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  • 121 ARW Airmen strengthened NATO partnerships in Portugal

    Airmen and firefighters from the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), the 65th Air Base Group, and the Lajes Field Fire Department trained together during a Deployment for Training (DFT) at Lajes Field Air Base, Portugal, Aug. 3–15, 2026. The two-week training mission gave Airmen hands-on experience with

  • Kollstedt assumes command of 121st ARW

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing held a change of command ceremony here Aug. 9, 2026.During the ceremony, Col. Lance Kollstedt assumed command of the 121st ARW from Col. Andrew Powers. Brig. Gen. Clarence Maynus, the Ohio assistant adjutant general for air, presided over the ceremony.

  • 121st CES assists with typhoon response

    While deployed on a temporary duty assignment to conduct annual training requirements, Airmen with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Civil Engineer Squadron were able to assist with activities in response to Typhoon Jangmi at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2026.

  • 121st Air Refueling Wing welcomes new senior enlisted leader

    The Ohio National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing formally welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Hancock as their new wing command chief master sergeant at a change of authority ceremony here on Jan. 11.Hancock assumed authority from Chief Master Sgt. Michael Dumas, who served as the wing’s senior

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

    The 121st Air Refueling Wing was recently recognized for excellence in combat readiness and operational effectiveness when it was awarded the 2024 National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) Distinguished Flying Unit plaque at the 147th NGAUS General Conference and Exhibition in

  • Boenisch assumes command of the 121st Maintenance Group

    U.S. Air National Guard Col. Erika Boenisch assumed command of the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group from Col. Lance Kollstedt during a change of command ceremony at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, January 10, 2026.Col. Andrew Powers, 121 ARW commander, presided over

  • 121st Air Refueling Wing requests community feedback

    Announcement of Upcoming Community Involvement Plan. We want to hear from you. As part of the commitment to fostering open communication and collaboration with the local community and environmental protection, we are pleased to inform you about the upcoming development of a Community Involvement

  • ONG Scholarship "vaults" Airman to the National Championship

    In the seventh grade, Tyler Shipley began watching videos of pole vaulters and learning how to jump all on his own. In his junior year of high school, he would finally have a coach. Little did he know that his initiative to learn and drive to serve his country would later lead him to the national