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April 11, 2024
Stingers Embrace Multi-Capable Airman Concept During ACE Exercise

Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment exercise at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard Base in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Nov. 6 and 7, 2023.
April 5, 2024
Turning Struggles into Strengths

Every year the 180th Fighter Wing recognizes and awards outstanding Airmen for their exemplary leadership, job performance, individual accomplishments and service to their community. Airman of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, First Sergeant
Feb. 4, 2024
180FW Officer’s Club Hosts Stinger Kids Essay Contest

In December, our Commissioned Officer’s Council hosted an essay contest with the goal of highlighting our outstanding Stinger kids who are dedicated to supporting our community.The short essays needed to be 400-600 words and demonstrate how the author supported our community by volunteering and
Nov. 17, 2023
NDI: Seeing the Unseen

Just as doctors utilize x-rays, MRIs and CT scans to get an internal and closer look at what may be wrong with a patient when it’s not visible to the naked eye, the 180th Fighter Wing mimics the same process, but with its equipment. That’s where the Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) shop and NDI
Nov. 17, 2023
180FW Medical Group Concludes Joint Training at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan

Members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, Medical Group, concluded training at Marine Corps Base Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan as part of Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program (CMRP) training and to assist the permanent party medical team assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital
Nov. 17, 2023
180FW Medical Group trains in Okinawa, Japan

Members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, Medical Group, arrived at Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan as part of Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program (CMRP) training and to assist the permanent party medical team assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, July 13, 2023.
Nov. 17, 2023
180FW Participates in Northern Lightning 23

More than 90 Airmen and six F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the Ohio National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing, deployed to Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, in early August to participate in exercise Northern Lightning.
Nov. 5, 2023
180FW Trains For Future Fight

More than 90 Airmen, 12 pilots and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing deployed to Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis., to train with multiple active duty, National Guard, Reserve and Marine units as part of the annual Northern Lightning training
Sept. 26, 2022
180th Fighter Wing Remains a No-Drone Zone

The 180th Fighter Wing, located at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport, remains a no-drone zone at all times.
Aug. 16, 2022
From Refugee to Lawyer

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Igor Petrovich is no stranger to adversity. Born and raised in Travnik, Bosnia in 1989, just two years before the Yugoslav Wars broke out in the region, he lived with his parents and grandparents in a traditional farming community.