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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.
May 18, 2022
A Matter of Life or Death: Seeking Help and Overcoming

“I was highly suicidal and I told my husband that if he didn’t take me to the hospital, I wasn’t going to continue to live.”For Tech. Sgt. Jilayne Michelsen, a Command Post Control Operations Specialist, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, having the ability to ask her husband
March 10, 2021
Ohio National Guard Airman Serves Veterans to Support University Student Veterans

“America’s veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world,” John Doolittle.
Feb. 7, 2021
180FW Mission Ready During Extreme Weather

U.S. Air Force F-16 maintenance personnel, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, begin to tow jets from the hangar, to the flightline, in preparation for early morning training sorties, Feb. 7, 2021. The fighter jets were brought into the hangar the night in an effort to keep the
Jan. 26, 2021
180FW Airmen Return from Deployment

Family members await the return Airmen after an overseas deployment, Jan. 26, 2020 at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio. Approximately 300 Airmen, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing returned home from a three-month deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation
Jan. 23, 2021
180FW Returns from AEF Deployment

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, return home from a three-month Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2021. The fighter jets were part of a 12 aircraft, 300 Airman aviation package deployed to
Oct. 26, 2020
National Day of the Deployed – Recognizing the Selfless Service and Sacrifice of our Airmen

“On any given day, approximately 30,000 Guardsmen carry out federal missions around the world,” Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief, National Guard Bureau, highlighted in the 2021 National Guard Bureau Posture Statement. “And an additional 10,000 Guardsmen conduct state and federal missions within the
Oct. 26, 2020
Inspector General Team Propels Wing – Earns Two Higher-Headquarters Awards

Ensuring a wing can achieve and maintain wartime readiness and compliance with higher-headquarters regulations while also being charged with supporting the unique needs of more than 1,000 Airmen is no easy task.For the five-person Inspector General team assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th
Oct. 19, 2020
Ohio National Guard Helps Test Communities for COVID-19

U.S. Army Cpl. Tyler Pugsley, a Soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guard, packages a completed COVID-19 test during a pop-up testing drive-thru at Anthony Wayne Junior High School in Whitehouse, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2020. The Ohio National Guard is supporting community partners, helping to collect
Oct. 7, 2020
180th Fighter Wing to Support Aerospace Expeditionary Deployment

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, prepares for an early morning take-off Oct. 12, 2020, departing from the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, for an Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment. The F-16 deployment is part of a 300 Airman