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  • Bosch has unique experience at officer school

         2nd Lt. Marcus Bosch, an intelligence operations specialist with the 178th Fighter Wing, Springfield, Ohio had a unique experience at his Academy of Military Science officer's school in March 2011.     Bosch began his active duty military career when he went to basic training Dec. 1993. Three

  • 178th Medical Group deploys to Alabama

    Members of the Army and Air National Guard, Navy Reserve and Air Force joined forces to train in a two-week exercise in which they provided free medical care to Alabama residents starting April 28. The exercise, called Alabama Black Belt, consists of military teams offering free dental,

  • 178th honors World War II veterans

    Members of the 178th Fighter Wing honored more than 40 World War II veterans for their military service April 19 at Young's Jersey Dairy, Springfield, Ohio.Wing members in formation greeted the veterans as they arrived with a Patriot Guard escort and presented them with a check of more than $900

  • Wear earns top Human Resource Advisor for Ohio

    Senior Master Sgt. Brian Wear, 178th Fighter Wing human resources advisor, was selected as the 2011 Human Resource Advisor of the year for the Ohio Air National Guard at an awards presentation March 17.This award is presented to the ANG Human Resource Advisor in Ohio, who excels in advocating and

  • Firefighters participate in unique circuit training

    Firefighters from the 178th Civil Engineering Squadron, Springfield, Ohio, use a unique circuit training program to incorporate firefighter related activities into a fitness program. The inspiration for this training comes from Master Sgt. Kevin Stuebs and Tech. Sgt. Adam Long. They use a similar

  • Program teaches lifesaving motorcycle skills

    Even though I've been riding for almost all of my life, I just recently realized how much I didn't know about motorcycles. This past summer, I was lucky enough to meet some professional motorcycle riders and find out that there is an art to making a motorcycle perform at its limit.The popularity of

  • 178th Sustainment Services Flight wins national award

         The 178th Fighter Wing' s Sustainment Services Flight was named "ANG Sustainment Services Flight of the Year" for 2011 by National Guard Manpower and Personnel. Criteria for the selection for this award included: mission accomplishments and innovation, leadership and management, and customer

  • 178th Security Forces Airman receives Purple Heart

         More than forty Airmen from the 178th Security Forces Squadron, Springfield, Ohio, returned Aug. 6 from a sixth-month deployment to Sather Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation New Dawn. A Purple Heart was waiting for one of these Airmen upon return.     Staff Sgt. Tyler Ogden arrived in

  • Adducchio earns top honors at Airman Leadership School

         Staff Sgt. Amy Adducchio, 178th Fighter Wing Public Affairs, won the John L. Levitow honor award for Airman Leadership School Class 11-8 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center Oct. 28.      The John L. Levitow award is the highest honor awarded to a graduate of any