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  • AF Updates Guidance for Wear of PTU

    Air Force officials have updated guidance for wear of the physical training uniform, replacing previous guidance published in Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. According to a message released from Air Force A1 and signed by Lt. Gen. Richard Y.

  • Air Force Authorizes Gore-Tex Field Jacket Extension

    The Air Force recently authorized wear of the Battle Dress Uniform cold weather Gore-Tex and field jacket with the current Airman Battle Uniform because the demand of cold weather gear outweighs the current supply of the new ABU coat. To ensure Airmen are equipped for adverse weather, the "mix and

  • AF Officials Release Fleece Wear Policy

    The 98th Air Force Virtual Uniform Board released a policy message here for wearing the new Air Force sage green fleece as an outer garment for the Airman battle uniform. According to the message, the sage green fleece may only be worn over the ABU top, and is not authorized to be worn solely over a

  • 128 ARW Firefighters participate in community fire safety day

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing Fire Department participated in Cudahy's Fire Safety Day at McDonalds, located at the intersection of College Ave. and Packard Ave., on Saturday, September 26th, 128th Firefighters Barry Alberts and Ricardo Martinez participated in the event by taking their P-23 crash

  • Wing mourns the loss of fallen airman

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard lost one of it's long term airman in a tragic motorcycle accident on 20 September, 2009. Master Sergeant Patrick Lalonde, 37, was driving his motorcycle home from work when an alleged drunk driver pulled out in front of him. LaLonde was

  • SAVIORS

    Three Air Force recruiters performed emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a local Cudahy resident on Wednesday, July 22. The recruiters were going off-base to visit a local coffee shop when they saw an elderly lady frantically waving her arms and trying to direct attention to a second lady,

  • 128 ARW Military Equal Opporunity Office to conduct climate survey in Sept.

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing Military Equal Opportunity Office is scheduled to conduct a Wing Climate Survey starting in September. The climate survey will provide an opportunity for Col. Ted Metzgar, the wing commander, to get a feel of things on base, said 2nd Lt. Tina Hopwood, the 128 ARW equal

  • 128th Air Refueling Wing Airmen prepare for deployment

    Airmen from the 128th Air Refueling Wing here prepared for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The Airmen went through an expedited out-processing line, a new addition to this year's deployment readiness. "We spent a lot of time refining the

  • Honor Flight program gives free tour to WWII veterans

    Seventy World War II veterans returned from Washington D.C. during the late afternoon hours at General Mitchell International Airport here on Saturday, June 27, 2009. The veterans spent their day in the nation's capital visiting various museums and war memorials as part of the Honor Flight

  • Air Force approves updates to uniform wear guidelines

    The Air Force approved updates to the dress and appearance guideline, Air Force Instruction 36-2903, on June 16, 2009. All updates are set to take effect on Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise stated, and include the airman battle uniform, battle dress uniform and desert combat uniform. The updates are