April 15, 2026 A Long Overdue Welcome Home: Airmen Honor Veterans at St. Louis Honor Flight The 126th ARW Airmen joined a group of service members, seeing off and welcoming home veterans from the Greater St. Louis Honor Flight.
Aug. 25, 2025 126th ARW Crew Chiefs Leave their Mark From nose art to signatures, the 126th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is building a lasting tribute to the Airmen who keep its jets mission-ready.
July 21, 2025 Illinois National Guard to Partner with Portugal as Part of National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program The National Guard Bureau and the U.S. Department of Defense has announced the establishment of a State Partnership Program (SPP) between the Illinois National Guard and the Portuguese Armed Forces.
July 8, 2025 Annual Training Builds Relationships and Strengthens Readiness The 126th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 126th Communications Flight of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, recently deployed for training to Ramstein Air Base, Germany.They worked alongside the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 721st Aerial Port Squadron.Annually,
June 8, 2025 126ARW Leads Joint Ground Refueling Exercise When you think of the 126th Air Refueling Wing, you think of aerial refueling. This week, the wing’s focus was on refueling aircraft on the ground from a 50,000-gallon bladder.The wing led a total force, week-long Quartermaster Liquid Logistics Exercise at the beginning of June, a readiness event
June 6, 2025 The 126th Honors it's D-Day Heritage The 126th Air Refueling Wing has a long history that goes back prior to the formation of the Air Force in 1947, when it was the 344th Bombardment Group.The bombardment group was activated Sept. 8, 1942. The 344th flew combat operations over occupied France, Belgium, and Holland, helped prepare for
April 11, 2025 126th ARW uses total force integration to dominate nuclear response drill during certification course This week, the 126th Air Refueling Wing led a series of nuclear response drills for a nuclear mission certification course. The two-week certification course aimed to ensure aircrews were certified to conduct refueling missions supporting America’s nuclear triad.
March 6, 2025 Illinois State Partnership First SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois—An Illinois Air National Guard wing, took off from Scott Air Force, Illinois for a rendezvous with an aircraft out of Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas for a refueling mission, March 6. On this clear day over Northern Arkansas, Happy 51, a 126th Air
March 3, 2025 Inside 126th SCOS: A Look at Guard and Active Duty Integration SCOTT AIR FORCE Base, Illinois--At Scott Air Force Base, a unique unit operates within the intricate web of military logistics—the 126th Supply Chain Operations Squadron. Senior Master Sgt. Jewell Knight, superintendent of the unit, shared insights into their mission, the challenges they face, and
Feb. 11, 2025 Air National Guard Conducts Arctic Training in Minnesota 70 Air National Guard airmen gathered at Camp Ripley Training Center, Minn., from Jan. 27 to Feb. 8, 2025, to train and conduct mission-essential tasks in extremely cold temperatures, during the Air National Guard’s Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC).