• Rising 6 members volunteer

    114th Fighter Wing Rising 6 members and Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard volunteered through the Workers on Wheels Rake the Town project Oct. 29, 2016. It was a great opportunity for Airmen and Soldiers to work together to support the local community and help those in

  • Off-base aviation support improves community relations

    Whether its fighter jets, cargo planes, or bombers, a military flyover/flyby is a sight to see. They are a military tradition that is exciting for Air Force members to participate in and also electrifying for the surprised spectators to witness.Flyovers, officially classified as off-base aviation

  • Big turnout for the 114th Fighter Wing Career Day

    The 114th Fighter Wing recruiters hosted a Career Day for high school students and their parents on Oct. 19, 2016 at Joe Foss Field, S.D.Career day showcases different vocations which the Airmen of the 114 FW perform on a daily basis."Career day is a big event for us because it spreads awareness of

  • AvDet 16-4 wraps up

    After four weeks and some significant challenges, Aviation Detachment 16-4 came to a close here, Sept. 23.The South Dakota Air National Guard deployed more than 100 personnel to Lask Air Base, Poland in support of AvDet 16-4, a bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Polish forces.The plan

  • Sports day at Konstantynow Lodzki middle school

    More than 50 members of the South Dakota Air National Guard, alongside members of the 52nd Operations Group Detachment 1, participated in a sports day at Gimnazjum Nr 1 w Konstantynowie Lodzkim, a middle school here, Sept. 16.The relationship between the Airmen and students began three years ago.

  • 114th Fighter Wing volunteers in Poland

    Twenty-four members of the South Dakota Air National Guard spent a morning at the Botanical Gardens in Lodz, Poland, to help paint the perimeter fence, Sept. 13.The guard members are currently deployed from the 114th Fighter Wing in support of Aviation Detachment 16-4, Lask Air Base, Poland, a

  • Polish cadets visit 114th Fighter Wing deployed to Lask Air Base

    Fifteen Polish maintenance officer cadets had the opportunity to meet with maintenance personnel from the 114th Fighter Wing here, Sept. 6.The cadets are in year three of their five year training program and wanted the opportunity to see U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcons and talk with the Airmen who work

  • Konstantynow Lodzki honors WWII pilots

    Members of the South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing, and the 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1, deployed to Lask Air Base, Poland, participated in a memorial service here, Sept. 4, honoring a WWII U.S. bomber crew.Mayor of Konstantynow Lozdki, Henryk Brzyszcz, invited the Airmen to

  • F-16s arrive at Lask Air Base

    Four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Dakota Air National Guard, 114th Fighter Wing arrived here Sept. 3.More than 100 members of theĀ unit are deployed in support of Aviation Detachment 16-4, a bilateral training exercise between U.S. and Polish forces, aimed at fostering defense ties between

  • 114th Fighter Wing NCO Academy graduates excel

    Tech. Sgt. Bo Ellefson and Tech. Sgt. John Leffring, both members of the 114th Fighter Wing, have several things in common.Both have been members of the unit for 10 years, both work full-time for the South Dakota Air National Guard, both are married, and both recently attended the NCO Academy