Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker
Airman 1st Class Alan Ricker is a photojournalist assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, the Air Force’s largest tanker wing. The wing provides all-weather, in-flight, aerial refueling for U.S. and allied military aircraft.
Airman 1st Class Ricker joined the Air Force in November 2016 and has been at McConnell since May 2017. His stories and photographs have reached national-level media outlets and aided in telling the Air Force’s mission of Global Reach.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Nov. – Dec. 2016, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
2. Jan. 2017 – May. 2017, Student, Basic Public Affairs Specialist Course, Defense Information School, Ft. George G. Meade, MD
3. May 2017 – Present, Photojournalist, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs, McConnell Air Force Base, KS
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
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EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman November 2016
Airman 1st Class May 2017
(Current as of January 2019)