Following a meeting today with Robert McDonald, former CEO of Procter and Gamble and the nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown – a senior member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and a member of the 2014 veterans’ conference committee – called for swift confirmation […]
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179th Airlift Wing dedicates Hercules C-130 to Mansfield
Hercules has taken on a new spirit in Mansfield. On Saturday, July 5, the 179th Airlift Wing dedicated a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft to the City of Mansfield. Present for the dedication was Mansfield’s mayor Tim Theaker, as well as representatives of U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs, Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Pat Tiberi. Wing Commander […]
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179th Airlift Wing to dedicate ‘Spirit of Mansfield’
The 179th Airlift Wing will dedicate one of the C-130H aircraft 83-0488 to the city of Mansfield on Saturday, Jul 5, 2014, during the 2014 Mansfield Lahm Airport Day. The dedication ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. centered on the C-130 located to the northeast side of the Subway restaurant. The 179th Airlift Wing will […]
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Brown named to veteran’s conference committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced his appointment to the joint Senate-House conference committee to finalize legislation that brings comprehensive reforms to the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Tuesday marked the first meeting between the twenty-eight conferees. Brown is one of fourteen Senators on the committee and […]
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Attorney General DeWine applauds signing of military identity theft legislation
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today applauded the signing of legislation that establishes harsher penalties for those who commit identity fraud and theft against active-duty service members and their spouses. House Bill 488, the veterans component of the mid-biennium budget review, includes amendments to the current identity fraud, theft, and securing writings by […]
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Golf tournament to benefit Mansfield Lahm Military Families
On Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, the Mansfield Lahm Military Families will host a golf tournament at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Lexington. Proceeds will go to the MLMF Scholarship Fund and 179th Family Programs. Mansfield Lahm Military Families is inviting everyone to participate in the tournament and to be a sponsor. The tournament will be […]
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A hero lands in Mansfield to fly for the 179th Airlift Wing
Last Dec. 30, 151 passengers and six crew members on a commercial flight out of Des Moines received the best possible holiday present, and it came in the form of Capt. Mark Gongol, then of 13th Air Support Operations in Fort Carson, Colorado. Gongol, along with an ad hoc team of nurses, crew members, and […]
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Richland County Revolutionary War soldiers remembered
The Constitution Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution along with Jared Mansfield Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution held a short memorial service to honor four Richland County Revolutionary War soldiers following the Memorial Day Service in Mansfield Cemetery. Honored were Revolutionary War soldiers Henry Nail Sr., Ebenezer Smith, Jacob Cook and John […]
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Movie about ‘honor flights’ hosted by OSU-Mansfield
The Ohio State University at Mansfield and the We Honor Veterans Initiative at OhioHealth MedCentral hosted a special showing May 20 of the movie “Honor Flight: One Last Mission.” Nearly 100 people attended the event, including several World War II veterans. A color guard presentation by the 179th Airlift Wing, community partner information, and a recognition […]
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Ohio Army National Guard engineer unit to deploy
COLUMBUS — About 157 Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1191st Engineer Company, located in Portsmouth, are deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit’s mission in Afghanistan will be to conduct retrograde engineer operations, which will include the tear down of many of the coalition forces’ smaller operating posts. The 1191st is […]