OHIO NATIONAL GUARD ONLINE PUBLICATION
Vol. 37, No. 3 ~ May/June 2019
1-148th Infantry Regiment conducts trial of new Army Combat Fitness Test
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment conducted a field trial of the new Army Combat Fitness Test at Camp James A. Garfield in Newton Falls, Ohio. The 1-148th was one of seven National Guard battalions from across the U.S. chosen to participate in the trial and provide feedback before it becomes the standard Army-wide in October 2020.
Ohio Air National Guard’s 164th Airlift Squadron Trains in North Carolina with active-duty Army
The 164th Airlift Squadron, based in Mansfield, Ohio, flew south this spring to conduct air drop training with the active-duty Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. “I think nothing really prepares you for combat like combat, but if this training shaves off the second or half second that you need, a lot of times that half second can be the difference between living or dying.”
200th RED HORSE at tip of the spear for second year of Camp Kamassa project in Mississippi
The 200th RED HORSE Squadron recently assisted in the construction of Mississippi’s first fully accessible year-round camp facility for children and adults with serious illnesses, physical and mental challenges, and other special needs, through the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program.
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Airman battling rare cancer found in less than 25 people worldwide
Meet Master Sgt. Charlotte Ortiz, the assistant recruiting and retention superintendent for Headquarters, Ohio Air National Guard in Columbus, Ohio, who is fighting Extramedullary Granulocytic Sarcoma with Central Nervous System Involvement (EGS/CNSI), an extremely rare form of cancer.
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Building a Warrant Officer: Ohio’s Reserve Component Warrant Officer Candidate School
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jay K. Stuckman, the state command chief warrant officer for the Ohio Army National Guard, talks about Ohio’s Reserve Component-Warrant Officer Candidate School, which has produced more than 130 warrant officers since it began in 2006. Those who graduate WOCS become the newest members of an elite group that comprises only 2% of the OHARNG.
SNAPSHOTS
A look at some of the Soldiers, Airmen and civilians who make up the Ohio National Guard Family.
Room at Ronald McDonald House permanently dedicated to former Soldier
In Their Own Words: 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Ohio National Guard team prepares to defend critical infrastructure
Counterdrug Task Force supports drug-free teens during We Are The Majority Rally
1-145th Armored Regiment trains at Fort Knox | FLICKR ALBUM
Fallen service members honored during annual Governor’s Wreath Laying | MORE PHOTOS
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Company D, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment
HOME STATION: Sandusky ~ Date and Place of Birth: 21 June 1920, Port Clinton, Ohio
To close with and destroy enemy forces using fire, maneuver and shock effect, or to repel his assault by fire and counterattack.
1924 Lorain-Sandusky Tornado
In June 1924, a deadly F4 tornado struck the Lake Erie shoreline communities of Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio. The Ohio National Guard was dispatched to the scene within nine hours to help with rescue work, caring for the injured, guarding property and protecting against vandalism.