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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

Bill Myer, an environmental restoration program manager for the National Guard Bureau, provides the general public with an overview of the upcoming scheduled remedial investigation Jan. 11, 2022 at Madison College's Mitby Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. Representatives from the 115th Fighter Wing and Dane County Regional Airport were also be available to address audience questions in regards to PFAS. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Cameron Lewis)

Jan. 12, 2022

Open House provides PFAS remediation update at Truax Field

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing hosted an open house at Madison College’s Truax Campus Jan. 11 to address the current status of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances originating on and around Truax Field.