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  • Family Day at the 179th Airlift Wing

    Family and friends gathered at the 179th Airlift Wing, June 12, for Family Day 2011. Members were able to bring their families, dress down and take a day off from their normal duties to partake in fun activities across the base. The events held included a family fun walk, which also helped to

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visits 179th

    On Tuesday, April 19, the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Roy and his wife Paula, visited the 179th Airlift Wing. Roy toured the base and spent his time talking with Airmen from the 179th about current issues and our new aircraft.He first visited the base command staff to discuss the

  • 179th Gives Back for Earth Day

    On Wednesday, May 11, members from the 179th Airlift Wing spent the day around Richland county working on different projects for Earth Day. It was a beautiful, warm sunny day and enlisted members, officers, and even commanders spent time planting flowers, spreading mulch, and cleaning barns. For

  • 179th, Boy Scouts Honor Flag Day

    Boy Scouts from Troop 126 in Belleville were on base today to participate in a flag disposal ceremony in honor of Flag Day and to enjoy a cookout provided by the 179th Aerospace Ground Equipment shop.As a tradition each year, Master Sgt. Roger Williams of the 179th AGE shop, organizes a flag

  • Fallen Comrade Ceremony Held at the 179th Airlift Wing

    Members of the 179th Airlift Wing, local authorities, retirees and family members attended a fallen comrade ceremony Monday morning for Army 1st Lt. John M. Runkle on the flight line at Mansfield Lahm Airport. Runkle, along with six other soldiers from Fort Campbell, Ky., died of wounds suffered

  • Pryor Family Named 2009 Ohio Adjutant General's Family of the Year

         Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Pryor, his wife, Master Sgt. Sheila Pryor, and their family were recently named as the 2009 Ohio Adjutant General's Family of the Year. They were nominated for the work they do in support of the 179th Airlift Wing (AW) and the 200th RED HORSE (RH).      According to

  • Satellite NCOA provides balance of home, work and academic networking

    Most senior members of the military will agree that every Airman should attend at least one of their Professional Military Education (PME) courses in-residence. Some believe that when a member attends these courses, they receive a level of education and hands on experience that cannot be duplicated

  • 179 AW makes Tappan Award history

          The 179th Airlift Wing has again made its mark in history by being the first unit to receive the coveted Alan P. Tappan Award three consecutive years on May 13, 2010 at the Annual Ohio Air National Guard Awards Banquet. This annual event, hosted in Toledo, Ohio, celebrates the

  • Kicking off maintenance training with help of only ANG T-37

          When scrolling through a list of Air National Guard assets, the 179th Airlift Wing stands out from the rest by owning the ANG's only T-37 aircraft. While this may not immediately make sense due to the 179th's present C-130H mission and the impending transition to the C-27Js, it is actually

  • With a little help from our friends

         The line-up isn't what it once was. Our Maintenance Group would be the first to tell you that their job is going through changes. Here at the 179th Airlift Wing, we are slowly converting to a new aircraft, the C27J Spartan. A change like that can't happen overnight and while some of our Hercs

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