and Col. Penny Dieryck participate in a change of command ceremony, April 12, 2015, Duluth, Minn. Vavra accepted command a... More

Combat Hammer - Air National Guard photo

Combat Hammer - Air National Guard photo

The 148th Fighter Wing Munition Airmen prepare weapons for Combat Hammer, May 1, 2015 while at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Combat Hammer is a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) that evaluates the entire w... More

The 148th Fighter Wing Munition Airmen prepare weapons

The 148th Fighter Wing Munition Airmen prepare weapons

The 148th Fighter Wing Munition Airmen prepare weapons for Combat Hammer, May 1, 2015 while at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Combat Hammer is a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) that evaluates the entire we... More

2015 Civil Servant of the Year for the State of Minnesota

2015 Civil Servant of the Year for the State of Minnesota

Staff Sgt. Nathan Ellison, 148th Fighter Wing Hydraulic shop, Duluth, Minn. works on a hydraulic reservoir, May 18, 2015. Ellison was selected as one of the recipients for the 2015 Civil Servant of the Year awa... More

Senior Airman Casey Underdahl, 148th Fighter Wing,

Senior Airman Casey Underdahl, 148th Fighter Wing,

Senior Airman Casey Underdahl, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., demonstrates the proper way to render a salute, June 13, 2015, as part of A Rookie Ranks class. Rookie Ranks is held at the 148FW, Duluth, Minn... More

Pat Mullen, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee

Pat Mullen, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee

Pat Mullen, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee for the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce, addresses local media during a press conference July 21, 2015, Duluth, Minn. The press conference was held at the ... More

Former 148th Fighter Wing Commander Joins U.S. Africa Command

Former 148th Fighter Wing Commander Joins U.S. Africa Command

Brig. Gen. Frank H. Stokes walks across the ramp at the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. Aug. 3, 2015. Stokes, former 148th Fighter Wing Commander, has been appointed to the role of Deputy Director of Regional... More

148th Fighter Wing participates in Red Flag-Alaska

148th Fighter Wing participates in Red Flag-Alaska

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., is parked on the ramp at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2015, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-3. RF-A is a Pacific Air Force... More

Iowa National Guard unloads C-5 Super Galaxy

Iowa National Guard unloads C-5 Super Galaxy

Members of the Iowa National Guard unload vehicles and equipment Aug. 23, 2015 at the Duluth International Airport in preparation for Vigilant Guard 2015. Vigilant Guard is a United States Northern Command and... More

Croation Army staff members Lt. Col. Ana Hajdic and

Croation Army staff members Lt. Col. Ana Hajdic and

Croation Army staff members Lt. Col. Ana Hajdic and Maj. Roko Juricki along with148th Fighter Wing Installation Emergency Manager Senior Master Sgt. Kelvin McCuskey tour a Mobile Emergency Operations Center (ME... More

148th Fighter Wing simulates Emergency Family Assistance Center

148th Fighter Wing simulates Emergency Family Assistance Center

Senior Master Sgt. Jami Panula (left), 148th Fighter Wing Base services manager, simulates being a distraught military family member at the Emergency Family Assistance Center (EFAC) and is counseled by Maj. Tho... More

The 148th Fighter Wing’s Joint Communications Platform

The 148th Fighter Wing’s Joint Communications Platform

The 148th Fighter Wing’s Joint Communications Platform (JCP) operates at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC), Duluth, Minn. Aug. 25, 2015, in support the Red Cross as part of Vigilant Guard 2015. ... More

Senior Master Sgt. Kelvin McCuskey, 148th Fighter Wing

Senior Master Sgt. Kelvin McCuskey, 148th Fighter Wing

Senior Master Sgt. Kelvin McCuskey, 148th Fighter Wing installation emergency manager, explains the interagency makeup and workings of the 148th Fighter Wing Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to observing Croat... More

Airman 1st Class Hannah Race, communications specialist

Airman 1st Class Hannah Race, communications specialist

Airman 1st Class Hannah Race, communications specialist for the 148th Fighter Wing's Emergency Operations Center (EOC), assists Marian Green of the American Red Cross on Aug. 25, 2015, during Vigilant Guard 15,... More

Army and Air National Guard members of the 55th Civil

Army and Air National Guard members of the 55th Civil

Army and Air National Guard members of the 55th Civil Support Team (CST), Minnesota National Guard, don their Level A suits in preparation for a chemically contaminated environment exercise during Vigilant Guar... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Davis, Senior Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Davis, Senior Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alex Davis, Senior Airman Dylan Berglund and Master Sgt. Craig Ackerstrom, of the 148th Fighter Wing, set up a mobile communication platform while participating in a train derailmen... More

54th Civil Support Team (CST) participates in Vigilant Guard 2015

54th Civil Support Team (CST) participates in Vigilant Guard 2015

Staff Sgt. Jacob Miller (left) assists Sgt. 1st Class Edwin Bonayon (center), both members of the 54th Civil Support Team (CST), Wisconsin National Guard, exit a Level A suit during Vigilant Guard 15, Aug. 26, ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Sosa (left) assists

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Sosa (left) assists

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Sosa (left) assists U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ben Hein, both members of the 54th Civil Support Team (CST), Wisconsin National Guard, remove a self-contained breathing apparatus... More

Duluth Fire Department and 55th Civil Support Team

Duluth Fire Department and 55th Civil Support Team

Duluth Fire Department and 55th Civil Support Team (CST) personnel operate from their deployed vehicles in response to a simulated radiological search aboard the ore ship American Victory, Superior, Wis., Aug. ... More

Members of the Kosovo Security Forces along with members

Members of the Kosovo Security Forces along with members

Members of the Kosovo Security Forces along with members of the Iowa National Guard 71st Civil Support Team receive chemical response training from Canadian Pacific Railroad personnel at the Rice Point Railyard... More

U.S. Air Force members, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force members, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force members, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., perform the push-up portion of the the fitness test, Sept. 20, 2015. The fitness test ensures that all 148th Fighter Wing members have an acceptable f... More

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. and

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. and

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. and guests stand at attention before Col. Jon S. Safstrom accepts command of the Wing, Nov. 14, 2015. Safstrom assumed command from Col. Frank H. Stokes who acc... More

The 148th Fighter Wing Base Color Guard posts the colors

The 148th Fighter Wing Base Color Guard posts the colors

The 148th Fighter Wing Base Color Guard posts the colors during a wing change of command ceremony in Duluth, Minn., Nov. 14, 2015. Col. Jon Safstrom assumed command of the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air Nati... More

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. march

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. march

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. march in the 57th annual Christmas City of the North Parade, Nov. 20, 2015. The Christmas City of the North Parade is a northern Minnesota tradition and signal... More

Outstanding Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing were

Outstanding Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing were

Outstanding Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing were recognized during an awards ceremony at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, Duluth, Minn., Dec. 6, 2015. The 148th Fighter Wing holds this awards ... More

148th Fighter Wing Commander

148th Fighter Wing Commander

Col. Jon S. Safstrom, the wing commander for the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., reviews data, Dec. 29, 2015. This desk photo of Safstrom was used in the 2015 annual report to enhance the commander's section... More

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Stadola, 148th Fighter Wing Communications

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Stadola, 148th Fighter Wing Communications

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Stadola, 148th Fighter Wing Communications Flight performs a radio check on Feb. 2, 2016. Eight Communication's Flight Airmen were at a remote site approximately seven miles from Grand Marais,... More

Logistic Readiness Squadron Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing,

Logistic Readiness Squadron Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing,

Logistic Readiness Squadron Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., make preparations to load a C-5M Galaxy aircraft with electronic countermeasures for use on an F-16 aircraft,... More

148th Fighter Wing Airmen, Minnesota Air National Guard,

148th Fighter Wing Airmen, Minnesota Air National Guard,

148th Fighter Wing Airmen, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., make preparations to load a C-17 aircraft with a jet engine, April 11, 2016. The Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing, an el... More

Leadership from Minnesota Power, the Minnesota National

Leadership from Minnesota Power, the Minnesota National

Leadership from Minnesota Power, the Minnesota National Guard, and the 148th Fighter Wing celebrate Minnesota Power's Yellow Ribbon designation on May 10, 2016. Minnesota Power was the first Duluth-based compa... More

148th Fighter Wing Security Forces member Airman 1st

148th Fighter Wing Security Forces member Airman 1st

148th Fighter Wing Security Forces member Airman 1st Class Victor Foxx stands guard in front of a C-130 from the 133rd Airlift Wing at the Duluth International Airport during a midair collision exercise May 24,... More

148th Fighter Wing maintains StormReady certification

148th Fighter Wing maintains StormReady certification

Members of the National Weather Service and 148th Fighter Wing stand together for a photo during a ceremony June 16, 2016 at the 148th Fighter Wing. The ceremony marked the 148th Fighter Wing's third StormReady... More

A 148th Fighter Wing pilot returns to Duluth, Minn.,

A 148th Fighter Wing pilot returns to Duluth, Minn.,

A 148th Fighter Wing pilot returns to Duluth, Minn., July 19, 2016 after spending nearly four months at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. 148th Fighter Wing Airmen were deployed to Osan Air Base as part of a r... More

U.S. Air Force members, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force members, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force members, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., perform the push-up portion of the fitness test, Sept. 10, 2016. The fitness test ensures that all members have an acceptable fitness level and that t... More

2016 148th Fighter Wing Airmen of the Year

2016 148th Fighter Wing Airmen of the Year

U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. pose for a group picture Oct. 16, 2016. The Airmen were recognized for being named 148FW Airmen of the Year for their accomplishments in 2016. (U.S. Ai... More

Brig. Gen. David D. Hamlar (left), Assistant Adjutant

Brig. Gen. David D. Hamlar (left), Assistant Adjutant

Brig. Gen. David D. Hamlar (left), Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Minnesota National Guard, affixes the Legion of Merit onto Minnesota State Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary M. Luke during Luke’s retirement ce... More

Firefighters, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. participate

Firefighters, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. participate

Firefighters, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. participate in search and rescue training in an abandoned smoke filled building near the Duluth Air National Guard Base, Duluth, Minn., Feb. 12, 2017. The Airmen... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth,

U.S. Air Force Airmen, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., participate in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) exercise on April 22, 2017. Personnel were required to wear personal... More

Emergency personnel gather and respond during an active

Emergency personnel gather and respond during an active

Emergency personnel gather and respond during an active shooter exercise conducted at the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard on Nov. 5, 2019.

An F-16 from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th

An F-16 from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th

An F-16 from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing flies over the F-35A Heritage team F-35 Lighting at the 2017 Duluth Airshow, June 3-4. The Minnesota National Guard, 148th FW, 34th Combat Aviati... More

Boy Scouts from Troop 9, Voyageur Area Council, tour

Boy Scouts from Troop 9, Voyageur Area Council, tour

Boy Scouts from Troop 9, Voyageur Area Council, tour an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota on December 7, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Olivia Salinas)

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota particapte in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Conventional Weapons Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) Exercise, June 6, 2017. The Air... More

Eleven-year-old Tallon Kiminski, son of Minnesota Air

Eleven-year-old Tallon Kiminski, son of Minnesota Air

Eleven-year-old Tallon Kiminski, son of Minnesota Air National Guard member, Maj. Jodi Grayson, was honored during an NFL “Salute To Service” event at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis during the Vikings/Rams ga... More

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Jon Safstrom pilots

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Jon Safstrom pilots

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Jon Safstrom pilots his F-16 fighter jet between the twin streams of water at the conclusion of fini flight, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. A military tradition, the fini flight rec... More

Minnesota National Guard senior leadership visit Soldiers

Minnesota National Guard senior leadership visit Soldiers

Minnesota National Guard senior leadership visit Soldiers on duty during Super Bowl Weekend in downtown Minneapolis Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen, Minnesota National Guard Adjutant General and C... More

Aerial Porters Camp Taji, Iraq

Aerial Porters Camp Taji, Iraq

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Victory and Capt. Brent Micken pose for a photo while at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 1, 2018. The Airmen were deployed to Iraq to conduct aerial port operations and to help train the Iraqi Air Fo... More

Air Force One, moments after landing in Duluth, Minnesota,

Air Force One, moments after landing in Duluth, Minnesota,

Air Force One, moments after landing in Duluth, Minnesota, taxis towards the flight line at the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Capt... More

A warm day for Minnesotans, the attendees of the 2018

A warm day for Minnesotans, the attendees of the 2018

A warm day for Minnesotans, the attendees of the 2018 Duluth Air Show take shade under a wing of a Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules during a performance of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds on... More

Heather Souders, spouse of Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Souders,

Heather Souders, spouse of Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Souders,

Heather Souders, spouse of Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Souders, 148th Fighter Wing poses for a photo during her battle with cancer. Souders was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in June 2018.

Cancer Survivors Day - Air National Guard photo

Cancer Survivors Day - Air National Guard photo

Heather Souders, spouse of Tech. Sgt Jeremy Souders, 148th Fighter Wing poses with her family during her battle with cancer. Souders was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in June 2018. (Courtesy Photo)

148th Fighter Wing pilots and jets return to Duluth,

148th Fighter Wing pilots and jets return to Duluth,

148th Fighter Wing pilots and jets return to Duluth, Minn. after a deployment to Southwest Asia, July 20, 2018. The 148th Fighter Wing has deployed almost half of their Airmen since October 2017. (U.S. Air Na... More

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing reunite with their

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing reunite with their

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing reunite with their families after a deployment on July 21, 2018. Most of the approximately 300 148th Fighter Wing members were deployed overseas to an undisclosed location in ... More

The 148th Fighter Wing gathered more than 500 recently

The 148th Fighter Wing gathered more than 500 recently

The 148th Fighter Wing gathered more than 500 recently deployed Airmen from around the state and their families to participate in a post deployment event at the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center on Aug. ... More

On Thursday, September 13th, the 148th Fighter Wing,

On Thursday, September 13th, the 148th Fighter Wing,

On Thursday, September 13th, the 148th Fighter Wing, partnered with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to host the 2018 ‘Boss Lift’. The event provides traditional ... More

On Thursday, September 13th, the 148th Fighter Wing,

On Thursday, September 13th, the 148th Fighter Wing,

On Thursday, September 13th, the 148th Fighter Wing, partnered with the 185th Air Refueling Wing, and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve to host the 2018 ‘Spouse Lift’. The event provides guard memb... More

148th Fighter Wing 2018 Group Photo

148th Fighter Wing 2018 Group Photo

Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. assemble for a group photo Sept. 16, 2018. Over half the Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing deployed in fiscal year 2018 making for one of the busiest years in ... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing in

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing in

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn. perform a refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, Wisc. on October 30, 2018.

This mandatory schooling proved to be an opportunity

This mandatory schooling proved to be an opportunity

This mandatory schooling proved to be an opportunity for Staff Sgt. Brianna Westendorf, a services Airman at the 148th Fighter Wing, to show her wingspan to her active duty counterparts. Out of a class of thirt... More

Col. Bradley Jackson, 148th Fighter Wing Operations

Col. Bradley Jackson, 148th Fighter Wing Operations

Col. Bradley Jackson, 148th Fighter Wing Operations Group Commander, Duluth, Minn. returns from a training flight, Jan. 16, 2019. This flight put Jackson over the 4,000 hour mark for his career in the F-16. (U.... More

F-16 Aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard

F-16 Aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard

F-16 Aircraft from the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing arrives at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands for the 2019 Frisian Flag, March 29, 2019. Frisian Flag is a 12-day NATO partnership exe... More

Col. Christopher Blomquist Meets with Key Leadership During SPP

Col. Christopher Blomquist Meets with Key Leadership During SPP

Col. Christopher Blomquist, commander of the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn., meets with Brigadier General Mato Mikić the Commander of the Croatian Air Force after landing his F-16 at Zagreb Airport in Croa... More

A few officer candidates of the Croatian military are

A few officer candidates of the Croatian military are

A few officer candidates of the Croatian military are able to get the first-hand experience of launching a Minnesota Air National Guard F-16 with members of the 148th Fighter Wing at Zagreb Airport on April 6, ... More

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing listen to proceedings

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing listen to proceedings

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing listen to proceedings prior to addressing the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners May 14, 2019 in Duluth, Minn. Leadership from the 148th Fighter Wing attended the meeting ... More

F-35 participates in airshow practice

F-35 participates in airshow practice

An F-35 makes final preparations before take-off, July 19, 2019. The F-35 demonstration team was in Duluth, Minn., to particpate in the airshow that took place July 20-21, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard photo b... More

Children of 148th Fighter Wing members, grades 4-6,

Children of 148th Fighter Wing members, grades 4-6,

Children of 148th Fighter Wing members, grades 4-6, took over the STARBASE Clubhouse to find new interests and access the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). STARBASE facilitated a four-... More

Minnesota's Sky, US Air Force Photo

Minnesota's Sky, US Air Force Photo

A C-130 Hercules and two F-16 Fighting Falcons perform a flyover during the Minnesota State Fair in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. The aircraft, both assets of the the Minnesota Air National Gua... More

Employers of 148th Fighter Wing members experience

Employers of 148th Fighter Wing members experience

Employers of 148th Fighter Wing members experience a snap shot of the Wing's mission during a KC-135 refueling flight. Boss Lifts are a tool the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) can utilize for... More

Vice Commander, Col. Troy Havener, of the 148th Fighter

Vice Commander, Col. Troy Havener, of the 148th Fighter

Vice Commander, Col. Troy Havener, of the 148th Fighter Wing climbs into an F-16 prior to his fini flight with the 148th Fighter Wing. A fini flight is a miltary aviation tradition which marks a pilot's last f... More

Lt. Col. Joseph White, pilot with the 179th Fighter

Lt. Col. Joseph White, pilot with the 179th Fighter

Lt. Col. Joseph White, pilot with the 179th Fighter Squadron at the 148th Fighter Wing, swears in his crew chief, Master Sgt. Andrew Rohweder, at a reenlistment ceremony in front their F-16 prior to Lt. Co. Whi... More

Director of STARBASE Minnesota Duluth, Charity Johnson,

Director of STARBASE Minnesota Duluth, Charity Johnson,

Director of STARBASE Minnesota Duluth, Charity Johnson, speaks to the media before a STARBASE Minnesota Duluth classroom expansion groundbreaking event. The expansion will allow STARBASE Minnesota Duluth, lo... More

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing march in the Christmas

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing march in the Christmas

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing march in the Christmas City of the North Parade on Nov. 22, 2019 in Duluth, Minnesota.

Heavy Equipment Operators from the 148th Civil Engineering

Heavy Equipment Operators from the 148th Civil Engineering

Heavy Equipment Operators from the 148th Civil Engineering Squadron, 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn. remove snow from the flight line during an early-winter storm on November 27, 2019.

Heavy Equipment Operators assigned to the 148th Fighter

Heavy Equipment Operators assigned to the 148th Fighter

Heavy Equipment Operators assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn. remove snow from the flight line after a two-day storm that produced 22-inches of fresh powder.

Senior Master Sgt. Kurt Verville accepts the Air National

Senior Master Sgt. Kurt Verville accepts the Air National

Senior Master Sgt. Kurt Verville accepts the Air National Guard, General Mark Welsh “One Air Force” award on behalf of the 148th Fighter Wing at the wing’s 2019 awards and retirement ceremony on December 8, 201... More

Representative Pete Stauber, from Minnesota’s Eighth

Representative Pete Stauber, from Minnesota’s Eighth

Representative Pete Stauber, from Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District, is fitted for gear by an Aircrew Flight Equipment Specialist prior to an F-16 Viper Orientation Flight. Orientation flights provide ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Rukavina, Minnesota State Command

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Rukavina, Minnesota State Command

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Rukavina, Minnesota State Command Chief; Master Sgt. Richard Kaufman, Master Sgt Chris Armstrong, Tech Sgt. George Wexler, Senior Airmen Jeffrey Fouts and Col. Brian Mandt, Vice Chief of ... More

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Fire

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Fire

Members of the 148th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Fire Department pose for a group photo in front of P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV) and newly acquired P-26 Water Tender on Jan 11, Duluth. The firehouse a... More

Home Station Cold Weather Training

Home Station Cold Weather Training

Pilots assigned to the 179th Fighter Squadron, 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minnesota step to their aircraft before a January flying mission. Home station cold weather training is an essential component to ou... More

Home Station Cold Weather Training

Home Station Cold Weather Training

An F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the 148th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minnesota renders a salute after completing end of runway preflight maintenance actions. Ho... More

148th Fighter Wing aircraft maintenance personnel prepare

148th Fighter Wing aircraft maintenance personnel prepare

148th Fighter Wing aircraft maintenance personnel prepare a Block 50CM, F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to its deployment to another location within the continental Unites States in support of a NORAD tasked Operati... More

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Raymond T. Klosowski

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Raymond T. Klosowski

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Raymond T. Klosowski watches an F-16 Fighting Falcon take off from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota on Mar. 10, 2020. Klosowski, who served as the 148th Fighter Intercep... More

In response to conditions due to the COVID-19 concern,

In response to conditions due to the COVID-19 concern,

In response to conditions due to the COVID-19 concern, Logistical Specialists of the Minnesota National Guard on Camp Ripley load and transport 250 cots over 150 miles to support Minnesota's St. Louis County as... More

An Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist from the Duluth-based

An Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist from the Duluth-based

An Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist from the Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard sews protective masks for mission essential military personnel. Airmen from various work groups fro... More

Emergency Managers from the Duluth-based 148th Fighter

Emergency Managers from the Duluth-based 148th Fighter

Emergency Managers from the Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, delivered and assembled a FORTS, portable fold-out shelter, to St. Louis County, Minnesota earlier today. The shelter ... More

Technicians from the Duluth Regional Precision Measurement

Technicians from the Duluth Regional Precision Measurement

Technicians from the Duluth Regional Precision Measurement Lab (PMEL), 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota, 3D print face mask extenders using polypropylene. The innovative project was a collaboration betwee... More

A recruiter from the 148th Fighter Wing holds a smart

A recruiter from the 148th Fighter Wing holds a smart

A recruiter from the 148th Fighter Wing holds a smart phone while the oath of enlistment is administered to a recruit. This is the first virtual enlistment the wing has held in response to COVID-19. The 148th... More

Security Forces personnel from the 148th Fighter Wing,

Security Forces personnel from the 148th Fighter Wing,

Security Forces personnel from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minnesota train on powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR). PAPRs are a type of personnel protective equipment used to safeguard personnel again ... More

148th Fighter Wing #InThisTogether

148th Fighter Wing #InThisTogether

The 148th Fighter Wing displays #InThisTogether on their base digital sign to enforce the message that we all have a role in slowing the spread or responding to COVID-19.

Pilots from the 148th Fighter Wing Duluth, Minn., prepare

Pilots from the 148th Fighter Wing Duluth, Minn., prepare

Pilots from the 148th Fighter Wing Duluth, Minn., prepare for take-off, May 13, 2019. The Wing conducted flyovers as part of Operation American Resolve to show appreciation to health care works and other essent... More

An aerospace medical technician from the 148th Fighter

An aerospace medical technician from the 148th Fighter

An aerospace medical technician from the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn., performs COVID-19 testing at the Duluth National Guard Armory on May 23, 2020. The Minnesota National Guard performed testing on Minne... More

Members of the Minnesota National Guard provide COVID-19

Members of the Minnesota National Guard provide COVID-19

Members of the Minnesota National Guard provide COVID-19 testing at the Duluth Armory in Duluth, Minn., on May 24, 2020. The Minnesota National Guard performed testing at six armories across the state of Minnes... More

An Aerospace Medical Technician from the 148th Fighter

An Aerospace Medical Technician from the 148th Fighter

An Aerospace Medical Technician from the 148th Fighter Wing prepares supplies for COVID-19 testing. Every airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, will receive COVID-19 tests prior to ... More

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Chris Blomquist,

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Chris Blomquist,

148th Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Chris Blomquist, Air Force Civic Leader, Kjell Bergh, Minnesota 8th District Representative, Pete Stauber and Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Chairp... More

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