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219 SFS training at Camp Grafton, N.D.

Senior Airman Cody Jenson, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, leads a simulated attack on a training building in an effort to clear the building of hostile forces during combat training in the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) village at Camp Grafton, N.D. The personnel are wearing protective gear because they are firing simunition rounds that are simlar to paintball rounds.
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219 SFS training at Camp Grafton, N.D.

Senior Airman Cody Jenson, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, leads a simulated attack on a training building in an effort to clear the building of hostile forces during combat training in the MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) village at Camp Grafton, N.D. The personnel are wearing protective gear because they are firing simunition rounds that are simlar to paintball rounds.
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Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command visits 219 SFS

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Hornback, the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command, speaks to members of the 219th Security Forces Squadron from the Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during training at Camp Grafton, N.D., July 18, 2013.
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Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command visits 219 SFS

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Hornback, the Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Force Global Strike Command, speaks to members of the 219th Security Forces Squadron from the Minot Air Force Base, N.D., during training at Camp Grafton, N.D., July 18, 2013.
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219 SFS involved in Minot AFB missile field exercise

U.S. Air Force security members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron and the 219th Security Forces Squadron advance to prevent a simulated assault on a missile launch facility during an intense but routine exercise May 22, 2013, in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D. The exercise is significant because it is a final step in the complete integration of the U.S. Air Force active-duty forces of the 91st Missile Security Forces Group and the Air National Guard’s 219th Security Forces Squadron. The missile field complex covers 8,500 square miles in North Dakota, and the Air National Guard members are interchangeable with the active-duty personnel in the security mission throughout the complex.
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Active-duty and NDANG integrated in security mission

A U.S. Air Force UH-1N helicopter, of the 54th Helicopter Squadron, leads members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron and the 219th Security Forces Squadron as they advance to prevent a simulated assault on a missile launch facility during an intense but routine exercise May 22, 2013, in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D. The exercise is significant because it is a final step in the complete integration of the U.S. Air Force active-duty forces of the 91st Missile Security Forces Group and the Air National Guard’s 219th Security Forces Squadron. The missile field complex covers 8,500 square miles in North Dakota, and the Air National Guard members are interchangeable with the active-duty personnel in the security mission throughout the complex.
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NDANG integrated into missile field security at Minot AFB

Capt. Gregory Goodman, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, addresses Minot Air Force Base, N.D., missile field security personnel during a pre-shift briefing May 21, 2013. The formation is integrated with both 219th Security Forces Squadron personnel in the North Dakota Air National Guard and 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron U.S. Air Force active-duty personnel who are preparing to disperse into the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex to provide security for the missile alert facilities. . The missile field complex covers 8,500 square miles in North Dakota, and the Air National Guard members are being integrated with the active-duty personnel in the security mission throughout the complex.
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219 SFS missile field security at Minot AFB

Tech. Sgt. Kelly Gonzalez, left, and Tech. Sgt. John Chalupa, both of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, monitor security activity in the security control center of a missile alert facility in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D. May 21, 2013. The missile field complex covers 8,500 square miles in North Dakota, and the Air National Guard members are being integrated with the active-duty personnel in the security mission throughout the complex.
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219 SFS is reaching milestones at Minot AFB

Senior Airman Jennifer Marshik, of the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, approaches a launch facility gate during an intense but routine exercise May 22, 2013, in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D. The exercise is significant because it is a final step in the complete integration of the U.S. Air Force active-duty forces of the 91st Missile Security Forces Group and the Air National Guard’s 219th Security Forces Squadron. The missile field complex covers 8,500 square miles in North Dakota, and the Air National Guard members are interchangeable with the active-duty personnel in the security mission throughout the complex.
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Col Todd Branden Promotion

Col. Todd Branden, the 119th Support Group commander, North Dakota Air National Guard, stands before Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, left, during his promotion ceremony at the N.D. National Guard Armed Forces Reserve Center, Fargo, N.D. May 5, 2013.
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C-21, Conversion

Maj. Jason Newham, and 2nd Lt. Brandon Balkowitsch, both of the 119th Wing, pilot the first of eight C-21 aircraft as it takes off at Hector International Airport Fargo, N.D., May 6, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final departure from the North Dakota Air National Guard, as the unit begins a mission conversion. The rest of the aircraft will be leaving over the next few months, with the final aircraft scheduled to depart in September, 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.
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C-21, Conversion

Maj. Jason Newham, and 2nd Lt. Brandon Balkowitsch, both of the 119th Wing, pilot the first of eight C-21 aircraft down the taxiway as they prepare to take off at Hector International Airport Fargo, N.D., May 6, 2013. The aircraft is making its’ final departure from the North Dakota Air National Guard, as the unit begins a mission conversion. The rest of the aircraft will be leaving over the next few months, with the final aircraft scheduled to depart in September, 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.
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NDANG

Master Sgt. Darrick Mischke, of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron, refuels a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter upon arrival on the flight line at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., April 29, 2013. The Coast Guard aircraft and personnel are arriving in Fargo to assist the city and surrounding area with rescue capability for the rising flood water from the Red River and its’ tributaries.
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NDANG

Senior Master Sgt. James Melting, of the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, right, directs a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into a parking place on the flight line at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo, N.D., April 28, 2013, The Coast Guard aircraft and personnel are arriving in Fargo to assist the city and surrounding area with rescue capability for the rising flood water from the Red River and its’ tributaries.
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Pilot for the Day

Firefighters from left to right Staff Sgt. Kyle Ransom, Mr. Charles Richards and Staff Sgt. Peter Amstrup help Samuel Green, 7, spray a fire hose at a burning target during a Pilot for a Day tour April 12 at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. Samuel has a serious medical condition and is being treated to a special day as a general officer at the Air National Guard base. The day includes a tour along with operating the controls of a flight simulator, some time in a C-21 Lear jet cockpit, and a fire truck ride with some time on a fire hose.
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Pilot for the Day

Samuel Green, 7, gets a lift as he is carried from a C-21 aircraft by firefighters Staff Sgt. Peter Amstrup, left, Staff Sgt. Kyle Ransom during a Pilot for a Day tour April 12 at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. Samuel has a serious medical condition and is being treated to a special day as a general officer at the Air National Guard base. The day includes a tour along with operating the controls of a flight simulator, some time in a C-21 Lear jet cockpit, and a fire truck ride with some time on a fire hose.
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Pilot for the Day

1st Lt. Andrew Teitgen, left, and 1st Lt. Ryan Hehr, both 177th Airlift Squadron pilots, present some gifts to Samuel Green, 7, April 12 during a Pilot for a Day tour at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. Samuel has a serious medical condition and is being treated to a special day as a general officer at the Air National Guard base. The day includes a tour along with operating the controls of a flight simulator, some time in a C-21 Lear jet cockpit, and a fire truck ride with some time on a fire hose.
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15th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

From left to right Col. Kent Olson, the 119th Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Muehler, the 119th Wing command chief, and Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, N.D. Adjutant General, hold the certificate for the U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award April 6, at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider)(Released)
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15th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Maj. Gen. David A. Sprynczynatyk, N.D. Adjutant General, right, places an Outstanding Unit Award streamer on the 119th Wing flag as Wing Commander Col. Kent Olson lowers the flag into place while Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Muehler, the 119th Wing command chief, center, looks on at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D., April 6. It is the fifteenth time the unit has won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award which is awarded annually to units which have made achievements of national or international significance, successful involvement with combat and military operations or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force. (DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp) (Released)
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Change of Command

Col. Kent Olson addresses his unit for the first time as 119th Wing commander March 14 at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D.
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