C-130 aircraft

To continuously deliver worldwide Air-to-Air Refueling, Disaster Response and Combat Support.

• 121st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
• 121st Civil Engineer Squadron
• 121st Communications Flight
• 121st Comptroller Flight
• 121st Force Support Squadron
• 121st Logistics Readiness Squadron
• 121st Maintenance Group
• 121st Maintenance Operations Flight
• 121st Maintenance Squadron
• 121st Medical Group
• 121st Medical Group Det 1
• 121st Mission Support Group
• 121st Operations Group
• 121st Operations Support Squadron
• 121st Security Forces Squadron
• 164th Weather Flight 
• 166th Air Refueling Squadron

Geographically Separated Units
• Joint Force Headquarters
• 220th Engineering Installation Squadron

VIDEO GALLERY

Segment 5 image of November BG newscast.

BUCKEYE GUARD: November 2022
Command chief of the Air National Guard visits OANG Wings

Color guard in street

November 2022 Columbus Veterans Day Parade
View PHOTO GALLERY

lead image of video

BUCKEYE GUARD: June 2021
Homeland Response Force

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BUCKEYE GUARD: June 2021
The newest member of the team

SNAPSHOTS

Color guard carries flags in street.

11.11.2022 ~
Columbus Veterans Day Parade

Man and female airman take measurment on aircraft.

06.30.2022 ~ 121st ARW helps 'shape' new standards for aviator career fields

Female Airman poses in uniform by tree.

02.22.2022 ~ 121st ARW Airman: A passion to serve

Ohio Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jordan Hopson in uniform.

08.27.2021 ~
121st Airman is Ohio Air National Guard Recruiter of Year

Technicians working on wing.

08.09.2021 ~ 121st ARW sheet metal technicians work to maintain KC-135s

F16s flying outside KC-135 window

06.29.2021 ~
Training: KC-135 refuels F-16s

Female Guard member at boom.

05.26.2021 ~
Eyes on from the boom pod

KC-135 Stratotanker on tarmac.

11.23.2020 ~ Airmen innovate to help solve Air Force-wide aircraft battery testing failure

Medical group inside tent set up in hangar for training.

10-.17.2020 ~ Medical Squadron trains to save lives during catastrophic event

Ginikos stands in front of firetruck.

09.30.2019 ~
Notestine:
Flying in their father's footsteps

Ginikos stands in front of firetruck.

09.23.2019 ~
Staff Sgt. Michael Ginikos
Firefighter of the year

A KC-135 Stratotankersits on the flight line during sunrise.

09.21.2020 ~
KC-135 Stratotanker
Rickenbacker at sunrise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Carter, a production controller with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group, stands outside a hangar at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2019. As a production controller, Carter's job is to coordinate the flight line between the Operations Group and Maintenance.

08.04.2019 ~ Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Carter
Production Controller

Airmen begin 5k.

04.27.2018 ~ 5k Color Run

Airman being sprayed with paint as they run by field of teal twirlees.

04.27.2018 ~ 5k Color Run

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Color guard carries flags in street. Man and female airman take measurment on aircraft. Female Airman poses in uniform by tree. Ohio Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jordan Hopson in uniform. Technicians working on wing. F16s flying outside KC-135 window Female Guard member at boom. KC-135 Stratotanker on tarmac. Medical group inside tent set up in hangar for training. Ginikos stands in front of firetruck. A KC-135 Stratotankersits on the flight line during sunrise. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Carter, a production controller with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group, stands outside a hangar at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2019. As a production controller, Carter's job is to coordinate the flight line between the Operations Group and Maintenance. Airmen begin 5k. Airman being sprayed with paint as they run by field of teal twirlees.

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STORY ARCHIVE

02.28.2014   Blue Jackets conduct hockey clinic at RANGB

04.14.2014   KC-135 Stratotankers provide refueling station in sky

03.19.2015   Rickenbacker wing hosts second Pilot for a Day

04.28.2015   Pilot lifts spirits, builds resiliency through sport

04.25.2015   National Guard Bureau chief visits Ohio

08.06.2015   New training brings new opportunity for security forces Airmen

09.06.2016   Combined Medical Engagement partners ONG, Serbia, Angola to help citizens in rural Serbia

10.06.2016   Rickenbacker provides shelter for Air Force F-22s, T-38s during Hurricane Matthew

03.20.2017   Ohio National Guard military child wins national award

05.04.2017   Airman Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Jamie Matheney

07.27.2017   Gahanna teen becomes honorary pilot for a day

10.27.2017   Ohio National Guard transportation company deploys to Puerto Rico to aid hurricane relief efforts

11.14.2017   Ohio Air National Guard member earns Latino Military Service award

02.02.2018   121st Air Refueling Wing prepares for new flight simulator

02.03.2018   'A Beacon of Hope:' Staff Sgt. Eric Piime's story

03.16.2018   Air Force recognizes all four Ohio Air National Guard wings for outstanding achievement

05.01.2018   May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: Ride Safe

06.12.2018   Among the best at his craft: 121st ARW recruiter hits career milestone in record time

07.13.2018   121st ARW honors WASP legacy in prominent way

08.02.2018   121st ARW honors Tuskegee Airman at Rickenbacker track dedication

09.12.2018   Joint Base Langley-Eustis relocates aircraft to Rickenbacker in advance of Hurricane Florence

10.09.2018   Responding when the community calls: Ohio Air National Guard firefighters provide emergency aid

12.11.2018   121st Air Refueling Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron plays key role in unit's nuclear mission

09.23.2019   121st Air Refueling Wing hero is Air National Guard Firefighter of the Year

11.23.2020   121st ARW Airmen innovate to help solve Air Force-wide aircraft battery testing failure

02.22.2022   121st ARW Airman: A passion to serve