WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, following his push, U.S. Senator Sherod Brown (D-OH) announced that the United States Air Force selected the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus as one of seven finalists to become the main operating base for the new KC-46A. Between the proven performance of the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) and its two 12,000-foot runways, Rickenbacker Air Guard Station (AGS) is  more