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March 4, 2021
179th Deploys to Middle East

MANSFIELD, Ohio – Approximately 150 members of the Ohio Air NationalGuard’s 179th Airlift Wing (AW) recently departed for a deployment to the Middle Eastin support of Operation Spartan Shield. A majority of the members are from the 164thAirlift Squadron and 179th Maintenance Group. They will be
Sept. 27, 2020
Ohio Air Guard Members Provide Lifesaving Aid

Staff Sgt. Michael Mauldin and Staff Sgt. Joshua Prater, both fire protection at the 179th Airlift Wing, were coined by Brig. Gen. James R. Camp, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Ohio National Guard, after they provided lifesaving aid to a victim of a motor vehicle accident on their way to work
May 20, 2020
Maintaining Readiness Amidst COVID-19

Worldwide, life as we know it has vastly changed in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, causing us to adapt and change how we operate in our everyday lives. For aircrew members at the 179th Airlift Wing, adaptability has been key in continuing training to ensure mission readiness while following the
April 21, 2020
Ohio National Guard provides temporary housing for state corrections facilities

ORIENT, Ohio – The Ohio National Guard is supporting the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to temporarily expand housing at the Pickaway Correctional Institution.
April 11, 2019
200th RHS tip of the spear for year two of Camp Kamassa IRT project in Mississippi

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. – The 200th RED HORSE Squadron (200RHS), an Ohio Air National Guard unit based out of Camp Perry and its Detachment in Mansfield, Ohio, is conducting a Deployment for Training (DFT) to assist in the construction of Mississippi’s first fully accessible year-round camp facility
Jan. 25, 2018
Ohio unit wins national award for performance in information, cyber dominance

MANSFIELD, Ohio – When you’re short-staffed at work, every task can be a challenge and your abilities as a leader tested. With half his team deployed in 2017, maintaining the status quo would have been the easy option; however, Maj. Thomas Butler, 179th Airlift Wing (AW) Communication Flight (CF)