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  • Master Sgt. Grant Lonski, of the 119th Security Forces Squadron, visits the accident scene that he responded to while performing his full-time North Dakota Highway Patrol duties near Churchs Ferry, North Dakota a week prior to the Nov. 18, 2014 return visit. Lonski was able to pull 81-year old accident victim Merti Kurtti from freezing cold water in the ditch behind him in the photo. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)

    Guardsman saves woman from freezing water

    When Master Sgt. Grant Lonski, of the North Dakota National Guard's Fargo-based 119th Security Forces Squadron, woke up on the morning of Nov. 12, 2014, it's unlikely he knew the magnitude that his actions would play that day.That afternoon, while performing his full-time duties as a North Dakota highway patrolman, Lonski waded into a freezing
  • Sarah Merwin, left, and Capt. Dana Lyon, U.S. Air Force, ride a water-tube being pulled by a boat driven by husband and wife team Lt. Col. Micaela Brancato, and Lt. Col. Matthew Brancato, both of the 119th Wing, on Lake Maud, Minn., Aug. 1, 2014. The Brancatos operate the Holbrook Farms Retreat and are hosting widows of U.S. military members who lost their lives while serving their country. Both Lyon and Merwin recently lost their husbands and are being treated to a vacation at the retreat, which gives the widows a break from dealing with the grief of their loss. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

    Calm on the Water: Military survivors work through grief at retreat created by North Dakota Airmen

    Five strong women traveled from different parts of the country July 31 - Aug. 4 for a relaxing and rejuvenating retreat experience. It was the end result of a three-year renovation project created by two inspirational members of the North Dakota National Guard for military survivors.Survivors of Heroes Retreat on Holbrook Farms is an all-expense

  • North Dakota ANG shares security expertise at APF Senegal

    DAKAR, Sengal - Air guardsmen from the North Dakota Air National Guard have been sharing their lessons and experiences on airfield security with foreign partners at African Partnership Flight.North Dakota-native Senior Master Sgt. Steven Gibson (SF Superintendent) and Minnesota-native Master Sgt. Todd Seguin (SF Squad Leader) of the 119th Air Wing
  • Senior Airman Roy Roach III, of the North Dakota Air National Guard’s 119th Medical Group, standing left, offers an opinion for group discussion during an Airman Leadership School (ALS) class at Guard’s Air Base, Fargo, N.D., June 12, 2014, as instructor Tech. Sgt. James Richey monitors the activity on the background. The five-week ALS course is among the first in the country being offered by active duty instructors at an Air National Guard base. Instructors traveling to students’ location are a cost effective way of conducting training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)

    Total force approach is enhancing leadership in Fargo

    The 119th Wing training office is blazing a trail in conjunction with the Etchberger Airman Leadership School at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., by hosting an Airman Leadership School in-residence class at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base in Fargo, N.D.The ALS course is being taught by U.S. Air Force active duty professional military

  • North Dakota Airmen Deploy in Support of CENTCOM

    MINOT, N.D. - A small group of North Dakota Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the Minot, N.D.-based 219th Security Forces Squadron left this month for a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, where they will support U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operations.About 15 Airmen volunteered for the base defense and security operations mission being
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