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Aug. 7, 2015
Airmen Participate in Joint C-17 Training

Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing participated in a joint multi-unit C-17 Globemaster III training exercise that took place over six days, from June 3 to June 8.The training provided Airmen with an opportunity to practice realistic scenarios with other military units and civil authorities as a way
Aug. 4, 2015
Real Superheroes at Local Library

An Airman from the 180th Fighter Wing represented the wing July 28 during "Real Superheroes" at the Waterville Branch Library.Master Sgt. Norman J. Drzewiecki, an information protection manager, was one of four guest speakers for the event, which highlighted civil service jobs in the community."We
June 3, 2015
UTMC: Training Program Renewed

In April of 2015, the 180th Fighter Wing received word from the National Guard Bureau that the training affiliation agreement between the University of Toledo Medical Center and the wing was renewed for another five years. This training agreement has been instrumental in helping the 180th Medical
June 3, 2015
Go Bald for Brayden: Cancer Free One Year Later

It's been a little over a year since Brayden Mitchell, who was diagnosed with stage-3 kidney cancer at the age of 5, captured the hearts of Air Force units around the world. Brayden has been busy in the year since he inspired the Airmen of the 180th to "Go Bald for Brayden."As of August 2014,
June 3, 2015
The Last Frontier: Stingers Travel to Alaska For Red Flag

Over 150 Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing traveled to Alaska representing the Ohio National Guard in a two-week, multi-national exercise called, Red Flag May 4th - 15th, 2015 at Eielson Air Force Base.
March 13, 2015
Nesting in the Keys: 180FW travels for winter training

Approximately 140 180th Fighter Wing Airmen from Toledo, Ohio deployed to Naval Station Key West to conduct air combat training exercises over the Gulf of Mexico in January.180th FW F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-15 Eagles from the 159th FW, New Orleans, trained against F-5 Tigers from Fighter Squadron
March 8, 2015
A Chaplain on Ice

It is the coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth. There is no further or more remote deployment military personnel can be sent on. Operation Deep Freeze takes Air National Guardsmen 2400 miles south of New Zealand and is a scientific operation, not a military one.But the Air National Guard has
Feb. 19, 2015
Air Guard Airman Gives Gift to Man with Cerebral Palsy

One Airman assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing recently demonstrated excellence in his Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan communities, when he provided a generous gift to a 32-year-old man, who was born with cerebral palsy.Senior Airman Jacob Sorosiak, a Guard Airman with the 180th FW weapons
May 28, 2014
Airman, Leader, Warrior: A two time cancer survivor's journey

"I'm going to hit you with the whole kitchen sink," said the oncologist to Senior Master Sgt. Dale Przyojski, before her first chemotherapy treatment after her second diagnosis of breast cancer. Przyojski, a finance superintendent at the 180th Fighter Wing, found a lump on her breast in April of
Feb. 8, 2014
180th Fighter Wing conducts realistic combat training in Louisiana

Imagine four F-16 Fighting Falcons against six F-15 Screaming Eagles. The outnumbered F-16s have a designated location to protect from the air while the F-15s come in from all angles to destroy it. Approximately 220 Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing deployed to Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, New