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  • 179th Airlift Wing provides community support during 2010 Earth Day

    On a sunny springtime Wednesday, over 100 members of the 179th Airlift Wing and 200th Red Horse Detachment 1 participated with local community members and area students to celebrate Earth Day on April 29, 2010. The military volunteers worked at 12 projects sites throughout Richland County to

  • Farewell to a history-making Wing Commander

          Ohio National Guard Assistant Adjutant General for Air invites you to join him on Sunday, April 18, 2010 as Col. Mark L. Stephens relinquishes command of the 179th Airlift Wing to Col. Gregory N. Schnulo at 2:30 p.m. in Hanger 409.       During his 30 years at the 179th Airlift Wing,

  • Airmen provide medical care in the Ohio State Special Olympics

         In June 2008, fifty (50) Ohio National Guard Airmen joined their civilian counterpart's in encompassing the Ohio State Campus and other locations around Columbus. The joint efforts of the doctors, nurses, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and first aid providers were focused on

  • MDS lends a helping hand

    When one pictures Hawaii, most often a vision of a lush tropic vacation and sunbathing on the beaches comes to mind. Travel an hour from the busy hub of Honolulu and those pristine beaches are replaced with ones occupied by tent cities. On each of these "tent city" beaches, roughly 1000 people live

  • Aerial Port Retires Flag

    The 179th Aerial Port Squadron retired its flag on Sunday, July 8, 2008. What this means is the Aerial Port is no longer a squadron. Although their office name has changed to Air Terminal Operations, they will remain as part of the Logistics Readiness Squadron under the command of LtCol Douglas

  • 179th AW members step up to help Mansfield celebrate 200th birthday

    On June 28, members of the 179th Airlift Wing helped the city of Mansfield celebrate its 200th birthday by participating in a parade.Twenty members were marched by Master Sgt. Bill Bringman along the parade route. The members were accompanied by several vehicles from the 179th, including a fire

  • Colonel promotions mark date in history

    In two ceremonies on July 12, the 179th Airlift Wing made history by promoting four members to the rank of colonel in a single day.The rank of colonel is the highest attainable at the 179th. To advance beyond this rank to become a general, one must pursue a position at another base or a state

  • Army fire station begins new 179th era

    On May 30, the 179th Airlift Wing welcomed a new partner in the effort to keep the base relevant and open by opening an Army Fire Station adjacent to the current 179th Airlift Wing Fire Station.Military officials and other distinguished visitors, such as Congressman Jim Jordan and Ohio State

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