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  • Beyond religion: a chaplain's duty

    There is an old saying that when in new company it is best to never discuss politics or religion. While many people subscribe to this sentiment, someone unlikely does too, the base chaplain.Of course the politics makes sense. As members of the Ohio Air National Guard, uniform and politics don't

  • Shooting team aims for win

    Members of the 178th Wing Security Forces placed third in the Adjutant General's 2014 Combat Marksmanship Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 23 -24.Three security forces members and a security forces individual augmentee participated in the competition."Two days of competition were divided into

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • 178th Wing celebrates new name, missions

    The Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing was redesignated the 178th Wing during an official ceremony at the base, August 3. While the name change was official July 1, the ceremony reflected a four-year conversion from the 178th FW that supported a flying mission to the 178th Wing, which now

  • Security Forces serve Springfield community at local middle school

    Five Airmen from the 178th Security Forces Squadron volunteered at a local basketball camp at Springfield's Hayward Middle School speaking to children about various topics ranging from teamwork and determination to using good judgment when faced with difficult decisions, July 17, 2014.SFS members

  • 178th improves combat readiness with Alpena exercise

    The 178th Fighter Wing improved combat readiness as more than 300 Guardsmen attended training, team building events and an Operational Readiness Exercise in Alpena, Mich., June 9 to 13. "Our objective for the ORE was to refresh the wing on Ability to Survive and Operate," said Maj. Kimberly

  • 178 Fire Rescue trains for realism

    Imagine crawling through part of a collapsed building just barely big enough to fit through and then pulling out an unconscious victim while keeping them alive.This is what Airmen of the Ohio National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing Fire and Rescue train for every day of their military careers...to save

  • Wing's Airman/NCO Council makes every penny count

    The 178th Fighter Wing Airman/NCO Council raised approximately $860 through a Lucky Penny Drive and other fund raising activities at the Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio during the month of March. The primary purpose of the fund raisers was to raise money for the council to fund community