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  • 2024 Northern Lightning concludes at Volk Field

    2024 Northern Lightning, a two-week joint-training exercise held annually at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, concluded on Aug. 18, 2024. The exercise involved more than 1,000 servicemembers from nearly 25 units from all across the country. This year’s iteration included the U.S. Air

  • 178th Wing Civil Engineers Annual Training

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danny Lee, a fire protection specialist assigned to the 178th Fire Protection Squadron, searches for hostile combatants on Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, June 20, 2024. Members of the 178th Civil Engineering participated in capturing simulated enemy territory

  • 178th Wing Hosts Annual EI Muster

    More than 150 commanders, officers and senior non-commissioned officers from 16 Air Force engineering installation squadrons from across the country concluded a week-long Engineering Installation Muster on Friday at the 178th Wing.The EI Muster provided airmen from the engineering installation

  • 269th CBCS Hones Competitive Edge During Annual Training

    The chilly Michigan breeze howled a challenge as the 269th Combat Communications Squadron disembarked their vehicles in Michigan. Their mission: two weeks of intense annual training at the Combat Readiness Training Center, mirroring squadron operations at a deployed location. The sprawling CRTC

  • 178th Wing hosts Contemporary Base Issues course

    More than 100 airmen from across the country arrived at the Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center in downtown Springfield early Thursday morning for the Contemporary Base Issues course, a two-day training event hosted by the 178th Wing and designed to prepare Air National Guard

  • 178th Airmen finish Murph Challenge, commemorate fallen

    Airmen assigned to the 178th Wing completed the first annual Murph Challenge at the 178th Wing on May 8 at the fitness center here.The challenge consisted of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and another one-mile run. If a participant wanted to make it more challenging a

  • 178th Wing Chaplains Hold First Baptism

    U.S. Air Force chaplains with the 178th Wing baptize Airman Jacob Jessmer on Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base, Ohio, May 5, 2024. Jessmer was baptized prior to his departure to basic military training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Constantine Bambakidis)

  • Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Flight

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing recognizes numerous employers through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program April 18, 2024, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. In addition to receiving thanks and certificates, employers were taken aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker to view F-15 Eagles

  • 178th Wing Holds Change of Command Ceremony

    The 178th Wing held a Change of Command ceremony Sunday at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base to officially transfer leadership of the wing from outgoing commander, Col. Kent A. Kazmaier, to incoming commander, Col. Donald R. Braskett.

  • Operation Guide Wire Broadens 178th Airmen’s Skillsets

    Airmen from the 178th Mission Support Group worked together with members of the 123d Air Control Squadron and soldiers from 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment during Operation Guide Wire, an Agile Combat Employment exercise, at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base and Wright-Patterson Air