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  • 179 Airlift Wing partners with OSU on completing degrees

    If the Enlisted Force Advisory Council has their way, soon non-commissioned officers in E-8 and above slots will be required to complete their Community College of the Air Force associates degrees. To help foster this environment of focusing on continuing one's education and becoming well rounded in

  • 179th Airlift Wing kicks off wind study

    The 179th Airlift Wing has kicked off a six-month study to measure wind speed and wind direction as part of our alternative energy initiatives. On Sept. 15, a 65-foot Anemometer Tower was placed between buildings 300 and 422. This location was selected and approved by the Federal Aviation

  • 179th Gives Back for National Day of Caring

    On Aug. 11, 2011, the 179th Airlift Wing participated in the United Way National Day of Caring by helping two area agencies. The Raemelton Equestrian Center and the newly opened Little Buckeye Children's Museum handpicked the 179 AW to help with projects at their locations, said Capt. Aimee A.

  • Suicidologist encourages members to reconnect

    Dr. Mary Bartlett, a Suicidologist, was in Mansfield on Sept. 17, 2011, to speak with members of the 179th Airlift Wing about the importance of reconnecting with each other and their personal support systems. "You don't need a PhD to save lives," she told the audience.Bartlett was brought to the

  • Our new Director of Psychological Health

    In today's Air Force, there are numerous stressors that our Airmen face on a day-to-day basis. Deployments are at an all time high for many career fields and it can become tough to deal with all of the things that are going on in ones life. Here at the 179th Airlift Wing we have witnessed, first

  • Recruiters learn new leads process at Cleveland National Air Show

    Recruiters and volunteers from the 179th Airlift Wing were on hand this weekend at the Cleveland National Air Show to promote the Air National Guard and train on new recruiting equipment and techniques.By partaking in this large scale recruiting effort, the recruiters from the 179th AW got to train

  • New airframe, squadron on Kandahar Airfield

    Members of the 451st Expeditionary Operations Group welcomed their newest unit, the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, here at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, recently.The 702 EAS is a tactical transport squadron comprising Army and Air Force Guard members flying C-27J Spartans to provide support

  • Recruiters Join Forces at Mid-Ohio Raceway

    Recruiters from the 179th Airlift Wing, 178th Fighter Wing and 200th Red Horse Squadron were representing the Ohio Air National Guard August 5 through 7 at the Mid-Ohio Raceway. The recruiters were present to promote the Ohio Air National guard, pass out information to potential recruits and

  • 2011 Mansfield Lahm Military Family Scholarship Recipients

    Every year the Mansfield Lahm Military Families Scholarship Program awards scholarships to children, grandchildren, or spouses of an active or retired 179th Airlift Wing member. To submit an application, they must write a letter explaining their desires for continued education, goals and objectives

  • 179th Airlift Wing, Army Embark on Historic Deployment

    Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing made Air National Guard history today by deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for the first time with the C-27J Spartan, one of the Air Force's newest aircraft.This joint mission is being conducted with aircrew from the 179th AW and soldiers from the

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