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112th Fighter Squadron Celebrates 100 years of Service

112th Fighter Squadron Celebrates 100 years of Service

The 112th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, celebrated 100 years of service, dating back to August 18, 1917, when it was officially activated as the 112th Aero Squadron... More

112th Fighter Squadron 100th Anniversary Group Photo

112th Fighter Squadron 100th Anniversary Group Photo

Airmen assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, pose for a group photo Oct. 21, 2017 after a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the 112th Fighter Squadron. The 180th Fighter Wing was ... More

The 180th Fighter Wing held a ceremony celebrating

The 180th Fighter Wing held a ceremony celebrating

The 180th Fighter Wing held a ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 112th Fighter Squadron at Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio on Oct. 21, 2017. Today’s 180FW was formed in October 1995, but ... More

Col. Steven S. Nordhaus, currently the 180th Fighter

Col. Steven S. Nordhaus, currently the 180th Fighter

Col. Steven S. Nordhaus, currently the 180th Fighter Wing commander, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares for a combat sortie in support Operation Enduring Freedom at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in 2005. (U.S. Air Na... More

Taylor McCoy, 13 months, waits patiently for her father,

Taylor McCoy, 13 months, waits patiently for her father,

Taylor McCoy, 13 months, waits patiently for her father, Staff Sgt. Dennis McCoy, to return from a two-month deployment. McCoy, a weapons loader, with about 200 other 180th Fighter Wing Airmen returned from an ... More

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, participate in a simulated exercise at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Training Academy in Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2010. Firefighters fro... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Ferguson, a firefighter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Ferguson, a firefighter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Ferguson, a firefighter with the 180th Fighter Wing, rappels down the side of a training facility at the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Training Academy in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. ... More

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing, rescue simulated victims from a burning building during a training exercise at the Phelps Collins Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., Oct. 1... More

The 180th Fighter Wing and the Honor Flight Northwest

The 180th Fighter Wing and the Honor Flight Northwest

The 180th Fighter Wing and the Honor Flight Northwest Ohio, hosted the Stage Door Canteen, May 21, at the 180th Fighter Wing. The hangar was transformed into a scene of a World War II canteen dance.

Honor and Tradition: A Reflection of Veterans Day

Honor and Tradition: A Reflection of Veterans Day

For Staff Sgt. Tony Unum, a third generation military member, Veterans Day is a time to honor and reflect upon all veterans, past, present and future, quietly and respectfully.

Master Sgt. Keith Holliker, an F-16 mechanic from the

Master Sgt. Keith Holliker, an F-16 mechanic from the

Master Sgt. Keith Holliker, an F-16 mechanic from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, helps a Vietnam veteran look for names on the Vietnam Wall in Washington, Oct. 23, 2012. This was the first Vie... More

Senior Master Sgt. Annie Menchaca-Bratton prepares

Senior Master Sgt. Annie Menchaca-Bratton prepares

Senior Master Sgt. Annie Menchaca-Bratton prepares food for the homeless at the Cherry Street Mission, Toledo, Ohio, as part of a community outreach project with the 180th Fighter Wing’s Logistics Readiness Squ... More

Airman is best-of-the-best five years in a row

Airman is best-of-the-best five years in a row

180th Fighter Wing Command Post Controller, Tech. Sgt. Levi Shadle, has been recognized as the best of the best for the fifth time in four years. Shadle was recently named as the 2012 Continental United States ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Trabold, 180th FW airfield operations

Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Trabold, 180th FW airfield operations

Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Trabold, 180th FW airfield operations manager, pictured with his hand-built Vans Aircraft RV-6. The aircraft took around 22 years to complete and was funded with Trabold’s guard checks. (... More

The 180th Fighter Wing airmen returning from deployment,

The 180th Fighter Wing airmen returning from deployment,

The 180th Fighter Wing airmen returning from deployment, walk off a Boeing B777 on the flight line of the 180th FW, Toledo, Ohio, July 13, 2013. Members of the 180th FW returned from a two-month deployment to D... More

Col. Steven Nordhaus, 180th Fighter Wing commander,

Col. Steven Nordhaus, 180th Fighter Wing commander,

Col. Steven Nordhaus, 180th Fighter Wing commander, greets 180th airmen on the flightline July 13, 2013, as they return to Swanton, Ohio from a two-month deployment to Djibouti and Jordan. Approximately 200 air... More

Lt. Col. Shawn Thompson, a dentist with the 180th Fighter

Lt. Col. Shawn Thompson, a dentist with the 180th Fighter

Lt. Col. Shawn Thompson, a dentist with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, extracts a tooth July 15, 2013, at Martin Middle School in Martin, Tenn. Thompson and about 130 service members from the ... More

Lt. Col. Julie Preston, an optometrist with the 180th

Lt. Col. Julie Preston, an optometrist with the 180th

Lt. Col. Julie Preston, an optometrist with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, conducts a vision test July 16, 2013, at Martin Middle School in Martin, Tenn. Preston and about 130 service members ... More

Col. Scott Reed, 180FW Vice Commander

Col. Scott Reed, 180FW Vice Commander

Col. Scott Reed, 180FW Vice Commander Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing Operations

U.S. airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing Operations

U.S. airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing Operations Group, Ohio Air National Guard, watch as Col. C. Scott Croxton, operations group commander, relinquishes command of the group to Col. Chris Belli during a chan... More

The 180th Fighter Wing, of the Ohio Air National Guard,

The 180th Fighter Wing, of the Ohio Air National Guard,

The 180th Fighter Wing, of the Ohio Air National Guard, officially welcomed home members following a recent Air Expeditionary Force deployment, during a ceremony at the wing Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. The members r... More

Command Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, Command Chief

Command Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, Command Chief

Command Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, Command Chief of the Air National Guard, speaks to airmen at the 180th Fighter Wing during a Town Hall meeting at the wing in Swanton, Ohio, Jan. 12, 2014. Throughout t... More

Ohio Air National Guard airmen team up with Swanton Lions Club to spread holiday cheer

Ohio Air National Guard airmen team up with Swanton Lions Club to spre...

Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, teamed up with the Swanton Lions Club to deliver gifts to children this holiday season. The 180th FW is dedicated to continu... More

New Orleans - 180th FW trains with 159th FW

New Orleans - 180th FW trains with 159th FW

Master Sgt. Mark Close and Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Caldwell, crew chiefs from the 180th Fighter Wing, review a technical order at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, New Orleans, Jan. 14, 2014, before repairing the lan... More

New Orleans - 180th FW trains in New Orleans

New Orleans - 180th FW trains in New Orleans

Master Sgt. Matthew Stamm, a crew chief from the 180th Fighter Wing, examines the inside of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, New Orleans, Jan. 16, 2014. The 180th Fighter Wing is curre... More

Senior Airman Noah Colson, a phase maintenance technician

Senior Airman Noah Colson, a phase maintenance technician

Senior Airman Noah Colson, a phase maintenance technician with the 180th Fighter Wing, installs a flaperon on an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the hangar during unit training assembly in Swanton, Ohio, Feb. 8, 2014. ... More

Staff Sgt. Charles Kaczorowski, a nondestructive inspection

Staff Sgt. Charles Kaczorowski, a nondestructive inspection

Staff Sgt. Charles Kaczorowski, a nondestructive inspection technician with the 180th Fighter Wing, rinses excess penetrant off of a probe tube during unit training assembly in Swanton, Ohio, Feb. 8, 2014. Pene... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing,

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing,

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, stand ready for a morning training sortie at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 13, 2014. The 180th Fighter Wing is participating in... More

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Lt. Col. Mike DiDio, from

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Lt. Col. Mike DiDio, from

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Lt. Col. Mike DiDio, from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, conducts a pre-flight inspection before a training sortie at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 13, 2014. ... More

Col. Craig R. Baker, 180th Fighter Wing Commander

Col. Craig R. Baker, 180th Fighter Wing Commander

Col. Craig R. Baker, 180th Fighter Wing Commander. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Senator, Rob Portman, meets with U.S. Air Force

U.S. Senator, Rob Portman, meets with U.S. Air Force

U.S. Senator, Rob Portman, meets with U.S. Air Force Pilots at the 180th Fighter Wing, Toledo, Ohio, March 14, 2014. Portman visited the 180th to get a first-hand look at the wing and its everyday missions. (Ai... More

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, Capt. Jerad Ames from the

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, Capt. Jerad Ames from the

F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, Capt. Jerad Ames from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares for a training sortie at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 13, 2014. The 180th Fighter Wing is part... More

Electrician Tech. Sgt. Bryan Henry, from the 180th

Electrician Tech. Sgt. Bryan Henry, from the 180th

Electrician Tech. Sgt. Bryan Henry, from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, removes a panel from an F-16 Fighting Falcon in preparation to perform an operational check on the environmental control... More

An F-22 Raptor from the Alaska Air National Guard takes

An F-22 Raptor from the Alaska Air National Guard takes

An F-22 Raptor from the Alaska Air National Guard takes off for a Sentry Aloha training sortie March 14, 2014. Sentry Aloha, a large aerial combat training exercise, with nearly 50 different airframes from the ... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing,

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing,

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, and a C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base taxi to the runway for a training sortie at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 17, 2014.... More

Capt. Gabe Thiel, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from

Capt. Gabe Thiel, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from

Capt. Gabe Thiel, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, conducts a preflight inspection before a training sortie at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 18, 2014. T... More

Runners check in before the I Believe I Can Fly 5K

Runners check in before the I Believe I Can Fly 5K

Runners check in before the I Believe I Can Fly 5K at Toledo Express Airport April 9, 2017 in Swanton, Ohio. The 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard and the Arms Forces worked together to put on the 5K ... More

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing respond to

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing respond to

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing respond to a simulated fire during an Operational Readiness Exercise in Swanton, Ohio, May 18, 2014. Operational Readiness Exercises are simulated scenarios that allow A... More

180th Fighter Wing firefighters prepare to enter a

180th Fighter Wing firefighters prepare to enter a

180th Fighter Wing firefighters prepare to enter a simulated burning building to conduct search and rescue as part of operational readiness training at the 180th Fighter Wing, Swanton, Ohio, May 19, 2014. Oper... More

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing respond to

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing respond to

Firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing respond to a hazardous material incident during an Operational Readiness Exercise in Swanton, Ohio, May 20, 2014. Operational Readiness Exercises are simulated scenarios... More

An F-16 fighter pilot walks across the flight line

An F-16 fighter pilot walks across the flight line

An F-16 fighter pilot walks across the flight line in MOPP 4 gear during an Operational Readiness Exercise at the 180th Fighter Wing, Swanton, Ohio, May 21, 2014. Mission Oriented Protective Posture is used to ... More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Parker, firefighter, administers

Staff Sgt. Joshua Parker, firefighter, administers

Staff Sgt. Joshua Parker, firefighter, administers emergency first-aid to a fellow Airman in a simulated auto accident during readiness training at the 180th Fighter Wing, Swanton, Ohio, May 21, 2014. All membe... More

Capt. Roy Poor, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with

Capt. Roy Poor, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with

Capt. Roy Poor, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with the 180th Fighter Wing explains the wing's Aerospace Control Alert mission to Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Co... More

Derek Miller (left) and Alex Brikhold (right), Boy

Derek Miller (left) and Alex Brikhold (right), Boy

Derek Miller (left) and Alex Brikhold (right), Boy Scouts with Troop 70 in Defiance, Ohio, give a thumbs up as they watch three F-16 Fighting Falcons leave the flight line at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, ... More

Lt. Gen. William Etter, commander of the Continental

Lt. Gen. William Etter, commander of the Continental

Lt. Gen. William Etter, commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), reviews aircraft forms with crew chief, Master Sgt. Mark Close, b... More

Chief Master Sgt. Tracy Troxel, 180th Fighter Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Tracy Troxel, 180th Fighter Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Tracy Troxel, 180th Fighter Wing commander, greets Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, as he arrives for a short visit and tour of the 180th Fighter Wing. While v... More

Ohio Air National Guard medical group members from

Ohio Air National Guard medical group members from

Ohio Air National Guard medical group members from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, 179th Airlift Wing, and the 180th Fighter Wing begin their orientation at the base hospital on RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, England J... More

Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst, adjutant general, Ohio

Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst, adjutant general, Ohio

Maj. Gen. Deborah Ashenhurst, adjutant general, Ohio National Guard, visits with Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard, as they package pallets of water to be distributed to communities in the Greater Toledo Ar... More

Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard’s 73rd Troop

Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard’s 73rd Troop

Soldiers from the Ohio National Guard’s 73rd Troop Command, package bottled water to be delivered to water distribution sites throughout Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2014. Ohio Governor John Kasich declared a state of... More

Staff Sgt. Casandra Brockway, medical technician from

Staff Sgt. Casandra Brockway, medical technician from

Staff Sgt. Casandra Brockway, medical technician from the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, practices casting a limb on a fellow Air National Guardsman while Staff Sgt. Shannon Austin, an active duty orthope... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mike DeZinna, from the 175th

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mike DeZinna, from the 175th

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mike DeZinna, from the 175th Wing, Baltimore, hits a softball during a home run derby at Pacesetter Park, Sylvania, Ohio, Aug. 6, 2014. Air National Guard units from across the U.S. a... More

The completed static display standing guard at its

The completed static display standing guard at its

The completed static display standing guard at its new post - the 180FW.

Pilots with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio

Pilots with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio

Pilots with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio simulate flying combat operations at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan on June 21. More than 6,000 rounds and 70,000 pounds of munit... More

Aircraft maintenance personnel assigned to the Ohio

Aircraft maintenance personnel assigned to the Ohio

Aircraft maintenance personnel assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing prepare the unit’s F-16 Fighting Falcons for simulated combat operations at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in... More

Pilots with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio

Pilots with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio

Pilots with the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio simulate flying combat operations at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan on June 21. More than 6,000 rounds and 70,000 pounds of munit... More

180th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, Col. Scott Reed

180th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, Col. Scott Reed

180th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, Col. Scott Reed participates in a leadership briefing during annual ancillary training while deployed to Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan on June 22... More

180FW conducts ancillary training at Alpena CRTC

180FW conducts ancillary training at Alpena CRTC

Airmen with the 180th Fighter Wing completed their annual ancillary training while deployed to Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan on June 22 and 23. “The most effective, efficient and i... More

Airmen with Security Forces at the 180th Fighter Wing

Airmen with Security Forces at the 180th Fighter Wing

Airmen with Security Forces at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio conduct active shooter, taser refresher and Armament Systems and Procedures training while at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center on Ju... More

Capt. Diana Sluhan, antiterrorism officer assigned

Capt. Diana Sluhan, antiterrorism officer assigned

Capt. Diana Sluhan, antiterrorism officer assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, joined members of the 180FW Security Forces Squadron to participate hand-to-hand combat readiness training at the Alpena Combat Read... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Sohnrey, an engine mechanic

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Sohnrey, an engine mechanic

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Sohnrey, an engine mechanic with the 180th Fighter Wing, uses a borescope to inspect the inside an F-16 Fighting Falcon with the assistance of crew chief, Staff Sgt. Michael Worone... More

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing extinguish a controlled fire as part of a training exercise involving a simulated F-16 crash at Blue Creek Metro Park, Whitehouse, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2014. T... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing prepare

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing prepare

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing prepare over 30-plus registration packages to send to Salute to Life Program to join the national registry of volunteer bone marrow donors during the wing's two... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chad Holesko, an F-16 pilot

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chad Holesko, an F-16 pilot

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chad Holesko, an F-16 pilot from the 180th Fighter Wing, prepares for a training sortie on the flight line of Naval Station Key West, Boca Chica Island, Fla., Jan. 12, 2015. The 180th Fi... More

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing’s

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing’s

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing’s Security Forces Squadron returned home from a six month overseas deployment to more than 12 inches of snow Feb. 2, 2015. The team, made up of 13 men and wome... More

Air Guard Airman Gives Gift to Man with Cerebral Palsy

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 ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jon Pieron, an aircrew flight

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jon Pieron, an aircrew flight

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jon Pieron, an aircrew flight equipment craftsman with the 180th Operations Support Squadron, inspects a pilot's oxygen mask March 7, 2015, during a Unit Training Assembly at the 180th... More

Lt. Col. Mike Timbrook, an F-16 pilot with the 180th

Lt. Col. Mike Timbrook, an F-16 pilot with the 180th

Lt. Col. Mike Timbrook, an F-16 pilot with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, completes final pre-flight operations before a routine training mission March 20, 2015. The 180th FW conducts regular ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy Lolo congratulates Chief

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy Lolo congratulates Chief

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amy Lolo congratulates Chief Master Sgt. John DeRaedt after the change of authority ceremony April 12, 2015, at the 180th Fighter wing in Swanton, Ohio. DeRaedt became the sixth comman... More

180FW Travels to Red Flag Alaska

180FW Travels to Red Flag Alaska

Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, participated in Red Flag Alaska, a national exercise aimed to provide high-intensity combat training for pilots in a controlled environment at Eielso... More

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the runway at the 180th

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the runway at the 180th

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the runway at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, during a joint C-17 deployment training exercise Saturday June 6, 2015. The 180th hosted 10 military and civilian agencies t... More

2nd Lt. Andrew Do, left, and Staff Sgt. Brandon High,

2nd Lt. Andrew Do, left, and Staff Sgt. Brandon High,

2nd Lt. Andrew Do, left, and Staff Sgt. Brandon High, aeromedical technicians assigned to the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, practice resuscitating a simulated patient experiencing cardiac arrest while ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rob York, member

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rob York, member

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rob York, member of Security Forces at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, readies himself to qualify with the standard issue M9 handgun at the Alpena Combat Readiness Tra... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Lake Erie during a training

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Lake Erie during a training

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Lake Erie during a training sortie over Northwest Ohio and Michigan. The 180th Fighter Wing was performing multiple training sorties over Lake Huron and Northern Michigan June 21-... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Northwest Ohio and Michigan

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Northwest Ohio and Michigan

F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over Northwest Ohio and Michigan during a training sortie, June 25, 2015. The 180th Fighter Wing was performing training sorties over the Great Lakes June 21-24. (Air National Guard ph... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Roy Poor, an F-16 Fighting Falcon

U.S. Air Force Capt. Roy Poor, an F-16 Fighting Falcon

U.S. Air Force Capt. Roy Poor, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, flies over the Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac Island during a training sortie June 26, 2015. The 180th Fighter Wing was performing multiple training s... More

Spouses of military members at the 180th Fighter Wing

Spouses of military members at the 180th Fighter Wing

Spouses of military members at the 180th Fighter Wing were given the rare opportunity to take a ride on a KC-135 Stratotanker and watch F-16 Fighting Falcons being refueled mid-air on July 12, 2015 in Swanton, ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Philip Smith, the Command Chief of

Chief Master Sgt. Philip Smith, the Command Chief of

Chief Master Sgt. Philip Smith, the Command Chief of the Ohio National Guard, Senior Master Sgt. Darren Burnett, Operations Support to the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff an... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Norman J. Drzewiecki, an

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Norman J. Drzewiecki, an

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Norman J. Drzewiecki, an information protection manager with the 180th Fighter Wing, speaks to children July 28, 2015, during the “Real Superheroes” event at the Waterville Branch Lib... More

Senior Airman Alexander J. Parton, an aircrew flight

Senior Airman Alexander J. Parton, an aircrew flight

Senior Airman Alexander J. Parton, an aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, helps Hayden Miller try on a pilot’s helmet during a base tour Aug. 20, 2015. Base tours provide the... More

AnnAleada Whitehead is sworn in by her father, Vice

AnnAleada Whitehead is sworn in by her father, Vice

AnnAleada Whitehead is sworn in by her father, Vice Wing Commander Col. Lindsey Whitehead, during her enlistment Aug. 25, 2015, at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio. Both of AnnAleada Whitehead’s parents ... More

U.S. Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing participate

U.S. Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing participate

U.S. Airmen from the 180th Fighter Wing participate in a special ceremony honoring military and emergency responders Sept. 11, 2015, during the half-time show at Sylvania Northview High School football game in ... More

Airman First Class John Reddick, an F-16 mechanic with

Airman First Class John Reddick, an F-16 mechanic with

Airman First Class John Reddick, an F-16 mechanic with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares to strap F-16 pilot, Maj. Garrick Webb, into the fighter jet before a training sortie Sept. 15, a... More

U.S. Air Force Birthday, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

U.S. Air Force Birthday, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

Celebrating the 72nd birthday of the U. S. Air Force. An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, flies over the skies of the Florida panhandle during a Combat Archer exer... More

Ohio Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kyle Meyer, security

Ohio Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kyle Meyer, security

Ohio Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kyle Meyer, security forces journeyman at the 180th Fighter Wing, operates a compass to determine the direction he and his fellow Airmen need to walk to successfully navigate ... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Baker, commander of the 180th

U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Baker, commander of the 180th

U.S. Air Force Col. Craig Baker, commander of the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, performs the coin toss to start the Bowling Green State University Falcons Military Appreciation football game against the ... More

Pam Hayes, founder of The Arms Forces and coordinator

Pam Hayes, founder of The Arms Forces and coordinator

Pam Hayes, founder of The Arms Forces and coordinator of the I Believe I Can Fly 5K, addresses runners and supporters before the race Oct. 18, 2015, in Swanton, Ohio. Men and Women of the 180th FW traded combat... More

NATIONAL OHIO DAY - Air National Guard photo

NATIONAL OHIO DAY - Air National Guard photo

NATIONAL OHIO DAY! National Ohio Day recognizes Ohio, also known as the 17th state to join the United States - the first state to enter the country from the Northwest Territory. Stinger Nation is proud to serve... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing,

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing,

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, conduct a routine training mission over Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2015. The 180th FW performs daily training, conducted in realistic envi... More

Fall is in the air - Air National Guard photo

Fall is in the air - Air National Guard photo

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, conduct a routine training mission in the Buckeye Military Operating Air Space in Southern Ohio Oct. 24, 2015. The 180th FW performs d... More

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Burton, a

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Burton, a

U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew Burton, a firefighter assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, slams the striking edge of his axe into a Halligan bar held by Senior Airman William Echols during a regularly... More

Master Sgt. Norm Drzewieck, the Wing Information Assurance

Master Sgt. Norm Drzewieck, the Wing Information Assurance

Master Sgt. Norm Drzewieck, the Wing Information Assurance Officer for the 180th Fighter Wing, speaks to a crowd of local students Nov. 11, 2015 during a Veteran's Day assembly at Bowling Green High School. Spe... More

Justin Brown, a Webelo scout from Pack 97 in Whitehouse,

Justin Brown, a Webelo scout from Pack 97 in Whitehouse,

Justin Brown, a Webelo scout from Pack 97 in Whitehouse, Ohio, checks his measurements during a Construction City event at the 180th Fighter Wing, Nov. 21, 2015. The 180th FW partnered with the Boy Scouts of A... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Reed, vice commander of the

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Reed, vice commander of the

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott Reed, vice commander of the 180th Fighter Wing, praises and thanks the Maintenance Group for a final time as he prepares to relinquish command in an official change of command ceremony... More

Senior Airman Joshua Miller performs a brake operational

Senior Airman Joshua Miller performs a brake operational

Senior Airman Joshua Miller performs a brake operational check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon while deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 9, 2016. The 112th EFS deployed to assist the 36th Wing, Andersen... More

U.S. Air National Guard Airman, Staff Sgt. Kathryn

U.S. Air National Guard Airman, Staff Sgt. Kathryn

U.S. Air National Guard Airman, Staff Sgt. Kathryn Dobbs, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, volunteered with the Bowling Green State University chapter of... More

Simulated bomb making material sits on a shelf inside

Simulated bomb making material sits on a shelf inside

Simulated bomb making material sits on a shelf inside an abandoned school March 10, 2016 in downtown Toledo during a weeklong joint training exercise between Toledo Fire Department, the Ohio National Guard’s 52... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 180th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 180th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, sits on the flightline in Swanton, Ohio, under the ominous skies of an impending spring storm before daily training missions,... More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Miller, an F-16 mechanic with the

Staff Sgt. Joshua Miller, an F-16 mechanic with the

Staff Sgt. Joshua Miller, an F-16 mechanic with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, meets his son for the very first time after returning home from a three-month deployment to Andersen Air Force Ba... More

Families wait to see their loved on the flight line

Families wait to see their loved on the flight line

Families wait to see their loved on the flight line at the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard in Swanton, Ohio during a homecoming reception April 20, 2016 for Airmen from the 180FW who deployed to And... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody McLuckie, Security Forces

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody McLuckie, Security Forces

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody McLuckie, Security Forces specialist at the 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton, Ohio, searches a building for suspects and victims on base during an active shooter exercise on May 15, ... More

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