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  • 128 ARW Security Forces Airmen Deploy Overseas

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing deployed 13 security forces team members from here on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.Family members joined the deploying Airmen during the morning hours at the 128 ARW. Col. John Puttre, the vice commander of the 128

  • Personal Technology in a Deployed Environment

    Technology has brought a sense of connectedness to the world, wherein anything can be shared with anyone by the push of a button. Internet sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, allow service members to share their deployed experiences with friends and family members. Smart phones, such as

  • Wisconsin Airman Recognized During Brewers Game

    The Milwaukee Brewers recognized Senior Master Sgt. Marlin Mosley, an instructor boom operator and the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Operations training at the 128th Air Refueling Wing, during the pre-game events of the Sunday, July 11, 2010, baseball game at Miller Park here.Mosley was

  • Commander In Chief lands at Milwaukee Air Guard Wing

    President Barack Obama made a brief appearance at the 128th Air Refueling Wing today before a scheduled town hall meeting in Racine.Air Force One touched down at General Mitchell International Airport around noon. After briskly departing the aircraft, the president was greeted on the tarmac by

  • Milwaukee-based Security Forces Airmen Prepare for Deployment

    Seventeen Airmen assigned to the 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron departed here to attend combat skills training at Fort Dix, NJ, on Wednesday, June 23, 2010.The Airmen received a send-off from their families, Wing senior leadership officials and other security forces team members

  • Wisconsin Airman Recounts Role in Haiti Relief Effort

    Adversity was an immediate challenge.The day was hot, food was sparse and, as he soon found out, his luggage was someplace in Miami.This is not a recounting of a vacation gone awry. Rather, this is the beginning of a deployment to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake that shook the island

  • Milwaukee-Area Students Participate in On-Base Program

    Six Milwaukee-area students are participating in the Aviation Careers and Education program at the 128th Air Refueling Wing here.The ACE program allows students to work alongside the Airmen of the 128 ARW, and it teaches them things that will be beneficial in the civilian workforce, said Master Sgt.

  • Air Force F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team Visits Milwaukee

    The air split with the thunder of two passing aircraft.With poise and precision, the gray-hued jets began to turn. Water vapor trailed from their wings as the noise built to a cacophony.The F-22 Raptors arrived at the 128th Air Refueling Wing on Thursday, June 10, 2010, to represent the Air Force