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  • 121st Air Refueling Wing brings home NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit Award

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing was recently recognized for excellence in combat readiness and operational effectiveness when it was awarded the 2024 National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) Distinguished Flying Unit plaque at the 147th NGAUS General Conference and Exhibition in

  • Boenisch assumes command of the 121st Maintenance Group

    U.S. Air National Guard Col. Erika Boenisch assumed command of the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group from Col. Lance Kollstedt during a change of command ceremony at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, January 10, 2026.Col. Andrew Powers, 121 ARW commander, presided over

  • 121st Air Refueling Wing requests community feedback

    Announcement of Upcoming Community Involvement Plan. We want to hear from you. As part of the commitment to fostering open communication and collaboration with the local community and environmental protection, we are pleased to inform you about the upcoming development of a Community Involvement

  • ONG Scholarship "vaults" Airman to the National Championship

    In the seventh grade, Tyler Shipley began watching videos of pole vaulters and learning how to jump all on his own. In his junior year of high school, he would finally have a coach. Little did he know that his initiative to learn and drive to serve his country would later lead him to the national

  • The 121st continues to develop Multi-Capable Airmen

    The 121st Air Refueling Security Forces Squadron invited Airmen from around the base to go through the Security Forces Augmentation Program to become augmentees at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, February 14, 2024. This program allows Airmen in other career fields to be trained

  • Serbian military visits 121 ARW

    On Feb. 4, 2024, five Members of the Serbian Military Medical Academy visited the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program. The Serbian visitors consisted of Col. Aleksandar Radunovic, Col. Branko Kosevic, Lt.

  • 121st Air Refueling Wing recognizes Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing recognized their Outstanding Airmen of the Year at the wing holiday party here Dec. 3, 2023.The Outstanding Airmen of the Year winners are selected based on their significant accomplishments and how well they performed assigned primary and additional duties. They were

  • The Dream

    Edward Appiah was born and raised in Accra, Ghana, with his uncle. At 23, he moved to the United States to be with his parents. Appiah, a green card holder at the time, had to obtain his bachelor's degree in Europe because it was too expensive to study in the U.S. After getting his degree, he made a

  • 121st ARW celebrates 75th anniversary of desegregation of military

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing, in conjunction with the Village of Lockbourne and the Ohio Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, held a ceremony here Saturday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the United States military and pay tribute to Sgt. Thomas Newton, a documented Tuskegee Airman.On