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  • 121st ARW welcomes new commander

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) recently held a change of command ceremony at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. After a busy three and a half years leading the 121st ARW, Col. Mark Auer relinquished command to Col. David Johnson. The ceremony was presided over by the Ohio Assistant Adjutant

  • 121st ARW Emergency Managers receive invaluable experience at PATRIOT exercise

    “To save lives, minimize loss or degradation of resources and continue, sustain and resume operational tempo in an all hazards threat environment” is the mission statement for the Air Force's Emergency Management (EM) Program. So when seven members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing's EM Flight arrived

  • 121st ARW honors Tuskegee Airman at track dedication

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio honored Staff Sgt. Malvin Whitfield, a Tuskegee Airman and five time Olympic medalist, in a track dedication ceremony at 9:30am at Whitfield Track on Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio August 2, 2018.

  • 121st ARW honors legacy of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing held a ceremony here to dedicate one of their KC-135 Stratotankers to honor the legacy of WASP July 13, 2018. Lockbourne Air Force Base, which was renamed Rickenbacker AFB in 1974, was a training location for female pilots from October 17, 1943 to January 13 of 1944. 13

  • 121st ARW Airman receives top SARC award

    Capt. Jenniffer J. Green, a sexual assault response coordinator with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio, receives Ohio National Guard’s Exceptional SARC for 2018 at Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio April 27, 2018. “Jenniffer brings a unique combination of both passion and compassion that is rarely

  • 121st ARW recruiter hits career milestone in record time

    It was 2015 and then Tech. Sgt. Todd J. Parkison, a recruiter with the 121st Air Refueling Wing here, was at a training conference. He had only been a recruiter for about three years, but already had around 250 accessions. When he saw people on stage getting awards for 500 accessions, he said,

  • 121st Air Refueling Wing prepares for new flight simulator

    The construction project for a KC-135 flight simulator is well underway at the 121st Air RefuelingWing in Columbus, Ohio, as of March 4, 2018.The $4 million project, including design and construction, began in November of 2017 and isprojected to be completed in June or July of this year.“The project

  • 121st ARW Airman wins Latino Military Service award

    Ohio Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sabrina Jimenez, a personnel specialist at the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, was presented the Latino Military Service of Distinction award by the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. Five Hispanic Ohioans were chosen to receive

  • 121st ARW Airmen celebrate National Day of Prayer

    Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, celebrated the National Day of Prayer May 4, 2017 at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base.“The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May,” said Lt. Col. Curtiss Wagner, a Chaplain with the 121st