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U.S. Air Force Logo 121st Air Refueling Wing

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Mission

Mission: Prepare - Deter - Execute


Vision: To be masters of Airpower, safeguarding liberty and security for Ohio and the United States of America. 

 

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Air National Guard Headlines

  • National Guard Association of the United States Distinguished Flying Unit

    121st Air Refueling Wing brings home NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit Award

  • Carrying U.S. Coast Guard members of the Maritime Security Response Team, a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter conducts joint hoist training Jan. 23, 2023, at Coast Guard Station Kodiak.

    Alaska Air Guard Conducts Nighttime Medical Evacuation

  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Kester, firefighter, 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, stands alongside the Guadalupe River in Texas with his dog Dexter, a cadaver recovery canine, in July, 2025 following a severe flood. As a deputy fire chief with the Aurora Fire Department, Kester runs a canine search and rescue system. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Jason Kester)

    140th Wing firefighter deploys K9 rescue team for Texas flood

  • Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, the adjutant general of Illinois and commander of the Illinois National Guard, and Portuguese Lt. Gen. Rui Freitas sign the formal agreement creating the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program between the Illinois National Guard and the Portuguese military on Jan. 12, 2026, at the Portuguese Ministry of Defense in Lisbon.

    Illinois Guard, Portugal Formalize New State Partnership Agreement

  • Lt. Gen. Thomas M. Carden poses in his military dress uniform for a portrait in front of the U.S. flag and a general's flag.

    Senate Confirms Carden as First Four-Star Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau

121st ARW News

  • Change of authority ceremony.

    121st Air Refueling Wing welcomes new senior enlisted leader

  • National Guard Association of the United States Distinguished Flying Unit

    121st Air Refueling Wing brings home NGAUS Distinguished Flying Unit Award

  • Change of command ceremony.

    Boenisch assumes command of the 121st Maintenance Group

  • Upcoming Community Involvement Plan flyer.

    121st Air Refueling Wing requests community feedback

  • Tyler Shipley

    ONG Scholarship "vaults" Airman to the National Championship

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121st ARW Features

  • Religious Affairs Airman

    121st Chaplain moonlights as X-ray tech during deployment

  • The bottle in the photo is being held by the Affixt sleeve, which is able to stick to any metal surface.

    121st finance superintendent makes dream a reality

  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kristin Bandy, with the 121st Medical Squadron, shows off her Airman-to-Airman coin during the 121st Air Refueling Wing awards ceremony April 2, 2017 at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio. Bandy received numbered coin 80 for her efforts in improving the Airmen’s experience in the medical clinic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ralph Branson)

    Airmen recognizing Airmen, a new tradition

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