Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob G. Neer has been decorated with the Air Force Commendation Medal.The medal is awarded to those individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the performance of their duties on behalf of the Air Force.
The sergeant, an F-15 crew chief with five years of military service, is assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville International Airport, Fla.
He is the son of Giles Neer, S. CR 825W, Akron, and grandson of Paula Hanson, Robin Drive, Warsaw.
Neer graduated in 2001 from Tippecanoe Valley High School, Mentone, and received an associate degree in 2008 from Valencia Community College, Orlando, Fla. He earned a degree in 2006 from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
