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2 Ohio National Guard Soldiers awarded Purple Heart
April 13, 2022
Ohio Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades, center, commander of Special Troops Command (Provisional), pins the Purple Heart on Sgt. Tristan Meyers April 10, 2022, during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in North Canton, Ohio. Meyers was among U.S. service members injured during a missile attack Jan. 8, 2020, at Al Asad Airbase, Iraq.
New ANG commanders learn to ‘progress unhindered by custom’
March 31, 2022
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. listens to a question during the Air National Guard Commander Leadership Course at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 22, 2022. Hosted annually, the leadership course provides upcoming ANG leaders the perspectives of senior leaders across the Air Force.
National Guard helps medical facilities with COVID-19 peak
January 14, 2022
Pvt. Aduyel Kusi, right, and Spc. Jake Casucci practice loading a wheeled-stretcher into an ambulance in Brockton, Mass., Dec. 28, 2021. The Massachusetts National Guard members are providing non-clinical assistance at medical facilities across the commonwealth during a COVID-19 surge.
Ohio National Guard answers the call in Louisiana
October 25, 2021
Ohio Army National Guard Soldiers help distribute ice to residents in Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish after Hurricane Ida struck the state Aug. 29, 2021. About 170 Soldiers from the 112th Transportation Battalion provided support to the Louisiana National Guard Sept. 13-25, 2021.
National Guard neighbors help Louisiana rebuild after Ida
October 1, 2021
Mississippi National Guard 2nd Lt. Austin Riels, assigned to the 113th Military Police Company, 112th Military Police Battalion, waves vehicles through a traffic control point after Hurricane Ida, Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept. 17, 2021.
165th AW participates in Northern Strike 21 medical exercise
August 10, 2021
Airmen load mannequin patients onto a KC-46 Pegasus during mobile medic training at the Northern Strike 21 exercise Aug. 2-8, 2021. The Air Dominance Center at the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Georgia, hosted over 85 Air National Guard Airmen from multiple medical units across the United States and its territories for the training.
Guardsman sets records at CMP National Trophy Rifle Matches
August 9, 2021
Master Sgt. Greg Neiderhiser, Pennsylvania National Guard, had a perfect shot during the Hearst Doubles Match at the 2021 CMP National Trophy Rifle matches Aug. 4, 2021, in his final event as an All Guard member.
37th IBCT, Hungarian Defence Forces train together
August 6, 2021
Cpl. Jacob East, right, a signal support system specialist radio operator with the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, positions himself alongside the Hungarian Defence Forces during bilateral training in June 2021 at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La. The HDF contingent joined the 37th IBCT, along with units from several other National Guard states, to train on large-scale combat operations on the battlefield.
1-174th takes part in Forager 21 exercise
August 2, 2021
Ohio National Guard's Spc. Kiya Marshall and Staff Sgt. Tyler Hamilton, assigned to Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, operate a man-portable air-defense system to engage an enemy aircraft during exercise Forager 21 July 30, 2021, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Avenger is a self-propelled surface-to-air missile system that provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units.
Disasters, COVID fail to stop Guard unit from deployment
July 23, 2021
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 4-118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, conduct tank gunnery training while deployed in the Middle East, Feb. 4, 2020.
National Guard support critical to U.S. European Command
July 22, 2021
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Justin Sachariason, left, a Soldier assigned to the Florida Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, instructs 1st Lt. Almir Sarac, a soldier with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, how to shoot the M4A1 carbine rifle at Manjaca Training Area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 19, 2021.
NGB chief recognizes scholarship awardees, touts STEM careers
June 9, 2021
Maj. Eric Juarez, a helicopter pilot with the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard, speaks with ROTC cadets from East Carolina University during an ROTC training event in Greenville, North Carolina. Army National Guard members interested in commissioning through ROTC may also qualify for the Army National Guard ROTC Minuteman Scholarship, a program administered through the U.S. Army Cadet Command that pays full tuition and other education expenses for Army Guard members enrolled in an Army ROTC program.
National Guard participates in multinational exercise
May 19, 2021
National Guard units from Alabama, Florida, West Virginia, Tennessee and Ohio are participating in Defender-Europe 21 and linked exercises to demonstrate and develop the extensive military capabilities NATO allies need to prevent conflict.
National Guard, partners to conduct ORCA 21 CBRNE exercise
May 14, 2021
Members of the Michigan National Guard’s 51st Civil Support Team run through decontamination procedures during Northern Exposure 21, March 16, 2021, at Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Northern Exposure 21 was integrated with another exercise known as Rising Waters 2021. This year's scenario was catastrophic flooding leading to chemical contamination, which was followed by a possible WMD situation.
Ohio National Guard helps vaccinate Ohioans at mass clinic
April 6, 2021
Ohio National Guard Brig. Gen. Rebecca O’Connor is interviewed by a television reporter at the state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Center at Cleveland State University, March 16, 2021, in Cleveland. O’Connor is the dual-status commander in charge of the CVC, which is staffed by about 540 Ohio National Guard and active-duty service members and local, state and federal agencies.
Ohio National Guard begins 2nd year of COVID response
March 25, 2021
March 23, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of the Ohio National Guard’s first mission responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, 5,600 Soldiers, Airmen, and members of the Ohio Military Reserve and Ohio Naval Militia have answered the call to help their communities during nearly 70 missions.
Ohio National Guard engineers finish winter storm cleanup
March 12, 2021
An Airman from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 200th RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers) Squadron, based in Port Clinton and with a detachment in Mansfield, uses a front-end loader to transfer logs cut and cleared from a Lawrence County roadway, March 2, 2021. About 40 Airmen of the 200th RED HORSE were deployed to Lawrence County to clear debris from a winter ice storm.
Ohio National Guard assisting with COVID-19 vaccinations
February 12, 2021
Ohio Army National Guard Spc. Amanda Heckman prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to an Ohio resident as part of the state’s phased vaccination program Jan. 26, 2021, in Columbus. The Ohio National Guard is supporting the Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Aging and several community partners.
Ohio National Guard leaders vaccinated against COVID-19
January 13, 2021
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris, the adjutant general for the state of Ohio, received his COVID-19 vaccine at the 121st Air Refueling Wing on Jan. 9, 2021.
Ohio National Guard forward observer is ARCENT NCO of Year
January 4, 2021
Ohio Army National Guard Sgt. Aaron Amsden, a forward observer for the 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment, was crowned the winner of the U.S. Army Central Command’s Best Warrior Competition, noncommissioned officer category, and also competed in the Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) competition in 2020. The BWC recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to Army values, embody the warrior ethos and represent the force of the future.