More than 100 members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing deployed to Al Udeid AB, Qatar, in late February. While deployed aircrews, maintenance, and support personnel from the 180th Airlift Squadron and the 139th Maintenance Group along with a portion of the wing’s C-130 Hercules fleet will support Operation Inherent Resolve missions against ISIS terrorists in Iraq and Syria, according to a March 3 release.
B-52 Bombers Make Rare Landing At Civilian Airport
April 18, 2024
Two B-52s assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB landed at Chennault International Airport, a public airport in Lake Charles, La. on April 12 as part of the wing's Bayou Vigilance Exercise.