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- 180th Civil Engineer Squadron
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- 180th Security Forces Squadron
Airman 1st Class Camren Ray / 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th FW Airmen complete ACE stress test
Airmen with the 180th Fighter Wing participate in an Agile Combat Employment stress test in Swanton, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2024. The stress test is meant to push load crew limits and expose any potential vulnerabilities or shortcomings that need improved. The load crew was trained for 40 hours prior to the stress test.
Senior Airman Nicholas Battani / 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
OHNG Airmen participate in Exercise Northern Lightning 2024
Ohio Air National Guard Airmen participated in 2024 Northern Lightning alongside more than 1,000 service members from nearly 25 units across the country at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Aug. 5-18, 2024. During this two-week exercise, OHNG Airmen had the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to integrate with joint forces, focusing on air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, dissimilar aircraft air tactics and offensive and defensive counter air, with realistic surface-to-air and air-to-air threats.
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11.14.22
Photo by Staff Sgt. Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th Fighter Wing trains with ‘Sun Downers’ in Sunshine State
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Preston (right), an F-16 crew chief, and Senior Airman Allison Garcia, a munitions specialist, stand next to an F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, before morning training flights Nov. 3, 2022, at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Airmen with the 180th FW traveled to Key West to train with Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 111, the Navy’s premier adversary squadron, which provided realistic training scenarios to help prepare the Swanton, Ohio-based Air National Guard unit for homeland defense and contingency operations around the globe.
10.15.22
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Wendy Kuhn, 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Holesko assumes command of 180th Fighter Wing, DiDio retires
Col. Chad Holesko (second from right), new commander of the 180th Fighter Wing, stands at attention during a change of command ceremony Oct. 15, 2022, at the Toledo Air National Guard Base in Swanton, Ohio. Holesko assumed command from Col. Michael DiDio (second from left), who retires with more than 25 years of military service. Also pictured are Brig. Gen. Gary McCue (left), Ohio deputy assistant adjutant general for Air and presiding officer for the ceremony, and Chief Master Sgt. Daniel S. Baumert, 180th FW command chief master sergeant.
01.24.22
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Snow storm doesn't stop maintenance at 180th FW
Tech. Sgt. Jacob Hancock, an F-16 Fighting Falcon mechanic assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, braves the cold and snow to close up panels on the jet to prevent damage from inclement weather, Jan. 24, 2022, in Swanton, Ohio. The 180th FW performs daily training, conducted in realistic environments and circumstances, ensuring the wing’s Airmen maintain the highest levels of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment.
11.15.21
Photos by Senior Airman Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Conducting preventative maintenance at the 180th Fighter Wing
Airman 1st Class Joel Ackerman (right), a cable and antenna systems technician, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Honan (also in inset), a radar airfield and weather systems technician, both assigned to the 220th Engineering Installation Squadron, conduct a preventive maintenance inspection on antennas Nov. 15, 2021, at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio. Periodic inspections like these help identify any issues with the antennas before they negatively impact wing operations.
10.02.21
Photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Maj. Gen. Camp presides over oath of enlistment ceremony at 180 FW
Maj. Gen. James R. Camp, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air, administers the oath of enlistment to a group of Airmen and new recruits Oct. 2. 2021, at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio. The oath is administered by a commissioned officer, and a new or extended enlistment contract usually incurs a commitment of four to six years of active service.
09.11.21
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th FW Airmen ruck to remember 9/11, POW/MIA Day
Airmen assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing participate in a 24-hour ruck march at the wing, Sept. 11, 2021, in Swanton, Ohio. Nearly 90 Airmen marched more than 250 miles during the 24-hour ruck in remembrance of those killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as well as America’s prisoners of war and those still missing in action to honor National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 17.
07.10.21
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Thompson, U.S. Air Force
112th Fighter Squadron takes part in GIDE 3
Ohio Air National Guard Capt. Travis Dancer, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 112th Fighter Squadron, exits his aircraft after landing July 10, 2021, at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, in Alpena, Mich., in support of Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 (GIDE 3). North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command, in partnership with all 11 combatant commands, led the third in a series of GIDE events, which combine people and technology to innovate and accelerate system development for domain awareness, information dominance, decisional superiority and global integration.
06.29.21
Photo by Spc. Jessica Silhavy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Air National Guard wings work together: KC-135 refuels F-16s
Airman 1st Class Tristen Miller, a boom operator with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, closes the over-wing hatch of a KC-135 Stratotanker June 29, 2021, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Multiple aircraft, including an F-16 from the 180th Fighter Wing with Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general, aboard, were refueled mid-air during the training flight.
03.16.20
Photo by Senior Airman Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard
323rd MP Company returns from D.C. mission: Toledo unit keeps pace with multiple deployments in past year
The Ohio Army National Guard’s 323rd Military Police Company, based in Toledo, Ohio, has been busy in 2020-21 with five different short-notice deployments to support state and federal missions, including a recent deployment to the Washington D.C. area to assist with security at entry points to the U.S. Supreme Court building.
12.31.20
Photo by 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th Fighter Wing Airmen return from overseas duty
Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing are welcomed home by loved ones upon their return from deployment in late December 2020. Several members of the unit, based in Swanton, Ohio, returned in the timeframe from around Christmas to New Year’s Day.
10.12.20
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th Fighter Wing deploys F-16s in support of U.S. Central Command
Airmen assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing prepare F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment in the early morning hours, Oct. 12, 2020, at the 180th FW in Swanton, Ohio. The F-16 deployment is part of a 300-Airman aviation package to combat zones within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and is in addition to the 100 members of the wing who are currently deployed to six countries around the world.
2020
Photo by Senior Airman Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th FW inspector general team earns prestigious USAF, ANG awards
Brig. Gen. James Camp (left), Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air, presents the U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John P. Flynn Inspector General Award to Lt. Col. Jennifer Beale, director of the 180th Fighter Wing complaints and resolution program, Sept. 14, 2020 in Swanton, Ohio. The award is presented to an IG team whose wing-level complaints and resolutions program most demonstrates six fundamental leadership characteristics of integrity, justice, compassion, loyalty, courage and spirit. In addition, the 180th FW has recently earned the Air National Guard’s Maj. Gen. Junius W. Jones Inspector General Award as the ANG’s best wing-level command inspection program, highlighting performance and program execution, above and beyond day-to-day mission requirements.
08.08.20
Photo by Senior Airman Kregg York, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180th Fighter Wing conducts water survival training
Capt. Kyle Russell, an F-16 fighter pilot assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, swims under an open parachute during water survival training in Aug. 8, 2020, in Waterville, Ohio. The training simulates what a pilot may experience if they eject over water. Training for diverse, real-world scenarios ensures the wing’s Airmen are fully trained, qualified, prepared and ready to deploy worldwide at all times.
05-07-20
Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen, 178th Wing Public Affairs
America Strong: 180th Fighter Wing conducts appreciation flyovers
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, based in Swanton, Ohio, fly over the Miami Valley in support of America Strong May 7, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. The America Strong campaign is a collaborative salute of aircraft flyovers conducted by Navy and Air Force units nationwide to recognize health care professionals, first responders, military service members and other essential personnel working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
02.18.20
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
180 FW member excels in, loves challenges of avionics field
Staff Sgt. Mario Bynum is an integrated avionics technician with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, ensuring that the unit’s F-16 pilots are able to receive necessary information through high-tech communication systems and flight controls. Avionics technicians maintain more than 10 integrated systems including attack control radar, infrared and laser instruments and displays, flight controls, navigation, radio and satellite communications, as well as defensive and offensive identification and electronic warfare systems.
12.21.20
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Serving her fellow veterans: 180th FW Airman holds leadership post in BGSU student veterans chapter
Staff Sgt. Kathryn Dobbs, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, is vice president of the Bowling Green State University chapter of the Student Veterans of America organization, which is committed to supporting the university’s nearly 700 military-affiliated students through educational, financial and career support programs.
12.02.19
Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
A Teacher at Heart: Airman Educates and Advocates for Youth and Airmen
First Lt. Ashley Chapa, assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing as the director of equal opportunity, has pursued both of her career goals — to serve in the military and work in the education field. A member of the Air National Guard since 2004, Chapa has served for the past five years as an intervention specialist at Liberty Center Elementary School in Northwest Ohio, where she works with kindergarten and first-grade students with disabilities. The Ohio National Guard salutes all of our Airmen and Soldiers who balance work in the education field with serving their communities, state and nation.
STORY ARCHIVE
10/31/2014 Airman, Leader, Warrior: A two time cancer survivor’s journey
04/03/2015 Toledo Airman provides support in one of world's most remote locations during Operation Deep Freeze
10/18/2015 5K raises awareness for military invisible injuries
11/06/2016 180th Fighter Wing Airmen spend day with venerable veterans
08/10/2017 180th Fighter Wing leads Smoky Mountain Medical IRT; provides care to 5,800 citizens
08/10/2017 Swimming with Sharks: Guard member-entrepreneur makes successful pitch on ABC's 'Shark Tank'
11/15/2017 National American Indian Heritage Month: 180th Fighter Wing Celebrates Cultural Diversity
01.15.2018 Theater security package deploys to Estonia
02.10.2018 180th Fighter Wing's speed mentoring program helps shape future leaders
02.20.2018 Living the Dream: 180th Fighter Wing Airman from Military Family happy to just be herself
03.26.2018 The Miracle on Laskey: Airman uses prior training to help child injured during accident
04.04.2018 The Gift of Life: Airman pays it forward with kidney donation, helps his wife in process
04.11.2018 Air National Guard director visits two OHANG wings
10.09.2018 Responding when the community calls: Ohio Air National Guard firefighters provide emergency aid
08.22.2019 Sisters in uniform: Twins serve together at 180th FW