F-16 Fighting Falcon jet pilots with the Minnesota National Guard’s Duluth-based 148th Fighter Wing flyover Camp Ripley’s family day event near Little Falls on June 27, 2024. The 148th is one of only two National Guard wings tasked to provide Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) support for the nation. The unit flies the newest and most capable F-16 in the U.S. Air Force fleet, the Block 50 F-16CM, Fighting Falcon. (Minnesota National Guard video by Sgt. 1st Class Ben Houtkooper)
The 148th Fighter Wing and Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) conducted a boss lift in a KC-135 Stratotanker for local employers and educators to share what employees do at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minn. during their military duty time. Supporters were flown in a KC-135 assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing from Milwaukee, Wis. to experience an aerial refueling mission firsthand. Guardsmen nominated employers and...