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  • Milwaukee Air Guard Aircrew Trains to Survive

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing's KC-135R aircrew conducted their annual survival training in the local Milwaukee community on Saturday, June 25, 2011. The training reinforced combat and water survival tactics in the event an aircrew member is forced to endure in such a scenario, said Staff Sgt.

  • Maj. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward Visits, Thanks Airmen of 313th AEW

    Maj. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward, Commander, 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa visited Airmen serving with the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing June 21 to thank them for their service and meet with unit commanders.Upon Maj. Gen. Woodward's arrival, she was greeted by Col. Edward E. Metzgar, 313th

  • Senior enlisted members sponsor "burger burn"

    Senior enlisted members of the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted a "burger burn" for the wing. Command Chief Master Sgts. Victor Guerra and Joseph A. Parlato worked with 496th Air Base Squadron Services Flight to arrange for burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans and soft drinks. Airmen

  • Red Cross Eases Access to Emergency Communication Services

    As part of an ongoing effort to better serve the military community, the American Red Cross will move to a single telephone number for its emergency communication services next month. Beginning June 13 at 8 a.m. EDT, service members and their families can use one toll-free number -- 877-272-7337 --

  • Armed Forces Week opens recognizing service members and their employers.

    Each year the Milwaukee Armed Forces Committee along with the Wisconsin Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) kicks off Armed Forces Week by recognizing the men and women who serve the armed forces and the employers that support them. The ESGR breakfast takes place at the

  • Milwaukee Airman Receives Kenneth Disney Award

    Staff Sgt. Jamie Schoewe, a 128th Air Refueling Wing services squadron specialist, was awarded the Kenneth Disney Award in March following an inspection of the wing's services squadron.As one of three selected Airmen from throughout the nation, Schoewe will go to the Culinary Institute of America at

  • Portrait of an Airman: Staff Sgt. Jacob Kowalski

    Civil engineering doesn't always involve construction. Sometimes, civil engineers are called upon to look at the minute details of the environment and the assets of today's Air Force.Today, Staff Sgt. Jacob Kowalski prepares for an exercise that involves radiation. A KC-135R Stratotanker has just

  • 128th Air Refueling Wing Expands Aircraft Hangar Capabilities

    Contractors from KPH Construction, of Milwaukee, have made progress with an expansion for building 208, which is to become an aircraft hangar rather than an aircraft dock.The contractual start date for the expansion was September 13, 2010, said Maj. Heath Duncan, the 128th Air Refueling Wing civil