Video by Senior Airman Marc Wilson, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
179th Honor Guard Airman participates in ‘Taps Across America’ to mark Memorial Day
Staff Sgt. Sean Maloney, a member of the 179th Airlift Wing base honor guard, performs taps from his home as part of Taps For Veterans’ “Taps Across America: The National Moment of Remembrance,” a nationwide playing of taps for veterans on Memorial Day 2020.
Ohio National Guard’s Task Force Honor trained for worst-case scenario during COVID-19 peak
As of early May 10, more than 1,200 Ohioans had died from COVID-19, affecting not just the lives of those who have had to say goodbye to their loved ones, but those working in funeral homes and hospital morgues who have the responsibility of caring for those loved ones after death. In this time of distress and mourning, a specialized team from the Ohio Air National Guard was activated and put on standby to assist these organizations with the dignified transport and respectful care of those who have passed, if the demand came to the point of overwhelming the conventional system. ~ Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Easing the Burden: Mass food distribution event helps citizens in need
Sgt. Andrew Lynch, a senior food operations sergeant assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 237th Support Battalion, marks a car in line for food distribution April 21, 2020, at Wright State University’s Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio. About 500 members of the Ohio National Guard are currently on duty to transport, package and distribute items to food pantries and citizens in need throughout the state. ~ Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane Hughes, 178th Wing Public Affairs
America Strong: 180th Fighter Wing conducts appreciation flyovers
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 180th Fighter Wing, based in Swanton, Ohio, fly over the Miami Valley in support of America Strong May 7, 2020, in Dayton, Ohio. The America Strong campaign is a collaborative salute of aircraft flyovers conducted by Navy and Air Force units nationwide to recognize health care professionals, first responders, military service members and other essential personnel working on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. ~ Photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen, 178th Wing Public Affairs
Self-taught seamstress uses talents to sew masks for Ohio National Guard members, other front-line heroes
Julie Hernandez creates masks for distribution to Ohio National Guard members and health care personnel working during the COVID-19 pandemic, April 21, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Hernandez, who has experience in creating and refurbishing clothing for the entertainment industry, has volunteered her time and money to make more than 300 masks in three weeks to support those who are serving on the front lines. ~ Photo by 1st Lt. Caroline Pirchner, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
National Guard's ‘Military Child of the Year’ comes from 179th Airlift Wing Family
Kristina Lee, daughter of Col. Andrew Lee, commander of the 179th Airlift Wing Medical Group in Mansfield, Ohio, was recently announced as the 2020 Military Child of the Year® Award recipient representing the National Guard. It is the third time in four years that the child of an Ohio National Guard member has won the national honor. ~ Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, 179th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Ready when needed: Ohio National Guard’s history of supporting Ohio during times of emergency
The Ohio National Guard has a long history of supporting first responders and citizens in the aftermath of natural disasters or emergencies. With a bench of nearly 17,000 members who live and work throughout the Buckeye State, the Ohio National Guard is always ready and always there during times of emergency or disaster, as it has been for decades, serving Ohioans — as Ohioans.
Senior enlisted leader brings traditional Guard perspective to key position
There’s a new top noncommissioned officer in town, and that goes for both Soldiers and Airmen of the Ohio National Guard. Command Sgt. Maj. William Workley is the first senior enlisted leader for the ONG, appointed in the fall of 2019 by Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., Ohio adjutant general.
National Guard's ‘Military Child of the Year’ comes from 179th Airlift Wing Family
Kristina Lee, daughter of Col. Andrew Lee, commander of the 179th Airlift Wing Medical Group in Mansfield, Ohio, was recently announced as the 2020 Military Child of the Year® Award recipient representing the National Guard. It is the third time in four years that the child of an Ohio National Guard member has won the national honor.
Marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Baguio
The Soldiers of the 37th Infantry Division, having been in the Pacific for nearly three years by April 1945, were tasked with capturing the Philippine summer capital of Baguio, held by the Japanese in the steep, forested Cordilla Central mountain range. After battling through narrow mountain roads with sheer cliffs and deadly drop-offs for nearly a month, the Buckeye Division had reached the city and liberated it from Japanese control.
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THIS WEEK: May 24-30
In Through the Lens, Ohio National Guard military vehicles lead the 1981 Lima Memorial Day parade; in Week in Review, Congress passes the Second Dick Act, named for Ohio National Guard Maj. Gen. Charles Dick, part of modernizing the National Guard; and In Their Own Words, the 37th Infantry Division sets sail in 1942 from San Francisco to Fiji and New Zealand, beginning a 42-month stretch in the Pacific for the Buckeye Division.
THIS WEEK: May 17-23
In Through the Lens, Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 107th Armored Cavalry conduct mine detector training; in Week in Review, Lockbourne Air Force Base is renamed Rickenbacker Air Force Base in 1974; and Clothing Bag takes a look at the Ohio Militia’s uniform worn during the Mexican War.
May 13, 1920
Celebrating a century of service today, Company A, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment was organized in Delaware, Ohio as Sanitary Detachment, 4th Infantry Regiment. The unit served as the medical element of the 166th Infantry until it was converted to the 37th Aviation Company in 1959. Since then it has remained in the aviation branch, flying various rotary-wing aircraft for the past 60 years.
THIS WEEK: May 10-17
In Through the Lens, the bounty of the 37th Division’s tomato harvest on Bougainville is on display; in Week in Review, the 179th Security Forces Squadron is federally recognized in 1973 in Mansfield, Ohio as the 179th Weapons System Security Flight; and Branch Basics takes a closer look at the Ohio Army National Guard units falling under the Ordnance Branch over the years.
May 8, 1945
Victory in Europe, or V-E Day, marked the end of World War II in the European Theater of Operations. There were 11 Ohio National Guard units that served in the European Theater during the war. In his V-E Day proclamation, President Harry Truman said: “The western world has been freed of the evil forces, which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of freeborn men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children and murdered their loved ones. Our armies of liberation have restored freedom to those suffering peoples, whose spirit and will the oppressor could never enslave.”
May 8, 1945
During action at Balete Pass, Luzon, Philippine Islands, Pfc. Anthony L. Krotiak of Company I, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division is killed in action after he threw himself on an enemy grenade to protect nearby men. His heroism would lead to the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor. Krotiak marked the seventh Buckeye Division Soldier, and sixth from the 148th Infantry Regiment, to be awarded the nation’s highest medal for heroism during the war.
THIS WEEK: May 3-9
In Through the Lens, Soldiers of the 37th Division conduct range operations at Camp Polk, La. in 1952; in Week in Review, the life-saving actions of Pfc. Anthony Krotiak, of the 148th Infantry, earn him the Medal of Honor during World War II; and In Their Own Words features Col. Charles Henne’s account of the 148th Infantry’s 13 days on Myoko Mountain, “probably the most miserable endured by the battalion during WWII.”
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