Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 06.28.2021
“Even in times of trauma, we try to maintain a sense of normality until we no longer can. That, my friends, is called surviving. Not healing. We never become whole again ... we are survivors. If you are here today... you are a survivor. But those of us who have made it through hell and are still standing? We bare a different name: warriors.” – Lori Goodwin, U.S. Air Force......
Courtesy Story | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 11.08.2020
“I like the idea of connecting with others who have served and those currently serving,” said Dobbs. “It’s all about the comradery. It’s great to have fellow veterans who can listen and easily understand. I also love sharing opportunities with fellow student veterans. There are a lot of benefits and opportunities within the SVA.”...
Courtesy Story | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 10.20.2020
No longer considered a strategic reserve, today’s National Guard is a fully operational force of nearly 450,000 Citizen-Airmen and Citizen-Soldiers, who live, work and serve in communities throughout the country....
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 09.16.2020
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 Fighter Wing, these tasks have become a passion on which the 180FW’s foundation of success......
Story by Senior Airman Kregg York | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 07.06.2020
The historic clock at the Wood County Courthouse is able to start ticking again after an Airman assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing designed and built a gear to replace a broken part that left the clock out of service in November of 2019. After seeing an article about the clock, Staff Sgt. Alex Wynn, a machinist assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, reached out to offer his services. “I read......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 05.20.2020
“Eat your carrots, or your eyes will go bad,” is an age-old myth passed down from generation to generation, as a way to encourage children to eat more vegetables, but is it true? According to the CDC, while carrots are high in vitamin A, a nutrient essential for good vision, increasing your carrot intake will not single-handedly keep your eyes healthy....
Story by Senior Airman Kregg York | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 03.20.2020
Master Sgt. Mark Cramer has been in the Air Force for more than 40 years, enlisting in 1978. Jimmy Carter was in office, a gallon of gas was 63 cents and the first Garfield comic was published. “I am probably the oldest certified weapons crew chief at 59 years old.” Cramer is a weapons loader assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing. But, he’s not just any weapons loader. He is one of......
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Beth Holliker | 180th Fighter Wing Ohio National Guard | 03.08.2020
A life-long struggle with eating disorders, including anorexia, orthorexia and serious food preoccupation, has become a life-changing opportunity for one Airman assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing....
