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  • Guard to Guardian: How One Ohio Airman Just Made Military History

    In a ceremony marking a historic milestone, Tech. Sgt. Dylan Jacques, an intelligence analyst assigned to the 126th Intelligence Squadron, transferred from the Ohio Air National Guard to the active-duty U.S. Space Force June 6 at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base.

  • Combat communications, air control squadrons integrate in austere conditions

    Dozens of military trucks rumbled into an empty field of gravel, sand, scattered brush and long grass. Under the heat of a baking sun and plagued by swarms of mosquitoes, more than 200 airmen from the 269th Combat Communications Squadron out of Springfield, Ohio, and the 123rd Air Control Squadron

  • Faith Under Fire: Chaplains train for Large-Scale Combat Operations

    Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Wilburn crept through the woods with an M4 rifle tight to her shoulder, alert to her surroundings and scanning the trees and brush for any signs of an enemy threat. Close behind her, Maj. Billy Newman, a chaplain assigned to the 178th Wing, followed along, unarmed,

  • 178th Wing hosts Culture by Design workshop

    The 178th Wing welcomed David Friedman, founder of CultureWise and author of Culture by Design, for a leadership and culture-building seminar at a hotel conference center on Tuesday.Early in 2025, senior leaders of the Ohio National Guard worked with Friedman to develop 19 Warfighter Culture

  • From Springfield to the Senate, 178th Wing officer mentors future leaders

    United States Air Force Lt. Col. Brittany Hensley, an Ohio Air National Guard officer from the 178th Wing, is in Washington, D.C., leading a team of military mentors for the 65th annual United States Senate Youth Program. For the second consecutive year, Hensley is serving as the senior military

  • 178th Wing holds first retraining career fair

    The 178th Wing hosted its first retraining career fair Saturday at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base to give airmen an opportunity to explore new career fields while helping wing leadership address retention, end strength and manning challenges across the installation.

  • 178th SFS NCO named best in nation

    Tech. Sgt. Kristen Harmon of the 178th Security Forces Squadron at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base has been recognized at the national level for her leadership and operational excellence.Harmon was named the Air National Guard Operations Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) of the Year, an

  • Home for the holidays: 123rd Air Control Squadron returns from deployment

    Nearly 300 Airmen assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron and their families crowded into the auditorium at the University of Cincinnati’s Muntz Hall on Sunday, December 7 for a homecoming ceremony.The airmen had just returned from a six-month deployment supporting U.S. Air Forces Central