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U.S. Air Force Col. Bart Van Roo, the 115th Fighter Wing commander, passes the sword to Chief Master Sgt. Michael Alvarez during the change of authority ceremony at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin, Nov. 4, 2023. Alvarez took over command from Chief Master Sgt. Brian Carroll who served as the unit's senior enlisted leader since December 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mary Greenwood)

Nov. 20, 2023 Nov. 20, 2023

115th Fighter Wing welcomes new Senior Enlisted Leader

The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing formally welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Michael Alvarez as the unit’s eighth command chief.

Petty Officer Tivurmei Erengi and Able Seaman Jeremy Magea — Maritime Element members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force — discuss different ordnance materials with a U.S. Air Force EOD technician during an Advanced EOD Conventional Course at Camp Ripley Training Center in Little Falls, Minn.

Oct. 12, 2023 Oct. 12, 2023

Latest exchange could make lasting impact in State Partnership Program

Camp Ripley, Minn. — Wisconsin National Guard, Papua New Guinea EOD technicians train together in subject matter expert exchange.

One of the first F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing arrives at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, Apr. 25, 2023. The 115th FW is the second ANG wing in the nation to receive the fifth-generation fighter.

May 1, 2023

Wisconsin Air National Guard receives F-35s

The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing received its first F-35 Lightning II aircraft April 25, making it only the second Air National Guard unit with the advanced fighter.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Colin Pierce, the assistant fire chief of training at the 115th Fire and Emergency Services flight, Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin trains Airman Basic Kody Cummings, a a fire prevention specialist with the 115th, on the functions of an aircraft rescue fire fighting truck Feb. 2, 2023. Pierce was recently named the 2022 Air National Guard Military Fire Officer of the Year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis)

Feb. 21, 2023

115th firefighter named ANG Military Fire Safety Officer of the Year

MADISON, Wis. — Master Sgt. Collin Pierce, the assistant fire chief of training with the 115th Fire and Emergency Services flight re-enforces the idea that the Airmen at the 115th Fighter Wing are the pinnacle of their professions with the 2022 Air National Guard Fire Officer of the Year Award.

Maintenance specialists for the Wisconsin Air National Guard's RC-26B reconnasance aircraft tow it into an aircraft ramp at Dane County Regional Airport following it's final flight Dec. 28, 2022.

Jan. 3, 2023

Wisconsin Air Guard bids farewell to RC-26 mission

MADISON, Wis. — Pilots assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison bid farewell to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s RC-26B reconnaissance aircraft after its final flight returned to Truax Field, Dec. 28, 2022.

Drillers with Plains Environmental Services, Inc. conduct hydraulic profiling and electrical conductivity testing using a Geoprobe mobile drilling rig during a remedial investigation into the presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin, March 22, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

April 27, 2022

Truax Field begins PFAS remedial investigation

MADISON, Wis. — This week the Air National Guard will conclude part one of the remedial investigation into the presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances at Truax Field. The investigation marks the second major step in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act process. Under a contract with EA

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