OHIO NATIONAL GUARD
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Volume 41, Number 2
April- June 2023
Ohio Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition determines top Soldier, NCO
Fourteen Soldiers competed in the 2023 Ohio Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition this spring at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls, Ohio. The events tested Soldiers’ abilities and pushed them to their limits — tactically, physically and mentally, all with the goal of obtaining the title of OHARNG Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year. ~ Video by Spc. Max Elliott, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Photo Spc. Carleeann Smiddy, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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Special Forces operators conduct airborne, fast rope train
Ohio Army National Guard special operators, assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, conducted various types of training, including airborne static line jumps and fast-rope operations out of a CH-47 Chinook, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. ~ Video by Spc. Olivia Lauer, Sgt. Karl Mason and Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Photo by Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Watkins receives his stars during ceremony
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Watkins, director of the Joint Staff for the Ohio National Guard, pinned on his stars during a promotion ceremony in February, in the presence of family, friends and fellow Guard members. ~ Video by Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | Photo by Sgt.1st Class Joshua Mann, Ohio National Guard historian
Airman recalls life before coming to U.S. from Africa and joining Air National Guard
Airman First Class Matt Rekeraho recalls his life before coming to the U.S. from Africa and how his decision to join the Ohio Air National Guard has contributed to who he is today. ~ Video by Airman 1st Class Colin Simpson, 178th Wing Public Affairs
180th Fighter Wing engine shop contributes to Total Force readiness
Staff Sgt. Michael Stella, an aerospace propulsion specialist assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, discusses how the wing's engine shop contributes to overall Total Force readiness and to the wing's mission of keeping America safe, at home and around the globe. ~ Video by Airman 1st Class Sarah Stalder Lundgren, 180th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
178th Wing member talks about experiences during MQ-9 Advanced Instructor Course
Staff Sgt. Joseph Smith, with the 178th Wing Operational Support Squadron, talks about the six-month MQ-9 Advanced Instructor Course he attended. Smith was selected to attend the instructor course where he learned to develop tactics, techniques and procedures for operating the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. ~ Video by Senior Airman Jill Maynus, 178th Wing Public Affairs
LINEAGE LINKUP featuring
the Ohio Army National Guard’s Company B, 837th Engineer Battalion, organized on May 25, 1900, in Spencerville, Ohio as Company F, 2nd Infantry Regiment.
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHT
100 years ago: 148th Infantry coat of arms first in Ohio Guard to gain Army approval
The 148th Infantry Regiment became the first Ohio National Guard regiment to have a coat of arms approved by the U.S. Army, on April 21, 1923.
OHIO NATIONAL GUARD NEWS
Ohio Cyber Reserve: Ohioans serving their fellow Ohioans
STORY
‘No wrong door’ policy opens possibilities to improve service member, family well-being | STORY with VIDEOS
OHIO NATIONAL GUARD ONLINE PUBLICATION
Volume 41, Number 2 ~ April- June 2023
Adjutant General: Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr.
Director, Government and Public Affairs: Mr. Joseph R. Gabriel
Public Affairs Officer (Federal): Capt. Jenna L. Walton
Editor: Mr. Steve Toth
Layout and Design: Ms. Cindy Ayers Hayter
Historical Content: Sgt. 1st Class Josh Mann
Video Editor/Producer: Staff Sgt. Aven Santiago