Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - May 2015

Photo Gallery

Staff Sgt. Sara Ingle (left), a member of the 121st Medical Group, administers a shot to an Airman during a weekend unit training assembly.

Staff Sgt. Sara Ingle (left), a member of the 121st Medical Group, administers a shot to an Airman during a weekend unit training assembly May 1, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Medical personnel, who are part of the Ohio National Guard Homeland Response Force, were practicing for an emergency incident response to ensure readiness and to prepare for an upcoming inspection.

Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG
Staff Sgt. Aysha Harris, a biomedical equipment technician with the 121st Medical Group, packs her gear for a training event .

Staff Sgt. Aysha Harris, a biomedical equipment technician with the 121st Medical Group, packs her gear for a training event May 1, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio National Guard Homeland Response Force spent the weekend practicing its emergency response capabilities to prepare for an upcoming readiness inspection this summer.

Master Sgt. Ralph Branson, ONG
Soldiers of the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment begin the 2-mile run event during an Army Physical Fitness Test.

Soldiers of the 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment begin the 2-mile run event during an Army Physical Fitness Test May 1, 2015, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The APFT is an annual requirement for traditional Soldiers, and also includes timed push-up and sit-up events.

Sgt. Lexy Washburn-Jasinski, ONG

Tech. Sgt. Levi Foltz, a munitions systems craftsman with the 180th Maintenance Squadron in Toledo, Ohio, installs a fuse on a MK-82 general purpose bomb May 1, 2015, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The training exercise enables units from around the world to conduct live-fire training, utilizing 67,000 square miles of airspace over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.

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Senior Airman Peter Reft
Soldiers from Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, based in North Canton, Ohio, practice live rescue hoist operations from a LUH-72 Lakota medical helicopter.

Soldiers from Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, 376th Aviation Regiment, based in North Canton, Ohio, practice live rescue hoist operations from a LUH-72 Lakota medical helicopter. For this mission, the crew wore Tactical Aircrew Dry Suits, which allow them to perform rescue missions over frigid water safely.

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Newly promoted Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas (left), of the Special Troops Battalion, 371st Sustainment Brigade, addresses Soldiers and guests after a change of responsibility ceremony

Newly promoted Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Thomas (left), of the Special Troops Battalion, 371st Sustainment Brigade, addresses Soldiers and guests after a change of responsibility ceremony May 2, 2015, in Newark, Ohio. Thomas takes over from Command Sgt. Maj. Adoree Georskey (right), who assumed duties as 112th Transportation Battalion command sergeant major.

Sgt. Lexy Washburn-Jasinski, ONG
A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 112th Fighter Squadron in Toledo, Ohio utilizes its afterburners during a launch.

A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 112th Fighter Squadron in Toledo, Ohio utilizes its afterburners during a launch May 5, 2015, during a Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) 15-2 mission at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A takes place in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex over Alaska as well as a portion of Western Canadian airspace.

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III
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A crew chief assigned to the 112th Fighter Squadron in Toledo, Ohio communicates instructions to his pilot

A crew chief assigned to the 112th Fighter Squadron in Toledo, Ohio communicates instructions to his pilot May 5, 2015, during Red Flag-Alaska 15-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.  The work of crew chiefs ensures mission-capable aircraft for pilots so they can perform their duties to provide air support to the mission.

Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III,
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Second Lt. Randi Luster, 178th Wing Communications Flight director of operations, teaches Springfield, Ohio residents effective meeting facilitation skills.

Second Lt. Randi Luster, 178th Wing Communications Flight director of operations, teaches Springfield, Ohio residents effective meeting facilitation skills May 13, 2015, at Clark State Community College in Springfield. Airmen from the 178th participated in the “Building Leaders to Build Community” program, which teaches residents how to rebuild neighborhoods into better places to live, work and play.

Airman Rachel Simones, ONG
The 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment conducts its first "spring shoot."

The 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment conducts its first "spring shoot," May 14-17, 2015, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., since its conversion to M119A2 (105mm) howitzers eight years ago. The unit certified four platoons on Field Artillery Table XII and safely fired over 500 rounds.

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Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger (left), the Air Force's first female four-star general and current commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (right), Ohio adjutant general, present a USO of Central Ohio award for Outstanding NCO of the Year to Tech. Sgt. Kristen L. Stevens.

Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger (left), the Air Force's first female four-star general and current commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (right), Ohio adjutant general, present a USO of Central Ohio award for Outstanding NCO of the Year to Tech. Sgt. Kristen L. Stevens at the Military/Veterans Educational Foundation (MilVets) Armed Forces Day luncheon May 15, 2015, at the Villa Milano Banquet Center in Columbus, Ohio. MilVets annually recognizes U.S. military noncommissioned officers who perform significant community service outside of their military careers.

Bill Pierce, ONG
Members of the 200th RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer), Detachment 1, located in Mansfield, Ohio, perform work during a field training exercise.

Members of the 200th RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer), Detachment 1, located in Mansfield, Ohio, perform work during a field training exercise May 16, 2015. RED HORSE squadrons are the Air Force’s heavy construction and repair units, capable of rapid response to support civil engineering operations worldwide.

Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG
Staff Sgt. Jason Winters (third from left), a fire inspector with the 5694th Engineer Detachment, reviews the evaluation of his team after extinguishing a fire during an exercise.

Staff Sgt. Jason Winters (third from left), a fire inspector with the 5694th Engineer Detachment, reviews the evaluation of his team after extinguishing a fire during an exercise May 16, 2015, at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The Mansfield-based 5694th, 295th and 296th Engineer Detachments conducted firefighting training in partnership with the State Fire Marshal.

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Chief Master Sgt. Thomas A. Jones (right) assumes the position of 179th Airlift Wing command chief, taking over for retiring Chief Master Sgt. Thomas A. Gremling.

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas A. Jones (right) assumes the position of 179th Airlift Wing command chief, taking over for retiring Chief Master Sgt. Thomas A. Gremling, during a May 16, 2015, command chief change of authority ceremony in Mansfield, Ohio. Gremling retires after 35 years of service to the 179th Airlift Wing.

Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG
Members of the 200th RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1, out of Mansfield, Ohio, participate in a field training exercise.

Members of the 200th RED HORSE Squadron, Detachment 1, out of Mansfield, Ohio, participate in a field training exercise on May 16, 2015. The exercise focused on simulation of deployed environments and defense from hostile enemy actions.

Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood, ONG
Lt. Col Bernard Willis, 178th Wing Security Forces Squadron commander, honors Master Sgt. Michael Harmon at the Harmon Hall rededication ceremony.

Lt. Col Bernard Willis, 178th Wing Security Forces Squadron commander, honors Master Sgt. Michael Harmon at the Harmon Hall rededication ceremony May 17, 2015, at Springfield Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio. Harmon, who was a member of the 178th SFS for 22 years, suffered a fatal heart attack while exercising on duty at the base in 2002.

Airman Rachel Simones, ONG
Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (from left), Ohio adjutant general, Gold Star Father James Bernholtz, Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and retired Col. Tim Gorrell, director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, honor fallen Ohio service members during the annual Governor's Wreath-Laying Ceremony.

Maj. Gen. Mark E. Bartman (from left), Ohio adjutant general, Gold Star Father James Bernholtz, Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor and retired Col. Tim Gorrell, director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, honor fallen Ohio service members during the annual Governor's Wreath-Laying Ceremony, May 21, 2015, in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium, in Columbus, Ohio. The event followed a ceremony presenting the Ohio Military Medal of Distinction to Families of Ohio military members who died in service to the nation.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts Deck Landing Qualification.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company C, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Pale Rider, piloted by Ohio National Guard service members, is used to conduct Deck Landing Qualification (DLQ) on the U.S. Naval Ship Alan Shepard on May 21, 2015, in the Northern Arabian Gulf. The aviation battalion is currently deployed in support of the War on Terrorism.

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Schnulo talks with Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, at the Springfield Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio.

Col. Greg Schnulo (left), commander of the 178th Wing, has been announced as the new Ohio assistant adjutant general for Air. In this Oct. 29, 2014, photo, Schnulo talks with Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, at the Springfield Air National Guard Base in Springfield, Ohio.

Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Stahl, ONG
A KC-135 Stratotanker, belonging to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, displ;ays the new artwork, to include a block "O" on the tail flash.

A KC-135 Stratotanker, belonging to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio, receives new artwork, to include a block "O" on the tail flash, racing stripes down the sides, "eyebrow" painting over the pilot and co-pilot's windows, and nose art. Over the course of normal maintenance schedules, the rest of the wing's KC-135 fleet will receive the new artwork as well.

Senior Airman Wendy Kuhn, ONG
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Memorial Day provides an opportunity to remember the sacrifices of more than one million U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who gave their lives to secure our freedoms. The Ohio National Guard honors them this weekend, as well as military Family survivors, wounded warriors and their Families.

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by Cindy Ayers Hayter