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  • 128th Air Refueling Wing Welcomes Psychological Health

    There's a new friendly face on base, and this is a friend who's willing to listen.For almost 20 years, Robb Simcock, a Wisconsin native and resident of Menominee Falls, has helped people through times of personal hardship. Now, Robb has joined the 128th Air Refueling Wing as the Wing director of

  • Mission Complete

    Airmen, friends and family members welcome home their commander and fellow wing members after a 4-month long deployment in Western Europe supporting Operation Unified Protector. Col. Ted Metzgar deployed with a number of his staff over the course of the deployment and commanded Active Duty, Air

  • Milwaukee Chaplain Receives Air Force Medal for Deployed Actions

    All work has its share of rigor. Working while deployed bears its additional set of burdens that exist on overseas bases and beyond their protective walls. For a military chaplain, the burdens of the group become the concerns of the moment.While deployed in the spring of 2010 as the senior Catholic

  • Combined Federal Campaign for 2011 Seeks Donations

    The 2011 Combined Federal Campaign, the world's largest workplace charity organization, has started to accept donations from the Airmen of the 128th Air Refueling Wing, and will continue to collect donations until November 30, 2011. "The mission of the CFC, which was established by President John F.

  • Brig. Gen. John E. McCoy visits, thanks Airmen of 313 AEW

    Brig. Gen. John McCoy, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Wisconsin Air National Guard, visited Airmen serving with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing Saturday, July 30, 2011, to thank them for their service and to meet with unit commanders.Upon McCoy's arrival, he was greeted by Col. Ted Metzgar,

  • New USO lounge opens at Mitchell International Airport

    United Service Organizations (USO) of Wisconsin opened its new lounge at General Mitchell International airport with an official ribbon cutting ceremony on September 20, 2011.The new 800-square-foot lounge is now a special place in the airport for all veterans, troops and their families looking for

  • Airman Returns to Wisconsin with the Thunderbirds

    The military can offer a number of surprises during a single career. Deployments, base assignments, and promotions are common occurrences throughout today's military, but sometimes the unexpected can be just as exciting.On a 92-degree August day in Milwaukee at the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Air

  • Air Force Thunderbirds Take Part in 2011 Milwaukee Air and Water Show

    The Milwaukee Air and Water Show, Wisconsin's largest free event, took place along the Lake Michigan shoreline this weekend, and the United States Air Force made its presence known through the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team. The distinctively colored F-16C Falcons participated in afternoon