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  • 128 ARW Security Forces are back to duty following deployment

    Thirty-two members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing's Security Forces Squadron returned home from a seven-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2009, and have resumed their normal duties on base here. This was the squadron's third deployment in support of Operation Enduring

  • Security Forces honors wounded troops in Afghanistan

    A cellular phone rings in the dark. The call is from the Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, hospital. Two wounded U.S. service members have just arrived on base. Staff Sgt. Brian Wunder, a 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron team member, gets out of bed, changes back into his Airman Battle

  • Space-Available: the military option for personal travel

    Join the Air Force, see the world! We've all heard the recruiters talk about free travel opportunities, but how many of us take advantage of them? Some people would like to, but they don't feel comfortable due to a lack of knowledge or experience. Others are seasoned Space-Available cowboys. The

  • Milwaukee Airmen to have new firearms training area

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing is set to receive a Combat Arms Training Simulator (CATS) and Combat Arms Training Maintenance (CATM) facility at General Mitchell Air Field here. The facility is the result of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding being offered to 10 Air National Guard bases

  • 128th Air Refueling Wing hosts 2009 military display

    The 128th Air Refueling Wing is hosting this year's military display at General Mitchell Air Field from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 9 and 10. The display, entitled 'Forward with Our Armed Forces,' is a free, open to the public annual event held during May as a part of the Armed Forces Week event

  • Moving people and material, the Air Force way

    Have you ever wondered who is responsible for loading an aircraft? Do you know who to talk with for a space available flight? The answer to both of those questions is the Small Air Terminal, located on the first floor of building 500 at General Mitchell Air Field here. The SAT handles all cargo and

  • An Essay on Iraq: What it meant to be deployed

    My time deployed to Iraq with the 557 Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron held a special significance for me. I had the fortune to work with many good men and women, I was consistently part of something larger than myself, and, most importantly, my actions and duties created the capacity to save lives,

  • JAG superintendent receives 2 high-level assignments

    Senior Master Sgt. Jo-Ann Decker, Superintendent for the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) office at the 128 Air Refueling Wing here, recently accepted a national-level position as the Senior Paralegal for JAG's Legal Information Systems. One day after Decker assumed her Senior Paralegal duties, she

  • New Commander, Same Mission

    Col. Edward E. 'Ted' Metzgar was formally recognized as the commander of the 128th Air Refueling Wing on March 7, 2009, during a change of command ceremony held at General Mitchell Air Field. Metzgar was preceded by Col. Murry Mitten, who moved to Joint Force Headquarters in Madison as the Chief of

  • 128th ARW Boom Operator goes above and beyond the call of duty

    He heard a young voice scream from inside the smoke-filled room. Acting quickly, he pulled his mask on and called out for the trapped person. There was no response. His mind made up, he moved into the bed room. Debris cluttered the floor, and smoke effectively made him blind. Using touch alone, he