Ohio Guard members build bridges over language barriers at food bank
Spcs. Gabriel Kirk (left) and Javier Roman, Soldiers assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, pose for a photo at the Mid-Ohio Foodbank in Grove City, Ohio. Kirk, a chaplain assistant, works as an interpreter in his civilian occupations and has been serving as an interpreter for the large number of Spanish-speaking families coming through the food bank’s distribution lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roman, a fire control specialist whose first language is Spanish, has also been serving as an interpreter at the food bank. In his civilian occupation, Roman works as nurse where he focuses on children’s mental health. ~ Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Vega, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio National Guard works with community health partners to offer COVID-19 testing
The Ohio National Guard is working with community health partners to offer COVID-19 testing to all citizens at several sites throughout the state. The ability to provide free and increased testing helps provide critical information to public health officials during the pandemic and helps communities to be safer. ~ Video by Spc. Max Elliott, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
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Ohio Army National Guard Chinook unit deploys
Chaplain (Capt.) Jason Nelson offers the benediction during the call to duty ceremony for Soldiers of the Company B, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, during their call to duty ceremony June 16, 2020, at the Akron-Canton Airport in North Canton, Ohio. The unit, which operates the CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, is deploying in support of U.S. Central Command to provide aviation support and conduct partnership operations with countries in the region. ~ Photo by Sgt. Scott Fletcher, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Ohio Army National Guard’s 16th Engineer Brigade headquarters deploys
Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Engineer Brigade sit in formation during their call to duty ceremony June 25, 2020, at the Dublin Jerome High School football stadium in Dublin, Ohio. The brigade headquarters is deploying overseas for approximately one year in support of U.S. Central Command. ~ Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
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Ohio Guard facilitates COVID-19 tests for governor, first lady, lieutenant governor
Ohio National Guard medical personnel prepare swabs to take samples from Gov. Mike DeWine (not pictured), First Lady Fran DeWine (on podium, left) and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (on podium, right) to be tested for COVID-19 during the governor’s semiweekly press conference June 23, 2020, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. The governor, first lady and lieutenant governor participated to encourage Ohioans to get tested at pop-up sites across the state. Ohio National Guard medical personnel are supporting the sites by providing free swab collections. ~ Photo courtesy of Ohio Governor’s Office
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Ohio Army National Guard Black Hawk unit deploys
Col. Daniel J. Shank, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, addresses Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, during their call to duty ceremony June 17, 2020, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Shank wished the unit well during their pending deployment in support of U.S. Central Command to provide aviation support and conduct partnership operations with countries in the region. ~ Photo by Sgt. Scott Fletcher, Ohio National Guard 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.
The Ohio National Guard’s role in state’s COVID-19 response
There have been more than 900 Ohio National Guard and Ohio Military Reserve members who have served their communities during the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Missions have included everything from supporting humanitarian efforts at 14 local food banks and regional warehouses to collecting personal protective equipment, collaborating with regional partners to identify and develop alternate care sites to expand medical capacity, and augmenting medical and operational staff at prisons.
Behavioral Health Team initiates new, robust suicide prevention training program
The Ohio Army National Guard Behavioral Health Team has initiated a suicide prevention training program based in part on findings from an ongoing, 12-year longitudinal study of the organization’s members that assesses military and civilian factors related to mental health risk and resilience. The program is called First Line Leader Training, and its focus is on teaching key leaders how to better connect with their people.
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ONG HISTORY | THIS DAY / WEEK
THIS WEEK: June 29 - July 5
In Through the Lens, Soldiers of the 3-148th Infantry get issued their new one-piece jungle camouflage uniforms prior to the Battle of New Georgia during World War II; In Week in Review, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2-107th Cavalry is organized in Xenia, Ohio as Company C, 9th Infantry Battalion (Martin Light Guard) in 1884; and In Their Own Words recalls the 37th Infantry Division’s amphibious landing on New Georgia on the Fourth of July, 1943.
July 1, 186
The Battle of Gettysburg begins. The three-day battle marked the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and stopped the Confederate Army’s drive north. Ohio supplied 13 infantry regiments, a cavalry regiment and six artillery batteries, which sustained a total of 1,271 casualties. Today, the 148th Infantry Regiment (4th Ohio), 134th Field Artillery Regiment (1st Ohio Light Artillery), 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5th Ohio) and 145th Armored Regiment/107th Cavalry Regiment (7th Ohio) display the Gettysburg campaign streamer. A monument to the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was dedicated to the Cincinnati Regiment in 1887 at Pardee Field, south of Culp’s Hill, in Gettysburg, Pa. The monument marks the location where the regiment was engaged on the morning of July 3, 1863
JULY 4, 1863
After a seven-week siege, Confederate forces surrender Vicksburg, Miss. to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The victory gave the Union Army control of the entire Mississippi River and the Confederacy was split in half. Twenty-one Ohio regiments and eight batteries — 18% of his infantry and 30% of his artillery — help Grant take Vicksburg. A portion of the last color guard of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry is seen with their battle scarred colors in 1865. The 30th was part of the 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman during the Vicksburg Campaign.
JULY 6, 1839
The 134th Field Artillery Regiment was organized as the Gun Section, Cleveland Grays. Sgt. D.L. Wood commanded the nine-member section that built the carriage and caisson for the 6-pound cannon they procured. On July 4, 1845, they detached from the Grays and became the Cleveland Light Artillery. The regiment bears credit for participation in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea and the War on Terrorism. In this photo, a battery of the 1st Regiment Light Artillery is seen fully mounted, circa 1890.
JULY 10, 1899
The 838th has earned campaign credit for World War I, World War II, Southwest Asia and the War on Terrorism. During World War II, the 838th received the Presidential Unit Citation for its participation in the Battle of Hill 700 on Bougainville as Company F, 145th Infantry, where it sustained 66% casualties. In this photo, Soldiers from Company F leave the battle scarred Manila Post Office to assault the ancient walled city of Intramuros on Feb. 23, 1945, during the Battle of Manila.
THIS WEEK: June 22-28
In Through the Lens, two members of the 112th Combat Engineer Battalion wear their Silver Stars earned for heroism during the Normandy invasion earlier in the month; In Week in Review, the Ohio National Guard supports recovery efforts following the 1924 Lorain-Sandusky Tornado, which remains the deadliest single tornado in Ohio history; and In Their Own Words recalls the initial issue of gas masks to 37th Division Soldiers during World War I, and the intensive training that followed.
THIS WEEK: June 15-21
In Through the Lens, members of the 216th Engineer Battalion add a campaign streamer to the unit’s organizational colors for its service during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-05; in Week in Review, Ohio’s first air unit, the 37th Division Aviation, which included the 112th Observation Squadron, is organized in 1927 in Cleveland; and we take a closer look at emblem of the 164th Weather Flight, which was organized this week in 1948 in Mansfield, Ohio.
THIS WEEK: June 8-14
In Through the Lens, members of the 112th Medical Battalion train on litter carry techniques at Camp Polk, La. in 1952; in Week in Review, four Ohio Air National Guard communications flights are federally recognized in 1966; and Collecting to the Connections takes a closer look at the officer infantry branch insignia worn at the beginning of the 20th century.
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