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  • 178 FW upgrades all ANG F-16 Block 30

         The 178th Fighter Wing has been tasked with upgrading all 160 of the Air National Guard's F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 30 radios.     "The problem with the airplane now is with the VHF/ UHF radios that are in it; they're line of sight airplanes. In other words, if they can't see who they are

  • Conaway earns national award

         Master Sgt. Amanda Conaway, 178th Fighter Wing Retention Office Manager, was awarded the national Rookie Retention Office of the Year award March 29, at the Retention Conference in Orlando, Fla.     Sergeant Conaway was selected from candidates from all the 54 states and territories.Nominees

  • 178th Fighter Wing member earns national award

         Senior Airman Joshua Curtis, an airfield manager with the 178th Fighter Wing Operations Group, was selected as the 2010 Air National Guard Airfield Management Airman of the Year by the Director, Air, Space and Information Operations.     Chief Master Sgt. Will Uithoven, 186th Air Refueling

  • 178 SFS supports Operation New Dawn

        Approximately 40 members of the 178th Security Forces Squadron from Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio, deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn in January.     The Airmen are providing force protection to all personnel at their deployed location, said Chief Master Sgt. Michael

  • Former Reds visit 178 FW

         Three African American baseball players who made the leap from segregated to desegregated baseball in the 1950s and 1960s joined the 178th Fighter Wing for a presentation Feb. 5 at the Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio.     Jane Esprit, the 178th Fighter Wing family readiness

  • 2010 CFC kicks off

         The 178th Fighter Wing Combined Federal Campaign for 2010 officially began the first week of October with a CFC Kick Off Oct. 8 at Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio.     The CFC is an annual charity drive that runs from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15 and gives federal civilian, postal and military

  • Final F-16 class graduates Springfield training

         The final class of F-16 Fighting Falcon Initial Qualification Training course students instructed at the 178th Fighter Wing in Springfield, Ohio, graduated in a formal ceremony Oct. 9 at the Wright-Patterson Club located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.           The IQT course, also

  • Fighter era ends as new mission begins

         Col. Mike Roberts, 178th Fighter Wing Commander; Col. Craig Wallace, 178th Vice Commander; Lt. Col. John Thompson, 162nd Fighter Squadron Commander; Lt. Col. Nathan Thomas, 162nd Director of Operations; fly their final missions in the F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 178 FW, Springfield, Ohio on

  • CERFP personnel receive training during DOMOPS exercise

         Those are critical seconds in a life and death situation," says 1st Lt. Joseph Meller, extraction executive officer of the 836th Sapper Company from Kingsville, Texas.     The seconds he is referring to, are the seconds it takes to respond to a victim during an emergency.      The Patriot

  • Dental deploys, serves Hawaii's underserved

         Dentists don't typically make house calls, but this may be as close as they get. Equipped with two, fully-functional dental chairs, the West Hawaii Community Health Center's Dental Mobile Van allows healthcare professionals to provide service to those who may not have access or the means to