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  • 128 ARW Command Chief's Corner

    I wanted to use this article to talk about the outstanding Hometown Heroes Award Ceremony we had last month. The event originated from Chief of the National Guard Bureau, (former ANG Director), General Craig McKinley and now retired Command Chief Master Sergeant Richard Smith supported by the states

  • 128 ARW Officers offer Cadets "fuel for thought"

    Four officers of the 128th Air Refueling Wing visited Marquette University's RecPlex/Straz Tower to participate in the AFROTC Det 930 career day. The Marquette cadets listened intently while the officers discussed why belonging to the Air National Guard was a highlight in their lives and offered the

  • A Flying Feat to Remember

    During the period of 1960 to 1962, the 128th Fighter Interceptor Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, based at General Billy Mitchell Field, was equipped with the "J" model of the F-89 "Scorpion" jet fighter interceptor. This latest model of the F-89 was armed with two MB-1 "Genie" air-to-air

  • "Sno-joke" use our TDY parking lot

    Keeping our parking lots clear of snow and ice are especially a challenge here in Wisconsin after a major snowfall event. Snow plow drivers face an obstacle course when plowing our "back 40" parking lot with cars, trucks, and SUV's scattered precipitously across the lot. While these experienced and

  • OPM director considers overhaul of civil service system

    The federal civil service system that has provided employees comfort, and sometimes frustration, for 60 years might not last another one in its current form. By early summer, the Obama administration plans to propose a transformation of the compensation structure that has ruled the lives of U.S.

  • BDU to ABU: A Uniform Change

    The Battle Dress Uniform (BDU), the classic utility uniform for the U.S. Air Force since the early 1980s, is soon to be a thing of the past at the 128th Air Refueling Wing here. Come November 2011, all wing personnel will be required to wear the Air Force's new uniform, the Airman Battle Uniform or

  • Boeing-Airbus contest ready to heat up

    The aerospace giants await Air Force tanker requirements and the WTO's ruling in their trade disputeThe outcomes of a lucrative tanker competition and a contentious trade dispute await the Boeing Co. and its rivals in the coming months.On Tuesday, Boeing said it has delivered its fourth and final

  • 128 ARW Awards Guardsmen for Post-9/11 Service

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing recognized 253 of its Airmen during a Hometown Heroes Salute award ceremony held at 1 pm on Saturday, Jan. 9, at Gen. Mitchell Air Field here.Airmen, spanning the ranks from airman first class to colonel, were recognized for their post-Sept. 11, 2001, service in support

  • 128th Air Refueling Wing Airmen participate in Veteran's Day parade

    Twenty-two Airmen from the 128th Air Refueling Wing joined locally-stationed service members and several veterans' groups from throughout Southeastern Wisconsin during a Veteran's Day parade on Saturday, November 7. The parade took place in downtown Milwaukee, starting at 11 a.m. at the intersection