Staff Sgt. Ivy Thomas / 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
121st ARW trains in Alaska during REFORPAC 2025
Airmen and aircraft from the 121st Air Refueling Wing took part in Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, July 10-Aug. 8, 2025. For the exercise, the Air Force tasked U.S. Pacific Air Forces to demonstrate its ability to rapidly deploy thousands of service members and associated equipment to multiple locations in the Indo-Pacific theater of operations to defend the U.S., allied and partner nations and their interests in the Pacific. REFORPAC 2025 employed more than 400 joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 service members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles.
Master Sgt. Joe Harwood / 179th Cyberspace Wing Public Affairs
First Non-Kinetic Crew Commander Course graduates in Mansfield
Airmen of the 179th Cyberspace Wing, based in Mansfield, Ohio, have graduated their first class of the newly created Non-Kinetic Crew Commander Course, or NKCC, hitting a new milestone in their efforts to forge a new mission for the U.S. Air Force. As the Air National Guard's first Cyberspace Wing, the unit has been tasked to complete several mission conversion requirements to become fully operational.
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Senior Airman Nicholas Battani / 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th FW Fire Protection fights flames during exercise
Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing participated in a controlled burn training event at the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio, May 3, 2025. The exercise consisted of fire fighters attempting to extinguish controlled fires in a variety of scenarios they may experience, ensuring the Airmen are fully trained, qualified, prepared and ready to perform their critical mission.
Airman 1st Class Josh Kaeser / 178th Wing Public Affairs
Valiant Panther: Ohio, Hungary bolster NATO unity during exercise
U.S. and Hungarian military forces gathered this May for Valiant Panther, a bilateral Hungarian and U.S. exercise at Kecskemét Air Base, Hungary, which strengthened the long-standing partnership between the Ohio National Guard and Hungarian Defence Forces. The exercise focused on platoon-level planning, live-fire maneuvers and interoperability to enhance NATO readiness amid ongoing regional security concerns.
Airman 1st Class Josh Kaeser / 178th Wing Public Affairs
178th Wing scores top 5% in entire Air Force during inspection
The 178th Wing scored in the top 5% of all Air Force wings during a combat readiness inspection conducted in July 2025 at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio and the Warrior Training Center located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The inspection evaluated wing members’ preparedness for scenarios they might encounter in a contested combat environment and during real-world emergencies at home and abroad.
Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Longfellow / U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Public Affairs
Forging strength through partnership: US, Moroccan Air Forces unite for African Lion 2025
Airmen from the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard partnered with Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots to conduct air-to-air refueling familiarization and continuation training during African Lion 2025, May 13-24, over Morocco. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brought together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands.
