180th Fighter Wing
180th Fighter Wing Answers U.S. Air Force F-35A Data Call
The 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio National Guard, is one of 18 Air National Guard installations across the nation that responded to a data-call by the U.S. Air Force to help determine the next two recipients for the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter.
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general and former 180FW commander, "Currently the 180FW, with its Block 42 F-16s, provides protection to more than 60 percent of the U.S. population and deploys around the globe to address all threats...With the conversion to the F-35A's advanced stealth, integrated avionics, and sensor fusion the 180FW can maintain its position as a premier fighter unit in the U.S. Air Force."
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Letters of support from government and community leaders
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman, Ohio adjutant general and former 180FW commander, "Currently the 180FW, with its Block 42 F-16s, provides protection to more than 60 percent of the U.S. population and deploys around the globe to address all threats...With the conversion to the F-35A's advanced stealth, integrated avionics, and sensor fusion the 180FW can maintain its position as a premier fighter unit in the U.S. Air Force."
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Letters of support from government and community leaders
