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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Fischer, a tactical aircraft maintenance specialist with the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, assists an F-35A Lightning II pilot with preflight tasks February 13, 2024, during a Weapon System Evaluation Program exercise at Tyndall Air force Base, Florida.

Feb. 26, 2024

Wisconsin Airmen complete first F-35 training deployment

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — More than 150 Airmen assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program’s Combat Archer exercise Feb. 23, 2024, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

Employees with Traut Companies install drill casing during a remedial investigation into the presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances at Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin, Dec. 12, 2023. The investigation marks the second major step in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act process which will guide the mitigation of PFAS compounds on and around the Air National Guard installation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Isabella Jansen)

Jan. 31, 2024

Wisconsin Guard fighter wing installs permanent PFAS monitoring wells

The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing collecting environmental sampling data to help PFAS remediation effort

An enlistment is held at the 115th Fighter Wing

Dec. 11, 2023

I now pronounce you Airman & Airman; married couple enlists together

MADISON, Wis. — Husband and wife enlist in Wisconsin Air National Guard unit on the same day.

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.