
About 200 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, located in Columbus, returned home recently after a nearly yearlong overseas deployment. The 1-137th served as part of the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, which included about 1,400 Soldiers from nine states.

Maintaining mission readiness:
Taking a pause to discuss extremism
Units conducted stand-downs in the first half of 2021 to address extremism in the ranks. The Department of Defense-mandated training focused on what brings members of the military together, reinforced the shared values represented by the oath of service, and identified the spectrum of behaviors and reporting procedures for extremism, whether on or off duty.

200th RED HORSE member is senior NCO of year for Air National Guard
Senior Master Sgt. Mark Schneider, a pavement, maintenance and construction equipment superintendent for the 200th RED HORSE in Port Clinton, Ohio, was named the Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Air National Guard earlier this year. He is the first 200th RHS member to earn the national-level recognition.

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BRICK BY BRICK:
Father, Soldier builds family and career
Meet Staff Sgt. George Davis, a public affairs noncommissioned officer for the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment based out of Columbus, Ohio and currently deployed overseas in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, who balances his military obligations with his commitment to family.


Continued investment in the National Guard ensures future threats are met
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief, National Guard, talks about the 2022 National Guard Posture Statement.
SNAPSHOTS
A look at some of the Soldiers, Airmen and civilians who make up the Ohio National Guard Family.

THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD LINEAGE LINK UP featuring
Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion,
148th Infantry Regiment
HOME STATION: Walbridge
PARENT UNIT: Sanitary Detachment, 2nd Infantry Regiment
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1 May 1921, St. Marys, Ohio
To close with and destroy enemy forces using fire, maneuver and shock effect, or to repel his assault by fire and counterattack.

Samuel R. Curtis

AID PROPERLY RENDERED
175th Anniversary of the mobilization for the Mexican War
Ohio Gov. Mordecai Bartley issued the first call for troops for the Mexican War on May 20, 1846. The same day, Samuel R. Curtis, adjutant general of Ohio, issued orders directing that a general rendezvous would be established at Camp Washington near Cincinnati. In less than two weeks, 40 companies of Ohio troops were gathered, 10 more than were needed.

Col. George W. Morgan