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  • 178th Members celebrate Veterans Day with campers

    Ten members of the 178th Wing celebrated Veterans Day early with campers attending Camp Sunrise located at Camp Joy in Clarksville, Ohio, Aug. 10.The week-long camp, located on the 315-acre Camp Joy, is for youth ages 6-17 who are impacted by HIV/AIDS.178th Wing members participated in a Veterans

  • 251st CEIG, 269th CBCS celebrate anniversaries, host hall of fame

    The 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group (CEIG) celebrated its 65th anniversary and the 269th Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS) celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Hollenbeck-Bayley Conference Center in Springfield, Ohio, August 5. The 251st CEIG and the 269th CBCS are the oldest

  • Live fire training for firefighters

    More than 10 members of the 178th Wing Fire Emergency Services took part in an annual live fire training exercise at Rickenbacker AFB, Lockbourne, Ohio, Aug. 3.“It’s an annual requirement for firefighters to have live fire training,” said Senior Master Sgt. Brian K. Stiteler, deputy chief of the

  • Airman 1st Class Nicholas Butler saves woman from choking at local restaurant

    Airman 1st Class Nicholas Butler, a firefighter with the 178th Wing, performed the Heimlich maneuver on an elderly woman who was choking at O’ Charley’s in Springfield, Ohio, July 20.Butler’s usual lunch spot, Chipotle, was especially busy on Thursday. He called O’ Charley’s instead to place a to-go

  • Medical group balances joint medical training with real-world medical care

    Television, movies and Instagram pictures usually depict the Islands of Hawaii as a tropical paradise with ideal weather and crystal blue coastlines. While those images are accurate, it is only a partial snapshot of an island chain that hosts 11 different ecosystems.For 33 members from the 178th

  • 178th Security Forces member wins wrestling tournament

    Staff Sgt. Brandan Holliday, 178th Security Forces Squadron, won first place in the Ohio Police and Fire Games wrestling tournament, Canton Ohio, June 14.Holliday entered the wrestling tournament after returning from a deployment where he focused on staying fit.“While I was deployed I participated

  • 178th members train with Army in Pacific

    Ohio Air National Guard Airmen have traveled to the Island of Hawaii to participate in joint medical training at the U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa Training Area for two weeks as part of their annual training requirements.

  • 178th Command Chief reflects on military career

    Chief Master Sgt. Scott McKenzie, the outgoing 178th Wing Command Chief, celebrates nearly 37 years of military service as he approaches retirement at the Springfield Air National Guard Base, June 3.