Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob G. Neer was decorated with the Air Force Achievement Medal.The medal is awarded to individuals for performance of meritorious service, acts of courage, or other outstanding achievements or accomplishments rendered specifically on behalf of the Air Force.
The sergeant, a F-15 Aircraft crew chief with six years of military service, is assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville International Airport, Fla.
He is the son of Giles and Jennifer Neer, South CR 825W, Akron, and the grandson of Paula Hanson of Robin Drive, Warsaw.
Neer graduated in 2001 from Tippecanoe Valley High School, Mentone, and earned an associate degree in 2008 from Valencia Community College, Orlando, Fla.
