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Master Sgt. Johnson awarded N.D. Legion of Merit

Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, presents the North Dakota Legion of Merit medal to Master Sgt. Eric Johnson during Johnson’s retirement ceremony at the North Dakota Air National Guard base, Fargo, N.D., Nov. 27, 2013. Johnson is being recognized for a particularly distinguished career as a video broadcaster with more than 28 years of military service in the U.S. Air Force and the North Dakota Air National Guard. His accomplishments include more than 20 video awards at the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard levels of multimedia and public affairs.
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Darrin Anderson promoted to colonel

Col. Darrin Anderson, the 119th Intelligence Group commander, right, gives his mother Charlotte a hug at his promotion ceremony from lieutenant colonel to colonel at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. Charlotte was a pioneer in the unit, as she was the first female to earn a retirement at the North Dakota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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Darrin Anderson promoted to colonel

Brig. Gen. Ron Solberg, the North Dakota National Guard’s assistant adjutant general for air, right, swears in Col. Darrin Anderson, the 119th Intelligence Group commander, to his promoted rank of colonel Sep. 16, 2013, at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D., as his wife, Senior Master Sgt. Barb Anderson and their two daughters look on. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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119th Security Forces Squadron Homecoming

Tears run down the cheeks of Staff Sgt. Kellynn Johnston, of the 119th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, as she hugs her son Oct. 8, 2013, upon her return to Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D., after completing a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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119th Security Forces Squadron Homecoming

Senior Airman Christopher Mann leads a group of 119th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, members including Tech. Sgt. Ryan Bruggeman, Staff Sgt. Kelli Eidem and Staff Sgt. Lacey Bunkelman, as they walk through a greeting line of North Dakota National Guard leaders and Patriot Guard volunteers upon their Oct. 8, 2013, homecoming to Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D., after completing a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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Maintenance redesignation and Intelligence Group activation

New 119th Intelligence Squadron commanders and enlisted leaders present new squadron guidons during a redesignation and activation ceremony Sep. 7, 2013, at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D. During the ceremony, the 119th Maintenance Group was redesignated the 119th Intelligence Group, signaling the change to the Airmen’s missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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Maintenance redesignation and Intelligence Group activation

U.S. Airmen from left to right Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Muehler, the 119th Wing command chief, Lt. Col. Darrin Anderson, the 119th Intelligence Group commander, Chief Master Sgt. Doug Faldet, and Lt. Col. Nathan Erstad, both of the 119th Maintenance Group, present the new guidon for the 119th Intelligence group as they symbolically retire the 119th Maintenance Group Sept. 7, 2013, at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base main hangar in Fargo, N.D. Anderson is unfurling the new colors during a traditional ceremony to indicate the activation of the 119th Intelligence Group, a new mission for the state’s Air Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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Brig. Gen. Ron Solberg promotion

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk (left), North Dakota adjutant general, administers the commissioning oath to Brig. Gen. Ron Solberg on Sept. 7, 2013, at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base main hangar in Fargo, N.D., as family members and fellow Airmen look on. Solberg is the newest general in the North Dakota National Guard and will now serve as the assistant adjutant general for air. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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Brig. Gen. Ron Solberg promotion

U.S. Airman Sgt. Joseph Solberg (left), of the North Dakota Air National Guard’s 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, pins a brigadier general star on the uniform of his dad, Ronald Solberg (center), while Dawn, Ronald’s wife, pins the other star Sept. 7, 2013, at the Air Guard’s main hangar in Fargo, N.D. Brig. Gen. Ron Solberg is one of only four generals in the North Dakota National Guard and the only Air National Guard general in the state. With the promotion, he now assumes the role of assistant adjutant general for air. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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Last C-21 departs from the NDANG

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief in the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes as he assists pilots Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander and Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, as they launch the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force Maj. Penny Ripperger, of the 119th Wing, right, speaks to 119th Wing unit members, along with civilian media journalists prior to press conference at the departure of the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Amy Wieser Willson, the Deputy Public Information Officer North Dakota National Guard, assists members of the civilian media during a press conference at the departure of the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force retired Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Macdonald, former N. D. adjutant general, salutes unit members of the 119th Wing as he addresses them, along with civilian media journalists at a press conference prior to the departure of the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 175,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force C-21 pilots Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, and Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, make one final pass in C-21 aircraft number 40064 during its’ final flight from the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force C-21 pilots Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, and Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, accelerate down the runway in C-21 aircraft number 40064 as they launch the aircraft for the final time from the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief in the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives hand signals as he assists pilots Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander and Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, as they launch the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief in the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives hand signals as he assists pilots Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander and Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, as they launch the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief in the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, right, prepares to assist pilots Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander and Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, as they launch the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Pilot; Olson; Derrig; Krapp

U.S. Air Force C-21 pilots from left to right Col. Brad Derrig, the 119th Wing vice-commander, Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Jerrad Krapp, the 177th Airlift Squadron commander, pose for a photo near C-21 aircraft number 40064 moments before the launch it for the final time from the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 174,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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C-21; Departure; Conversion; Lear; Retired; Hovda

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief in the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to assist with the launch of the last C-21 aircraft number 40064 at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., Aug. 27, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final flight for the unit before being retired at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2013. This particular aircraft was the first C-21 Lear Jet built for the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft is the last to depart the unit during a mission conversion, leaving the unit without a manned flying mission for the first time since it began in 1947. It will be the only state in the United States without a manned flying mission. The unit has an outstanding flying record with over 175,000 hours without a class A mishap in manned aircraft. The 119th Wing is one of only two Air National Guard units to be selected for the U.S. Air Force Hughes Trophy, awarded to flying units, and the only Air National Guard unit to win the award twice. The unit also won the William Tell World-Wide fighter competition three times while flying fighters. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)
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