7 Jun 2016

Boss lift shows employers Guard mission

More than 40 employers of Montana National Guard Airmen participated in the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift at the 120th Airlift Wing here June 4."Our job at ESGR is to educate and advocate on behalf of not only the employer, but the Guard and Reserve member as well. If you have an issue with your main street employer we're here

3 Jun 2016

Command information

With our ever busy lives which we all seem to be facing each day, it's easy to let time with our families slip lower and lower on the priority list.  Spending time with family helps create strong bonds with our spouses and children that can carry them and you through difficult times.  These times seem to be popping up more frequently in today's

3 Jun 2016

HAZWOPER class held at 120th AW

The 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard conducted a Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) class on the base located at the Great Falls International Airport May 16-20.Ten Airmen completed the 40 hour course and 26 attended the eight hour annual refresher training designed to teach the proper identification

19 May 2016

219th RED HORSE Squadron returns home

Eighty members of the 219th RED HORSE Squadron of the Montana Air National Guard returned after completing a seven month deployment to Southwest Asia May 7.MTANG leadership joined a large group of family members and friends gathered together in a Holman Aviation hangar to welcome the returning Airmen back home to Montana.The late evening arrival of

13 May 2016

Building the Crew - Loadmasters

(This is the first of a five-part series on C-130 Hercules flight crews.)Loadmasters are enlisted flight crew members aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft who are responsible for properly loading, securing and accompanying cargo and passengers. From calculating proper weight distribution to providing for passenger comfort throughout the flight,

13 May 2016

Even without snow biathlete will go

Staff Sgt. Ernst Visscher, a 120th Airlift Wing crew chief journeyman and the only Air National Guard member of the Montana National Guard Biathlon team, competed in the 41st Annual National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships February 26 to March 4 at the biathlon course at Camp Ripley, Minn.Visscher, a member of the biathlon team since 2003 and

13 May 2016

MTANG family grows by six

The Montana Air National Guard conducted a mass enlistment ceremony on the flight line April 30 for new members of the unit.Student flight, members of the MTANG, and friends and family came out to support the six newest members entering the organization.Col. Thomas Mora, 120th Airlift Wing vice commander, administered the oath to Capt. Keven Ochs,

5 May 2016

Mission Support Group participates in FTX

Nearly 90 Montana Air National Guard Airmen participated in a field training exercise at Fort Harrison, Mont. during the May Regularly Scheduled Drill.Col. Ryck Cayer, 120th Mission Support Group Commander, said he wanted to conduct the field training exercise to bring his group's squadrons together to execute the mission while integrated. His hope

30 Apr 2016

Awards and education covered during lunch and learn event

120th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Lee Smith conducted the second in a series of brown bag lunch seminars at the 120th AW dining facility April 11.The lunch and learn topics covered during the event included a discussion of awards and decorations and continuing education.Col. Smith provided his personal philosophy on how to improve the awards and

29 Apr 2016

Commander's comments

Last month 33 Vigilantes earned their CCAF degrees in the largest graduating class the Montana Air National Guard has ever had.  My hat's off to all the graduates for their hard work and dedication in achieving this important accomplishment.  Well done!Education is something the Air Force values very much.  And you should too.  Education, to