Two Utah ANG Airmen receive Bronze Stars for Meritorious Service in Iraq

Two Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, were recently presented Bronze Stars at an awards ceremony during the base's Family Day August 1. Bronze Stars are awarded for bravery, acts of merit or meritorious service. Tech. Sgt. Kevin Bullivant and Tech. Sgt. Barry

Utah ANG celebrates Family Day

The Utah Air National Guard celebrated Family Day on base Aug. 1. For the first time in three years, Utah Air Guardsmen were able to bring their loved ones on base to enjoy "Family Day," an event dedicated to families. The festivities included live music, food, activities for the kids, KC-135

151st ARW pilots train NATO AWACS aircrews in Germany

Sitting in the dining room of the Hotel Jabusch, the Utah Air Guard KC-135 aircrew is all smiles as they reminisce about the day's mission that originated nearly 24 hours earlier in Salt Lake City and ended at Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany. It's been a long, exhausting day, yet spirits are high as

101st undergoes name change to 101st IOF

On July 1, the 101st Information Warfare Flight was redesignated the 101st Information Operations Flight or IOF. This name change was made to better reflect the mission of the 101st. The 101st provides non-kinetic operational options to the Combined Forces Air Component Commander (CFACC) in support

151st ARW participates in Global Thunder

The clock strikes zero-six-thirty as members of the 151st Air Refueling Wing report for their monthly Unit Training Assembly June 27. It's unusually early for a drill weekend, but the base is buzzing with activity as Airmen prepare for the U.S. Strategic Command exercise known as Global

130th EIS drills at Wendover

Utah ANG engages in Air Force Week events

As 16 Utah mayors and city council members pace the floor of the KC-135 Stratotanker, the first flock of F-15 fighter jets arrive. One jet zooms up and paces alongside the KC-135 like a Lamborghini taunting a semi truck. Another jet sprints nimbly in under the refueling tanker the way a Rolls-Royce

Utah Air Guard hosts change of command

The Utah Air National Guard recently underwent a multiple change of command ceremony June 7 at the 109th Air Control Squadron. Maj. David Todd Meyer transitioned from commander of the 151st Military Personnel Flight to commander of the 151st Security Forces. Maj. Mark W. Roberts moved from the Human

Last Utah ANG KC-135E retires to Hill Aerospace Museum

The last remaining KC-135 "E" model assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, flew to its final resting place on May 21. Aircraft tail number 57-1510 was flown approximately 15 miles from the Utah ANG Base in Salt Lake City to Hill Air Force Base where it was officially

151st ARW Airmen return home from Turkey

More than 100 Airmen from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, returned to Utah May 2 to 4 after being deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The deployed Airmen provided critical air refueling operations to U.S. cargo aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. "The mission