Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 22-02 declaring a State of Emergency before a winter storm hits on February 2, 2022. National Guard Activated.
A major milestone was hit at Whiteman Air Force Base on Saturday, August 23, when Lt. Col. Ryan Bailey of the 131st Bomb Wing and Missouri National Guard took flight in the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Bailey surpassed 1,000 flying hours as he took to the sky on Saturday...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -This morning (Aug. 17), Family members, friends and supporters of Springfield's 1107th Aviation Group gathered for a Welcome Home ceremony at the Oasis Convention Center. The unit was deployed to Southwest Asia, where they conducted aviation depot repair, retrograde aviation logistical operations in both Afghanistan and Kuwait, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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In years past, the annual Firefighters Memorial Motorcycle Ride has been something our town has looked forward to. This year, the ride was expanded to include a whole day's worth of events that took place all over downtown Sedalia.
The National Guard's 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) returned to the United States over the weekend to a welcoming ceremony at the University of Central Missouri's Multipurpose Center on Sunday (Feb. 9).
Families, friends and supporters gathered at the Mathewson Exhibition Center this morning as 120 soldiers of the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Missouri National Guard returned from Kuwait. Governor Jay Nixon welcomed back the soldiers on behalf of Missouri and was proud of their efforts. Nixon said he appreciates the honor, courage, duty, a love of country that these men and women displayed