140th Wing

Yesterday, the 140th Civil Engineering Squadron roofed cabins, fixed eroding areas, and installed plumbing at Bellows Air Force Station.

The 140th CES is currently executing their annual training in Hawaii to prepare for a contingent environment in the INDOPACOM region aligning with the National Defense Strategy.

Meet Your Home Guard!

Staff Sgt. J Petrie’s spirit of service comes full circle!

Petrie joined the Colorado Air National Guard 22 years ago as a metals technologist, machining and welding to repair the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and support equipment. This skill transferred to his civilian career where he works as a contractor in a Department of War investment program working with new technologies and capabilities. Now, Petrie is preparing to take his next big step: commissioning as an officer within the 140th.

“On the outside, I have a really good civilian career, and I wouldn't have had that without the springboard of this training,” he said. “So I took this training, went out in the civilian world, into a machine shop, ultimately running the machine shop, leading a huge team of people, and I wanted to really bring those skills back here and help lead here by developing more people.”

A Colorado resident for 25 years and a "guard baby" in the Air National Guard, Petrie has spent over two decades balancing his military duty with a robust civilian career. “Everything that we do here, hopefully, deters an adversary's future actions on our homeland, which protects my family.”

From managing civilian teams to commissioning in the Guard, the environment may change, but his commitment to protecting his family, developing his people, and serving his country remains seamless.

Petrie’s spirit of service is also rooted in his family legacy. “I lived close by and saw the jets flying all the time,” he said. “My dad was active duty in the Air Force back in Vietnam, and so I thought I’d check out the Guard.”

“I think the other thing is just how unique and how rare of an opportunity it is to serve,” he said. “If we look at the United States population, and how many people put their hand up to serve, and then, if you break that down into this career field, you see how much of a limited number of people there are who volunteer and can do the job and qualify to do the job. It's such a small, small number of people. It's just unique and special.”

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