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  • 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.

  • First 178th member to attend Air Force Academy

    Staff Sgt. Lynley Mainous, 178th Wing member, will be attending the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Fall 2017.She will be the first 178th Wing Airman to attend the Academy after serving first as an enlisted Airman.